Christie, Agatha

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.

One of the very respectable guests at the festive Hallowe'en party must have committed murder--someone who had a nasty shock from Joyce's revelation.

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.

Miss Jane Marple and Inspector Curry of Scotland Yard are both investigating a vicious, cold-blooded murder at Stoneygates, a home for juvenile delinquents.

Hercule Poirot is summoned by his old acquaintance, writer-detective Ariadne Oliver, to attend a "Murder Hunt" at Nasse House in Devonshire.

When a sweet old lady disappears, Tommy and Tuppence Beresford come out of retirement to find out what happened to her.