Displaying the top 100 results that match your query. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/rssapi.jsp?Ne=6661&N=7431+4294960198 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1253475 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1346906 A series of mysterious deaths on the Caribbean island where Miss Marple is vacationing brings to mind a snapshot of a murderer that one of the victims had earlier brought to her attention. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1291367 Mr. Shaitana is famous as a flamboyant party host. Nevertheless, he is a man of whom everybody is a little afraid. So when he boasts to Hercule Poirot that he considers murder an art form, the detective has some reservations about accepting a party invitation to view Shaitanas private collection. Indeed, what begins as an absorbing evening of bridge is to turn into a more dangerous game altogether... http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1291369 When Madame Giselle, the well-known Parisian moneylender, is poisoned aboard the air liner Prometheus, all the other passengers become murder suspects. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1289688 An urgent cry for help brings Hercule Poirot to France. But he arrives too late to save his client, whose brutally stabbed body now lies facedown in a shallow grave on a golf course. But why is the dead man wearing an overcoat that is too big for him? And for whom was the impassioned love letter in the pocket? Before Poirot can answer these questions, the case is turned upside down by the discovery of a second, identically murdered corpse. . . http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1382609 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1291366 When Cora Lansquenet is savagely murdered with a hatchet, the extraordinary remark she made the previous day at her brother Richards funeral suddenly takes on a chilling significance. At the reading of Richards will, Cora was clearly heard to say, Its been hushed up very nicely, hasnt it... But he was murdered, wasnt he? In desperation, the family solicitor turns to Hercule Poirot to unravel the mystery... http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1291368 Three unreliable witnesses and four clocks set at 4:13 are the only things detective Hercule Poirot has to help him solve a case before someone else is murdered. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1291371 Celebrate Miss Marples first 70 years of solving crimes with this new repackaged edition. Screen queen Marina Gregg takes up residence in the village of St. Mary Mead. When a fan is poisoned, Miss Marple suspects the lethal cocktail was intended for someone else. If it was meant for Marina, then why? http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1389421 When Gordon Cloade is killed in the London blitz a few weeks after getting married, his new bride is suddenly in sole possession of the family fortune. Other family members, though, have suspicions about his demise, especially when spirits claim the widows first husband is still alive. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1291370 At a Halloween party, Hercule Poirot aids mystery writer Ariadne Oliver in an investigation into the murder of a young girl--who may have witnessed a murder herself. But unmasking the killer proves more daunting than bobbing for apples. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1343006 Beautiful Caroline Crale was convicted of poisoning her husband, but just like the nursery rhyme, there were five other little pigs who could have done it...Sixteen years later, Carolines daughter is determined to prove her mothers innocence, and Poirot just cant get that nursery rhyme out of his mind...--P. [4] of cover. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1376043 Sir George and Lady Stubbs, the hosts of a village celebration, hit upon the novel idea of staging a mock murder mystery featuring a Murder Hunt, hosted by mystery writer Ariadne Oliver. One need only follow the games make-believe clues to be the first to find the body. Only this time, it isnt a game, and the clues lead to a genuine corpse. Ariadne needs the help of her old friend, Hercule Poirot. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1291374 Three young women share a London flat. The first is a coolly efficient secretary. The second is an artist. The third interrupts Hercule Poirots breakfast confessing that she is a murderer--and then promptly disappears. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1291373 Even the great detective Hercule Poirot harbored a deep and abiding fear of the dentist, so it was with some trepidation that he arrived at the celebrated Dr. Morleys surgery for a dental examination. But what neither of them knew was that only hours later Poirot would be back to examine the dentist, found dead in his own surgery. Turning to the other patients for answers, Poirot finds other, darker, questions... http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=991461 Jealousys green eye invades a weekend getaway at the Angkatells elegant estate, The Hollow. When Hercule Poirot arrives, it looks as if Gerda Christow has just killed her husband--but is it really that simple? The cads former and current lovers are both nearby--and the guests are all hiding something in this case of love, deceit, mystery, and death. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1007748 Sophia Leonides and Charles Hayward fall in love in Egypt during World War II, and vow to meet up again in England. After the war ends, Charles fears their reunion may be interrupted when he sees an obituary for Sophias grandfather, Aristide, in the newspaper. The death turns out to be anything but ordinary--the rich old mans demise is mired in mysterious circumstances. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=934866 In an investigation that begins to point toward international intrigue and terrorism, Hercule Poirot searches for his dentists murderer. