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Stories: The Man Who was No. 16
The return of No.16 – the Beresfords’ long standing rival. The final case in the collection Partners in Crime.
Stories: Partners In Crime
Tommy and Tuppence Beresford were restless for adventure, so when they were asked to take over Blunt’s International Detective Agency, they leapt at the chance.
After their triumphant recovery of a pink pearl, intriguing cases kept on coming their way: a stabbing on Sunningdale golf course; cryptic messages in the personal columns of newspapers; and even a box of poisoned chocolates.
Stories: Autumn Chills : Tales of Intrigue from the Queen of Crime
An all-new collection of autumn-themed mysteries from the master of the genre.
Stories: Sinister Spring : Murder and Mystery from the Queen of Crime
Sinister Spring is the third instalment of the seasonal collections of short stories written by Agatha Christie.
Stories: 4.50 From Paddington
For an instant the two trains ran together, side by side. In that frozen moment, Elspeth witnessed a murder. Helplessly, she stared out of her carriage window as a man remorselessly tightened his grip around a woman’s throat. The body crumpled. Then the other train drew away. But who, apart from Miss Marple, would take her story seriously? After all, there were no suspects, no other witnesses… and no corpse.
Stories: Why Didn't They Ask Evans?
While playing an erratic round of golf, Bobby Jones slices his ball over the edge of a cliff. His ball is lost, but on the rocks below he finds the crumpled body of a dying man. With his final breath the man opens his eyes and says, ‘Why didn’t they ask Evans?’
Haunted by these words, Bobby and his vivacious companion, Frankie, set out to solve a mystery that will bring them into mortal danger.
Stories: Sleeping Murder
The owner of a seaside villa is plagued by strange feelings about its past…
Soon after Gwenda moved into her new home, odd things started to happen. Despite her best efforts to modernise the house, she only succeeded in dredging up its past. Worse, she felt an irrational sense of terror every time she climbed the stairs…
In fear, Gwenda turned to Miss Marple to exorcise her ghosts. Between them, they were to solve a ‘perfect’ crime committed many years before.
Stories: A Deadly Affair: Unexpected Love Stories from the Queen of Mystery
From the Queen of Mystery — this all-new collection of stories about love gone horribly wrong will get your heart racing.