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Tommy and Tuppence Beresford return in Agatha Christie’s classic Postern of Fate, to investigate a deadly poisoning sixty years after the fact. Tommy and Tuppence Beresford have just become the proud owners of an old house in an English village. Along with the property, they have inherited...

Carla Lemarchant was a child of five when her mother was accused and convicted of poisoning her father, the famous painter Amyas Crale. After Caroline Crale dies in prison, Carla is sent to live with her uncle and aunt in Canada. Only on her twenty-first birthday does Carla learn of her family...

In recent years "recovery" has become a sports and fitness buzzword. Anyone who works out or competes at any level is bombarded with the latest recovery products and services: from drinks and shakes to compression sleeves, foam rollers, electrical muscle stimulators, and sleep trackers. In Good to Go, acclaimed FiveThirtyEight science writer Christie Aschwanden takes listeners on an entertaining and enlightening tour through this strange world.

Alone in a strange world and torn by grief, a vampire accepts the hospitality of the local lord. But can the vampire trust him once he discovers the land’s dark connection to his own quest for revenge?

An exploration of the overarching story of Scripture and our place in it.

Mitch, Rusty, and Terrance sit down and talk about Sunday's lesson, ongoing conversations within our church, and discuss upcoming events.If you're part of our church community, this podcast was designed with you in mind. If you're not, maybe this will help you to get to know us, and consider jumping on board.

Healing Through Scripture A Christian podcast about healing, restoration, and standing on God’s Word in every season. Healing Through Scripture is a faith-based podcast for people walking through seasons that stretch them, whether that’s emotional healing, physical challenges, anxiety, grief, identity shifts, spiritual dryness, relationship strain, or simply feeling overwhelmed by life. This isn’t just about health. It’s about restoration. Because healing in the Kingdom of God is not limited to one category.Scripture works the same, whether your healing is physical, emotional, mental, ...

After arriving on Block Island to find her birth mother, Blake Bronson becomes convinced she’s the heroine of a gothic novel—the kind that allowed her intermittent escape from a traumatic childhood. How else to explain the torrential rain, the salt-worn mansion known as White Hall, and the restless ghost purported to haunt its halls? But before Blake can discern the novel’s ending, she’s found dead, murdered in a claw-foot tub. The proprietress of White Hall stands accused.

Perpetually unattached Lady Cassia McQuoid has accepted her fate as a spinster. But how can she be expected to lead a life confined to drawing rooms and royal balls when there’s a vast, exciting world to explore? Cassia can find but one solution: she masquerades as a thrill-seeking lad and stows away on a ship bound for open waters. Adventure awaits. So does notorious privateer Nathaniel Ellsby.

Lady Myrtle McQuoid has always felt a little forgotten, and this season is no exception. When her boisterous family vacates their London townhouse for the country, Myrtle finds she’s been left behind. But she just needs to stay warm, keep her belly full, and distract herself until her relatives realize their mistake and turn back to collect her. Surely that won’t take long.

Regina (Reggie) Spark has loved Broderick Killoran, the resourceful and protective proprietor of the Devil’s Den, ever since he saved her from the streets and made her his right hand at the notorious gaming hell. For just as long, Reggie has never admitted her true feelings for him. Nor has she revealed her spirited ambitions - to buck convention and expectations and open a music hall. While Broderick built his gaming empire with ruthless cunning, his loyalty to his employees is boundless.

Per gli amanti di Agatha Christie "Poirot a Styles Court" è un vero e proprio cult che ha ben due primati: è il suo primo romanzo giallo, e per la prima volta fa la sua comparsa Hercule Poirot, il suo personaggio più famoso, l'investigatore belga più arguto del mondo. La Christie ambienta la vicenda in un'elegante residenza di campagna dell'Essex, durante gli anni bui della prima guerra mondiale. Emily Inglethorp, la ricca padrona di casa viene trovata agonizzante nel suo letto.

Collins brings the Queen of Crime, Agatha Christie, to English language learners. Agatha Christie is the most widely published author of all time and in any language. Now Collins has adapted her famous detective novels for English language learners. These carefully abridged versions are shorter...

"Macabro quiz" è la ventottesima avventura di Hercule Poirot e si colloca a metà strada tra la detective story e il romanzo di spionaggio internazionale. Il celebre investigatore belga compare nel romanzo piuttosto tardi quando sarà interpellato da una cliente in erba, una giovane studentessa del Collegio di Meadowbank, perché risolva il problema dell'inafferrabile assassinio che ha messo in subbuglio la tranquillità della scuola con una serie di misteriosi delitti. Romanzo che risente del tardo stile delle opere della Christie.

Una giornata d'inverno, un paesino isolato dalla neve, in mezzo alla desolazione della brughiera vicino a Dartmoor e alla sua famigerata prigione. A Sittaford House la signora Willett, che dal Sudafrica è venuta a passare la stagione invernale in questa remota località del Devon insieme alla figlia Violet, tiene salotto, come sempre. Per passare il pomeriggio, gli ospiti decidono di fare una seduta spiritica. Ma quello che doveva essere un gioco si trasforma in un incubo.

Una casa misteriosa su un'isola deserta, lontana dal resto del mondo. Dieci persone che non si sono mai conosciute prima, tutte accomunate da un inquietante passato, riunite sotto lo stesso tetto da una serie inspiegabile di inviti. Un'assurda filastrocca per bambini che ritorna ossessivamente, scandendo in maniera implacabile, come in un incubo, una serie di omicidi.

Crowdean, Sussex. Colin Lamb, biologo nonché agente del controspionaggio inglese, sta cercando qualcuno al 61 di Wilbraham Crescent quando si imbatte in una ragazza che fugge atterrita dalla casa al numero 19, dove ha scoperto un cadavere. Nessuno ha idea di chi sia il morto, ma l'identità dell'uomo non è l'unico problema per la polizia. Ci sono anche quei misteriosi orologi rinvenuti nell'appartamento, orologi che indicano tutti la stessa ora, sbagliata.

Miss Marple hat sich den Urlaub in der Karibik redlich verdient. Da wird eine Leiche im Hotel gefunden und Miss Marple kann's natürlich nicht lassen und ermittelt sofort. Auf der ihr eigenen Weise entlockt sie so manchem Hotelgast ein mysteröses Geheimnis und kann recht bald den Kreis der Verdächtigen enger ziehen. Da geschieht ein zweiter Mord und Miss Marple muß sich ins Zeug legen, um den Mörder zu entllarven.

A REESE’S BOOK CLUB PICK * NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER The refreshingly original and “startlingly hopeful” (Lisa Taddeo) debut memoir of an over-achieving young lawyer who reluctantly agrees to group therapy and gets psychologically and emotionally naked in a room of six complete...

Et anonymt brev fører til en retssag mod Ellinor Carlisle, der står anklaget for et mord, som hun resolut erklærer sig uskyldig i. Nøglen til sagen ligger i brevet, som har lokket Ellinor og hendes forlovede langt ud på landet til hendes døende tantes store, forfaldne hus, hvor den smukke unge Mary Gerrard ifølge brevet forsøger at fedte sig ind hos den gamle for at komme med i hendes testamente. Da Mary findes død, falder mistanken straks på Ellinor. Hercule Poirot bliver sat på sagen, og han er langt fra overbevist om, at politiet har fundet den rigtige morder.