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=807046 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=807048 Hercule Poirot is a guest a weekend house party, given at the Cornish clifftop home of the celebrated actor Sir Charles Cartwright. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=790077 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=805633 Bobby Jones is retrieving a wayward golf ball at the base of a cliff when he discovers an unconscious man whose back is broken. The man regains consciousness long enough to utter the words Why didnt they ask Evans? before he dies. A few days after the inquest, Bobby is drugged when someone slips what should have been a deadly dose of morphine into his beer. Bobby decides to investigate the matter further and his friend Lady Frances Derwent agrees to help. The two of them are soon hard at work to discover the murderer of the dead man, but as they approach the truth, they find their own lives in danger. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=536536 Just after midnight, a snowstorm stops the Orient Express dead in its tracks in the middle of Yugoslavia. The luxurious train is surprisingly full for this time of year. But by morning there is one passenger less. A respectable American gentleman lies dead in his compartment, stabbed a dozen times, his door locked from the inside. Hercule Poirot is also aboard, having arrived in the nick of time to claim a second-class compartment, and the most astounding case of his illustrious career. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=809543 As Hercule Poirot sifts through his post one particular morning, he alights upon a letter from an elderly and (as it transpires) exceedingly rich spinster--Miss Emily Arundell. She is clearly in great distress and seeking his help, but doesnt say why. Her only specific mention is the incident of the dogs ball. However, what intrigues Poirot is the date of the communication--it was written two months ago. He persuades Captain Hastings that they must visit the lady with all haste. On arrival, they discover that she has died, apparently of natural causes. But Bob, Miss Arundells devoted wire-haired terrier, knows better. And so, soon, does Poirot. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=774718 A group of friends excitedly gather at Sittaford House to participate in a seance. But what was supposed to be a harmless psychic parlor game takes a sinister turn when the death of Captain Trevelyan is predicted and he is subsequently found murdered several hours later. Who, they ask, would want to kill a man who doesnt have an enemy in the world? Only Miss Emily Trefusis can provide the answer by delving far deeper into the spirit world than she would prefer to expose a very human murderer. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=761815 Little did Anthony Cade suspect that a simple errand to deliver a manuscript on behalf of a friend would drop him right in the middle of an international conspiracy. Why were Count Stylptichs memoirs so important? And what was King Victor really after? Murder, blackmail, stolen letters, and a fabulous missing jewel--all threads lead to Chimneys, one of Englands historic country house estates, and a startling denouement under the not always cooperative eyes of Scotland Yard and the Sret. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=809544 Linnet Doyle is young, beautiful, and rich, and she has her best friends love as her husband. They meet Poirot on a cruise on the Nile, where he feels something is dangerously amiss. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=726210 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1299318 The very exclusive Meadowbank School has never been more assured of success when the summer term begins--until their gym mistress is found murdered. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=969885 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=671897 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=680501 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=640947 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1294109 When Colonel Protheroe is found dead from a single gun shot wound to the head, none of his neighbors in the village of St. Mary Mead is much surprised. So many people wished this local official would say farewell, if not quite so permanently. With suspects abound and the local police symied it is up to Miss Jane Marple to root out the killer. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=703811 Hercule Poirot reluctantly enjoys a traditional English Christmas in order to recover a priceless ruby stolen from a young Indian Prince. The ruby turns up first in the Christmas pudding and then again in the hand of a young girl whose body if found lying in the snow. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=962212 Gwenda Reed has come from New Zealand to find a home for herself and her new husband. She settles on a small South Coast town, Dilmouth, but feels she actually remembers the house. A visit to a London play brings back a terrifying vision of a womans body lying in the hall, and another member of the theatre party, Miss Jane Marple, comes into the picture. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1294108 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=765650 While en route from Syria to Paris, in the middle of a freezing winters night, the Orient Express is stopped dead in its tracks by a snowdrift. Passengers awake to find the train still stranded and to discover that a wealthy American has been brutally stabbed to death in his private compartment. Incredibly, that compartment is locked from the inside. With no escape into the wintery landscape the killer must still be on board. Fortunately, the brilliant Belgian inspector Hercule Poirot is also on board, having booked the last available berth. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=672139 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=672138 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=704452 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=704479 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=772846 Meet the mysterious Mr. Harley Quin, a man with an almost supernatural flair for appearing on the scene just when he is needed to assist in finding the truth behind remarkable crimes. The collection includes 12 complete stories. