Agatha Christie

Amy Leatheran is hired by archaeologist Dr. Leidner to work as nurse and companion for his wife who is subject to fits of nervous terrors. During their travel to an ancient site in the Iraqi desert, Mrs. Leidner proves to be demanding, yet fascinating. She gradually warms to Amy and, taking her into her confidence, she reveals the source of her terror. Events come to a terrible climax that results in murder. Hercule Poirot must rely on a drop of blood...

An adoptive son dies in prison after being convicted for the murder of his mother, but when Arthur Calgary proves the boy's innocence, the family becomes surprisingly nervous and hostile.

Poison pen letters cause two deaths in a quiet English village. Jerry Burton, narrator of this tale, is working on a solution to the puzzle. When Miss Jane Marple, a visitor to the town, untangles the events, she dazzles everyone.

Agatha Christie's classic, The Hollow, finds Poirot entangled in a nasty web of family secrets when he comes across a fresh murder at an English country manor.

A far-from-warm welcome greets Hercule Poirot as he arrives for lunch at Lucy Angkatell's country house. A man lies dying by the swimming pool, his blood dripping into the water. His wife stands over him, holding a revolver.

As Poirot investigates, he begins

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In Agatha Christie's classic murder mystery Sad Cypress, a woman damned by overwhelming evidence stands accused of murdering her romantic rival, and only Hercule Poirot stands between her and the gallows.

Beautiful young Elinor Carlisle stood serenely in the dock, accused of the murder of Mary Gerrard, her rival in love. The evidence was damning: only Elinor had the motive, the opportunity, and the means

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Recognized as one of Christie's cleverest mysteries in the highly popular Poirot series. It is sure to be a success with her many avid fans. A serial killer is on the loose, murdering his victims in alphabetical order, leaving an ABC Railway Guide beside each body... and also playing a game with Hercule Poirot, alerting him in advance to the location of the murders, but Poirot always arrives too late. Intrigued by the psychopath's mind and methodology,...

Poirot is invited to a "murder hunt" party game where an actual murder occurs.

Superintendent Battle of Scotland Yard struggles to find the person who penned the details of a vicious murder.

A popular dentist is gunned down and a broken shoe buckle is the key to solving the murder.

"[We] can't get enough of Christie's plush and murderous thrills." —Entertainment Weekly

From the Queen of Mystery—this all-new collection of stories about love gone horribly wrong will get your heart racing.

Love can propel us to our greatest heights . . . and darkest depths. In this new compendium of Agatha Christie short stories, witness the dark side of love—crimes of passion,

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