When a murder mystery game is announced in the personal column of the village newspaper, all the residents of Little Paddocks plan to attend, but the parlor game quickly goes terribly wrong, prompting a visit from Miss Marple.
Contains nine previously uncollected short stories by mystery writer Agatha Christie including eight stories that have never been published in the United States.
A group of seemingly unrelated individuals is invited by an anonymous millionaire for a get-away weekend on a private island near Devon. As the host's identity remains concealed, the guests discover that each of them possesses a dark secret in their past. When the guests begin to be killed by an unidentified murderer, they grow suspicious of one another.
A three-act tragedy with a mysterious death in every act. Hercule Poirot's keen mind presents a reasonable, commonsense theory that links the crimes together.
Short stories about an assortment of people who respond to an ad in the paper worded: Are you happy? If not, consult Mr. Parker Pyne, 17 Richmond Street.
Original British title: Sparkling cyanide. Rosemary took a glass of champagne and died--was it suicide? The six guests begin to remember things and the killer strikes again.