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=708080 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1301623 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=632377 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1339533 Considered one of the greatest mysteries of all times, ten strangers, each with a dark secret, are gathered together on an isolated island by a mysterious host. One by one, they die, and before the weekend is out, there will be none. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=766493 When a practical joke involving eight alarm clocks turns into murder, Bundle Brent and Jimmy Thesiger take up the case. Investigating, the two come across the Seven Dials Club, a nightclub that is also the headquarters of a secret society. To track down the murderer, Bundle must first decide whose side the members of the society are on. Superintendent Battle of Scotland Yard returns to Chimneys to help solve the case. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=836611 Murder is easy when it appears to be no more than a series of unrelated, fatal accidents. Mrs. Pinkerton meets Luke Fitzwilliam, a retired police officer, and tells him of a string of deaths in her hometown which she believes to be murders. Initially dismissive, he becomes intrigued when Mrs. Pinkerton is killed in a hit-and-run accident and the man she claims would be the next victim turns up dead. Can Luke find the murderer before another person, perhaps even himself, becomes the next victim? http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=969886 A dashing tennis player named Neville Strange, his current stylish wife, his not-so-stylish ex-wife, plus a distant relative and a few others find their way to a house party. When a murder occurs, Superintendent Battle is nearby and called on to help solve the case. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=556993 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=929782 Nine tales of mystery and murder are marked by the detective skills of famous sleuths--Hercule Poirot, Mr. Parker Pyne, and Miss Marple. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=836612 Christmas Eve and the Lee familys reunion is shattered by a deafening crash of furniture, and a high-pitched wailing scream. Upstairs, the tyrannical 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 their own reason to hate the old man. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=485258 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 as the only clue to his investigation. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=519266 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=536535 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=809541 Poirot chases a killer who is murdering his victims in alphabetical order and gives the detective the location of the murders just prior to them. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=774719 Miss Buckleys three near-fatal accidents spur detective Hercule Poirot to conduct a search for motives among her friends and neighbors. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=809542 An unusual invitation to dinner and an evening of bridge turns into a murder investigation for Hercule Poirot. His host, the eccentric Mr. Shaitana, also invited three other detectives and four people he greatly admires. When their host is found dead, the crime experts turn to the other guests to find the culprit. After all, Mr. Shaitana admired them because he believed each of them had already gotten away with murder. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=498199 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=485171 Each companion on a bus tour of English homes and gardens provides Miss Marple with a valuable clue to a bizarre crime. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=516548 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=536554 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=536540 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=536513 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=536501 In Agatha Christies first mystery, Hercule Poirot is called to an English estate after its heiress is murdered. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=765597 A vicious international quartet of criminals known as The Big Four pursues world domination but first must eliminate the only man who can foil them: Hercule Poirot. In the most dangerous case of his career, the little detective will not be diverted by poison, a falling tree, electrocution, or a hit-and-run. Poirot appears to meet his end when a bomb explodes in his apartment. Hastings, devastated, vows to avenge him--but can he succeed without Poirot? http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=516546 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=536512 Who would advertise a murder? The ad reads A murder is announced, and will take place on Friday, October 29th, at Little Paddocks, at 6:30 p.m. Friends, please accept this, the only intimation. Surely it must be a hoax? Clearly its in bad taste. But when someone really is murdered, Miss Jane Marple, elderly sleuth extraordinaire, sets out to solve the mystery. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=946966 Spring 1940: As World War II heats up in England, Tommy and Tuppence Beresford are enlisted in the cause, independently taking on assumed identities to uncover Nazi informers who imperil the security of their homeland. They set an elaborate trap to expose the traitors in their midst. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=809540 When Madame Giselle, the well-known Parisian moneylender, is poisoned aboard the air liner Prometheus, all the other passengers become murder suspects. