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Two trains Side by side for a brief moment In that moment, a murder Elspeth McGillicuddy is positive she witnessed a man strangling a woman to death. But it was only the merest glimpse through a carriage window as the trains drew parallel. She is the only witness, there are no suspects, and, most importantly, there is no corpse.Who, apart from her friend Jane Marple, would take her seriously? Never underestimate Miss Marple ‘All crime writers around the globe owe Agatha Chris...

Nine intriguing tales One unequalled storyteller An unknown wounded man in a church. A fatal riding accident. A corpse and a tape measure.Whether in St Mary Mead or further afield, there is always much wickedness lurking below the surface, should, like Jane Marple, you have the eyes to see it. Published posthumously, this collection of tales, seven of them featuring Agatha Christie’s much loved Miss Marple, plus two stand-alone stories, is a treasure trove. Never underestimat...

An ordinary village A shocking announcement One morning the villagers of Chipping Cleghorn wake to find a strange notice in their papers: ‘A murder is announced and will take place on Friday, October 29th, at Little Paddocks at 6.30pm.’ Suspecting this is just a joke, they gather for some evening entertainment. Then a gunshot is heard. In desperation, the police turn to an old lady whose hobbies are gardening, gossiping – and solving murders.After all, old ladies know better ...

A grand old London hotel A series of alarming coincidences Danger lurking down every corridor Impeccable service. Luxurious rooms. Eccentric guests.There are worse places for Canon Pennyfather to find himself stranded than Bertram’s Hotel. But when he gets his dates in a muddle and attempts to travel to Lucerne a day too late, he unwittingly sets off a violent chain of events. And Miss Marple is convinced there is more going on than meets the eye.Never underestimate Miss Marp...

A malicious letter A tragic death A village filled with suspects Nothing ever happens in the sleepy village of Lymstock. Until letters accusing the villagers of unspeakable acts start to appear. They try to dismiss them as a cruel hoax, but then one of the recipients is found dead.The letter next to her body reads simply, ‘I can’t go on’. As fear spreads among the villagers, Jane Marple must uncover who is writing these letters – before anyone else is hurt. Never underestimat...

A quiet English village A shocking murder An unlikely detective Nobody liked Colonel Protheroe. So when he’s found dead in the vicarage study, there’s no absence of suspects in the seemingly peaceful village of St Mary Mead. In fact, Jane Marple can think of at least seven.As gossip abounds in the parlours and kitchens of the parish, everyone becomes an amateur detective. The police dismiss her as a prying busybody, but only the ingenious Miss Marple can uncover the truth … N...

A movie star A deadly cocktail A murder When glamorous Marina Gregg came to live in St Mary Mead, tongues were sure to wag. But, with a local gossip’s sudden death, has one tongue wagged a bit too much? As the police chase false leads, and two more victims meet untimely ends, Miss Marple starts to ask her own questions. What secrets might link a peaceful English village and a star of the silver screen? Never underestimate Miss Marple ‘Christie’s ingenious plots and fiendish t...

A young woman found murdered A scandal in the making When Mrs Bantry wakes to find a body in her library, there’s only one woman to call: her good friend Jane Marple. But she hasn’t called her old friend for comfort. The body in her library has been murdered and Miss Marple is so very good at solving murders.Her investigations uncover a scandal far darker than either of them could have imagined, and this time she may be out of her depth. Never underestimate Miss Marple ‘Chris...

A Caribbean resort Strangers thrown together Is there evil in paradise? Major Palgrave enjoys an audience, and, in Miss Marple, he discovers a captive audience too polite to walk away. But midway through recounting the tale of a multiple murder, he stops suddenly when something, or someone, catches his eye. Then, when he’s found dead the following day, Miss Marple suspects that someone wanted to silence the talkative major.Permanently. Never underestimate Miss Marple ‘There’s...

What secrets lie in the past? Fifteen years ago, during the Great War, Louise Leidner’s first husband was tried as a spy, sentenced to death, and then escaped, only to die in a train crash. So how is he sending her death threats from beyond the grave? Death threats upon which someone has followed through. Only the world’s greatest detective can uncover the truth.

