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Mesterdetektiven Hercule Poirot gør sig klar til at trække sig tilbage, men inden da sætter han sig for at løse tolv "arbejder" – tolv sager, der er så indviklede og uigennemskuelige, at de ikke lader sig løse af andre end ham. Hercule Poirot Hercule Poirot er Agatha Christies belgiske privatdetektiv, der er lige så genial, som han er sær. De mindste detaljer kan føre til, at Poirot kan opklare en sag, som politiet er kørt fast i, og med sin mindre begavede partner, kaptajn Hastings, bliver han hyret til at opklare de mest fantastiske og bizarre mysterier.

From the author of THE HUNT FOR ATLANTIS, comes an electrifying new novel - prepare yourself for an adrenalin-fuelled ride. An ancient warrior For archaeologist Nina Wilde it's the opportunity of a lifetime. Her studies of an ancient text have convinced her that a tomb containing the remains of...

The world’s greatest detective, Hercule Poirot – legendary star of Agatha Christie’s Murder on the Orient Express and Death on the Nile – puts his little grey cells to work solving a baffling Christmas mystery. CAN HERCULE POIROT SOLVE A BAFFLING MURDER MYSTERY IN TIME FOR CHRISTMAS?...

In appearance Hercule Poirot hardly resembled an ancient Greek hero. Yet – reasoned the detective – like Hercules he had been responsible for ridding society of some of its most unpleasant monsters. So, in the period leading up to his retirement, Poirot made up his mind to accept just twelve...

Tyrannical millionaire Simeon Lee has been estranged from most of his family for years. But now, on Christmas Eve, the old man calls them all together once more. Unable to disobey, the children gather uneasily and wonder what their father's intentions are. Does he want to clear up past...

It is Christmas Eve. The Lee family reunion is shattered by a deafening crash of furniture, followed by a high-pitched wailing scream. Upstairs, the tyrannical Simeon Lee lies dead in a pool of blood, his throat slashed. But when Hercule Poirot, who is staying in the village with a friend for Christmas, 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.

Der berühmte Detektiv Hercule Poirot und sein Polizistenfreund Edward Catchpool beraten sich gerade über das perfekte Weihnachtsmenü, als Catchpools eigenwillige Mutter in der Tür steht und nicht mehr gehen will. Wenige Stunden später fahren alle drei gemeinsam an die stürmische Küste von Norfolk, um dort einen Mordfall aufzuklären. Ein älterer Mann wurde in dem Krankenhaus umgebracht, in das ein schwerkranker Freund von Mrs Catchpool demnächst eingeliefert werden soll. Poirot ist zuversichtlich, die Ermittlungen vor den Feiertagen abschließen zu können – doch dann geschieht wieder ein Mord.

Hercule Poirot returns in another brilliant murder mystery that can only be solved by the eponymous Belgian detective and his ‘little grey cells’. ‘What I intend to say to you will come as a shock . . .’ Lady Athelinda Playford has planned a house party at her mansion in Clonakilty...

A classic Agatha Christie short story, available individually for the first time on audio. One by one the men who discovered and opened the tomb of King Men-He-Rah are beginning to die. Superstition spreads that they have been cursed by the dead king. Poirot is asked to investigate the...

The world’s most beloved detective, Hercule Poirot – the legendary star of Agatha Christie’s Murder on the Orient Express and currently The Haunting in Venice – returns in a stylish, diabolically clever mystery set in 1930’s London. ‘Murder! Me? How dare you!’ Hercule Poirot’s...

I køen på rejsebureauet får Katherine øje på en mand, som hun samme morgen har set uden for sin hoteldør.

A classic Agatha Christie short story, available individually for the first time on audio. Plans for a secret bomber plane have been stolen from a minister’s house. Poirot is called to discreetly investigate the guests and to locate the plans before they fall into the enemy’s...

A classic Agatha Christie short story, available individually for the first time as an ebook. A draughty manor house is far from Poirot's idea of the best place to spend Christmas, but an interesting case involving a jewel robbery tempts him away from his cosy London apartment to the wild...

Escape from isolation and broaden your horizons with this audio collection of murder mysteries by Agatha Christie, read by David Suchet, television’s iconic Poirot for more than two decades. Train journeys through rolling countryside and cruises across the open ocean might sound exotic, but...

20 horas de misterio sin tregua. Tres crímenes. Un genio de la deducción. Hay asesinatos que parecen imposibles. Hay secretos que nadie se atreve a decir en voz alta. Y hay un detective capaz de verlo todo. Sumérgete en tres de los casos más impactantes creados por Agatha Christie y protagonizados por el brillante e implacable Hercule Poirot. Cada historia es un desafío intelectual. Cada pista es una trampa. Cada final te obligará a replantearlo todo.

The world’s greatest detective, Hercule Poirot—legendary star of Agatha Christie’s Murder on the Orient Express and Death on the Nile—returns to solve a fiendish new mystery. Hercule Poirot is travelling by luxury passenger coach from London to the exclusive Kingfisher Hill estate, where...

Bastian Pastewka liest "Hercule Poirots Weihnachten". Eine schöne Bescherung für Hercule Poirot! Der alte Simeon Lee hat zu Weihnachten den Familien-Clan zusammengerufen - doch das ist alles andere als eine traute Runde. Das ungeliebte Familienoberhaupt bringt mit seinem despotischen und provozierenden Verhalten alle gegen sich auf. Als er am Heiligen Abend mit durchschnittener Kehle aufgefunden wird, bedauert niemand seinen Tod. Ein Motiv hätten alle Anwesenden gehabt und nun ist der Weg zur reichen Erbschaft frei.

A classic Agatha Christie short story, available individually for the first time on audio. Hercule Poirot and Captain Hastings are on holiday at the opulent Grand Metropolitan Hotel in Brighton, where they meet the wife of a wealthy stockbroker. As they discuss the jewels worn by Mrs Opalsen...

Sir Gervase Chevenix-Gore suspects he is the victim of fraud and contacts Hercule Poirot. The host’s failure to answer to the dinner gong leads to the discovery of his body in the study. A gun, a shattered mirror – the obvious inference is suicide until Poirot begins his investigation…...

A classic Agatha Christie short story, available individually for the first time on audio. Major Hastings and Hercule Poirot are not interested in the case of the Spanish Chest, so obviously has it been reported in the papers that it seems an entirely closed book. But, when Hastings persuades...