Cheap satin and peroxide blondes were a rare sight in St. Mary Mead, at least before film-man Basil Blake bought a cottage and invited down the London crowd. Then a girl in a garish get-up is found strangled in Colonel Bantry's library, and it appears Basil is involved.

"Miss Jane Marple has checked into Bertram's Hotel in London for a much-needed vacation. The last thing she expects is that this elegant establishment, know for its service and old-world charm, could be embroiled in scandal. But after a series of strange events--including the disappearence of a fellow guest, the arrival of a notorious celebrity bad boy, and finally, a shocking multifaceted mystery. The hotel is full of suspects who have potential...

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.

In utter disbelief, Jane Marple read the letter addressed to her from the recently deceased Mr. Rafiel-an acquaintance she had met briefly on her travels. He had left instructions for her to investigate a crime after his death. The only problem was, he had failed to tell her who was involved or where and when the crime had been committed. It was most intriguing. Soon she is faced with a new crime-the ultimate crime- murder. It seems someone is adamant...

Miss Marple turns ghost hunter and uncovers shocking evidence of a perfect crime.

There's a body in a trunk; a dead girl's reflection is caught in a mirror; and one corpse is back from the grave, while another is envisioned in the recurring nightmare of a terrified eccentric. What's behind such ghastly misdeeds? Try money, revenge, passion, and pleasure. With multiple motives, multiple victims, and multiple suspects, it's going to take a multitude of talent to solve these clever crimes.

"[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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