Murder on the orient express: a Hercule Poirot mystery

All aboard one of the greatest crime novels all time, this beloved classic from the Queen of Mystery

The murder at the vicarage

Miss Marple encounters a compelling murder mystery in St. Mary Mead, where under the seemingly peaceful exterior of an English country village lurks intrigue, guilt, deception, and death. Colonel Protheroe, local magistrate and overbearing landowner is the most detested man in the village. Everyone—even in the vicar—wishes he were dead. And very soon he is—shot in the head in the vicar…

Hercules Poirot's christmas

On Christmas Eve at Gorston Hall, the Lee family’s festivities are shattered by a deafening crash of furniture and a high-pitched wailing scream. Upstairs—in a locked bedroom—the tyrannical patriarch Simeon Lee lies dead in a pool of blood, his throat slashed. When Hercule Poirot offers to assist, he finds an atmosphere not of mourning but of mutual suspicion. It seems everyone had the…

Murder in mesopotamia

It is clear to Amy Leatheran that something sinister is going on at the Hassanieh dig in Iraq; something associated with the presence of "Lovely Louise" wife of celebrated archaelogist Dr. Leidner. In few days' time Hercule Poirot is due to drop in at the excavation site. But with louise suffering from terrifying hallucinations, and tension within the group becoming almost unbearable, Poirot…

The Tokyo Zodiac Murders (Pembunuhan Zodiak Tokyo)

Pada suatu malam bersalju tahun 1936, seorang seniman dipukuli hingga tewas di balik pintu studionya yang terkunci di Tokyo. Polisi menemukan surat wasiat aneh yang memaparkan rencananya untuk menciptakan Azoth—sang wanita sempurna—dari potongan-potongan tubuh para wanita muda kerabatnya. Tak lama sesudah itu, putri tertuanya dibunuh. Lalu putri-putrinya yang lain serta keponakan-keponakan …

The mystery of the blue train

When the fabled Blue Train, the luxury overnight passenger express to the Riviera, arrives at Nice, a guard attempts to awaken Ruth Kettering from her slumbers. But the wealthy American socialite will never wake again, for a brutal blow has killed her, disfiguring her almost beyond recognition. What is more, her famously valuable rubies are missing. The prime suspect is Ruth’s estranged husba…

The mirror crack'd from side to side

One minute, silly Heather Babcock had been babbling on at her movie idol, the glamorous Marina Gregg. The next, Heather suffered a massive seizure, poisoned by a deadly cocktail. It seems likely that the cocktail was intended for the beautiful actress. But while the police fumble to find clues, Miss Marple begins to ask her own questions, because as she knows—even the most peaceful village…

The labors of hercules

In appearance Hercule Poirot hardly resembled an ancient Greek hero. Yet—reasoned the detective—like Hercules he had been responsible for ridding society of some of its most unpleasant monsters. So, in the period leading up to his retirement, Poirot makes up his mind to accept just twelve more cases: his self-imposed “Labors.” Each would go down in the annals of crime as a heroic fea…

Murder on the orient express

Edition

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ISBN/ISSN

9780062073501

Collation

315 p. ; 17 cm

Series Title

The Hercules Poirot Mysteries

Call Number

813 CHR m

Hercule poirot: the complete series

At last, a single volume that gathers together all of the short stories featuring Agatha Christie's most famous creation, Hercule Poirot. The dapper, mustache-twirling little Belgian with the egg-shaped head and curious mannerisms has solved some of the most puzzling crimes of the century—and, in his own humble opinion, is "probably the greatest detective in the world." In this complete co…