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=536543 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=766492 On the elegant Le Train Bleu, Hercule Poirot meets American heiress Ruth Kettering, escaping from a doomed marriage. When shes found in her luxury compartment--murdered, Poirot investigates, sorting through the stories of the passengers on the train. Somewhere in this tangled web of lies, love, and changing affections lurks the murderer. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=929781 Ten houseguests, trapped on an isolated island, are the prey of a diabolical killer. A famous nursery rhyme is framed and hung in every room of the mansion: Ten little Indian boys went out to dine; One choked his little self and then there were nine--When they realize that murders are occurring as described in the rhyme, terror mounts. Who has choreographed this dastardly scheme? And who will be left to tell the tale? http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=772843 Colonel Protheroe, local magistrate and overbearing landowner, is the most detested man in the little English village of St. Mary Mead. Everyone, even the vicar, wishes he was dead. And very soon he is--shot in the head in the vicars study. A visiting artist confesses to the murder, but residents saw him elsewhere when the Colonel was shot. If he didnt do it, than who did? Is he protecting the Colonels wife whom he loves? Faced with a surfeit of suspects, only the inscrutable Miss Marple can unravel the tangled web of clues. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=831741 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=535463 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1301728 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=765579 Village rumor hints that Mrs. Ferrars poisoned her husband, but no one is sure. When the killer strikes again, master sleuth Hercule Poirot takes over the investigation. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=516552 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=536517 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1301533 At a youth hostel on Hickory Road, Detective Poirot thinks it odd that a thief has taken a diamond ring, a tube of lipstick, a stethoscope, and a cookbook. What starts out looking like small-time mischief turns into a murder mystery on Hickory Road. Also published as Hickory Dickory Death. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1299282 After boarding a train at Paddington Station, Elspeth is certain she saw a man strangling a woman in an adjoining train. No one else believes it ever really happened--except her friend Miss Jane Marple. And the indomitable sleuth is returning to the scene of the crime to discover just exactly what Elspeth saw. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=516547 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=488736 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1302505 A murder at her friend Carries Gothic estate draws Miss Marple to the sprawling mansion, only to learn that the place has been turned into a home for delinquent boys, a development that leaves Carries relatives livid. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=391409 Hercule Poirot stood on the cliff top. Here, many years earlier, there had been a tragic accident. This was followed by the grisly discovery of two more bodies -- a husband and wife -- shot dead. But who had killed whom? Was it a suicide pact? A crime of passion? Or cold-blooded murder? Poirot delves back into the past and discovers that old sins leave long shadows. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1301639 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=831742 Master sleuth Hercule Poirot draws upon his detective skills and insight into the human heart as he investigates various crimes. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=516544 Poison-pen letters cause two deaths in Lymston, a town where gossip is the breath of life and suspicion can spread like venom. Miss Marple comes to town to save the day in this classic that ranks among the authors favorite. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=448442 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=536542 Celia asks mystery writer Ariadne Oliver to find out how her parents really died. To do this she must track down the people who remember them, but it will take Ariadnes friend Hercule Poirot to find clues in their memories before it is too late. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=498553 A seance, started as a lark, turns deadly serious when the rocking table reveals that Captain Trevelyan is dead. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1000179 Poirot must delve deep into the past to find out how Carla Lemarchants father died--was it suicide, or did her mother, who was convicted of the crime and died in prison, murder her husband? http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=936284 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=143197 In The Mystery of the Spanish Chest, Hercule Poirot unravels the psychological conundrums that motivate a killer. In The Edge, a woman must decide whether to follow her heart or her conscience. And in The Harlequin Tea Set, Mr. Harley Quin, another of Christies famed detectives, helps a man save his loved ones from the greedy hand of murder. Six other stories about the darker side of human nature complete the collection.--BOOK JACKET. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=536526 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=92510 A series of murders brings supersleuth Hercule Poirot once again to Styles Court, where he solves his last case. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=754544 Undercover investigators Tommy and Tuppence Beresford know that Jane Finn, a woman missing for five years, was carrying top secret documents, the retrieval of which will affect the economic recovery of post-WW I England. They know the only photo of her is in the hands of her rich American cousin. What they dont know is that a beautiful but sinister older woman knows all about Jane -- and therefore must die. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=232365