Poirot Investigates
Agatha ChristieСерия книг: Poirot Investigates #4
Описание
Agatha Christie's Poirot Investigates is the fourth book in her beloved Hercule Poirot series. This collection of short stories features the renowned Belgian detective as he solves a variety of challenging cases, from murder to theft.
The stories in this collection are some of Agatha Christie’s most famous. In "The Adventure of the Western Star", Poirot must solve a case involving a stolen diamond necklace. In "The Tragedy at Marsdon Manor", Poirot must discover who is responsible for the mysterious deaths of two elderly sisters. Other stories explore the mysterious disappearances of a young girl and a wealthy socialite, as well as a case involving an attempted poisoning.
Throughout all of the stories, readers get to experience firsthand how Poirot uses his brilliant powers of deduction and observation to uncover the truth. He is aided by his faithful companion, Captain Hastings, who often provides valuable insights that help Poirot reach his conclusions. Together, they make an unbeatable team that is sure to keep readers guessing until the end.
Agatha Christie's writing style is masterful and her characters are incredibly vivid. The stories are written with a great deal of suspense and atmosphere that keeps readers hooked until they reach the surprise endings. With its clever plots and unexpected twists, Poirot Investigates is sure to delight fans of classic mysteries and Agatha Christie alike.
Agatha Christie : об авторе
Agatha Christie is the most widely published author of all time and in any language, outsold only by the Bible and Shakespeare. Her books have sold more than a billion copies in English and another billion in a hundred foreign languages. She is the author of eighty crime novels and short-story collections, nineteen plays, two memoirs, and six novels written under the name Mary Westmacott. She first tried her hand at detective fiction while working in a hospital dispensary during World War I, creating the now legendary Hercule Poirot with her debut novel The Mysterious Af air at Styles. With The Murder in the Vicarage, published in 1930, she introduced another beloved sleuth, Miss Jane Marple. Additional series characters include the husband-and-wife crime-fighting team of Tommy and Tuppence Beresford, private investigator Parker Pyne, and Scotland Yard detectives Superintendent Battle and Inspector Japp. Many of Christie’s novels and short stories were adapted into plays, films, and television series. The Mousetrap, her most famous play of all, opened in 1952 and is the longest-running play in history. Among her best-known film adaptations are Murder on the Orient Express (1974) and Death on the Nile (1978), with Albert Finney and Peter Ustinov playing Hercule Poirot, respectively. On the small screen Poirot has been most memorably portrayed by David Suchet, and Miss Marple by Joan Hickson and subsequently Geraldine McEwan and Julia McKenzie. Christie was first married to Archibald Christie and then to archaeologist Sir Max Mallowan, whom she accompanied on expeditions to countries that would also serve as the settings for many of her novels. In 1971 she achieved one of Britain’s highest honors when she was made a Dame of the British Empire. She died in 1976 at the age of eighty-five. Her one hundred and twentieth anniversary was celebrated around the world in 2010.
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