The world first publication of a previously unknown work of fantasy by J.R.R. Tolkien, which tells the powerful story of a doomed young man who is sold into slavery and who swears revenge on the magician who killed his father. Kullervo son of Kalervo is perhaps the darkest and most tragic of all J.R.R.Tolkien’s characters. ‘Hapless Kullervo’, as Tolkien called him, is a luckless orphan boy with supernatural powers and a tragic destiny. Brought up in the homestead of the dark ...

Tomie Kawakami is a femme fatale with long black hair and a beauty mark just under her left eye. She can seduce nearly any man, and drive them to murder as well, even though the victim is often Tomie herself. While one lover seeks to keep her for himself, another grows terrified of the immortal succubus. But soon they realize that no matter how many times they kill her, the world will never be free of Tomie.

Trick or treat? No one believes Joyce Reynolds when she boasts she once witnessed a murder. Until, that is, she is found drowned, face down in an apple-bobbing tub. What exactly was it she saw? Then the victim’s brother is found drowned too, and the mysteries multiply.

Hercule Poirot and Ariadne Oliver must race to get at the truth, and prevent further tragedy.

Murder, stolen plans, a mysterious death and a menage a trois – four intriguing novellas featuring Hercule Poirot… How did a woman holding a pistol in her right hand manage to shoot herself in the left temple? What was the link between a ghost sighting and the disappearance of top secert military plans? How did the bullet that killed Sir Gervase shatter a mirror in another part of the room? And who destroyed the ‘eternal triangle’ of love involving renowned beauty, Valentine ...

All wish her deadWho succeeded? Among the towering red cliffs of Petra, like some monstrous swollen Buddha, sat the corpse of Mrs Boynton. A tiny puncture mark on her wrist was the only sign of the fatal injection that had killed her. With only 24 hours available to solve the mystery, Hercule Poirot recalled a chance remark he’d overheard back in Jerusalem: ‘You see, don’t you, that she’s got to be killed?’ Mrs Boynton was, indeed, the most detestable woman he’d ever met…...

Hercule Poirot is determined to solve an old husband and wife double murder that is still an open verdict… Hercule Poirot stood on the cliff-top. Here, many years earlier, there had been a tragic accident. This was followed by the grisly discovery of two more bodies – a husband and wife – shot dead.But who had killed whom? Was it a suicide pact? A crime of passion? Or cold-blooded murder? Poirot delves back into the past and discovers that ‘old sin leave long shadows’....

Agatha Christie’s seasonal Poirot and Marple short story collection, reissued with a striking new cover designed to appeal to the latest generation of Agatha Christie fans and book lovers. First came a sinister warning to Poirot not to eat any plum pudding… then the discovery of a corpse in a chest… next, an overheard quarrel that led to murder… the strange case of the dead man who altered his eating habits… and the puzzle of the victim who dreamt his own suicide. What links ...

One of the leading lights of the Impressionist movement, Pierre-Auguste Renoir (1841–1919) remains a towering figure in art history with enduring public appeal. Sun-kissed, charming, and sensual, his work shows painting at its most lighthearted and luminous, while championing the plein air and color innovations of his time. Renoir’s oeuvre was prolific, with some several thousand works in his lifetime. Much influenced by forerunners such as Courbet, Degas, Manet, Delacroix, ...

Testy gramatyczno-leksykalne adresowane są do wszystkich, którzy chcą doskonalić swoją znajomość języka niemieckiego: poszerzyć zasób słownictwa i opanować podstawy gramatyki. Specjalnie opracowane zadania obejmują słownictwo oraz zagadnienia gramatyczne na poziomie początkującym (A1-A2 wg klasyfikacji Rady Europy). Niemiecki Testy gramatyczno-leksykalne: - blisko 50 zagadnień gramatycznych: der Artikel, das Personalpronomen, der Infinitiv mit oder ohne zu, die Modalverben, ...

160 zabaw edukacyjnych zaprezentowaliśmy na 40 kolorowych, dwustronnych kartach. Na awersie każdej karty znajdują się znane i lubiane przez dzieci zabawy:rozwiąż labirynt,znajdź różnicę,uzupełnij szeregi,ułóż historyjkę obrazkową,pokaż, co nie pasuje,dopasuj kształtyNa rewersie zamieściliśmy dodatkowe zagadki i zadania, które wymagają od dziecka zastanowienia się, wyrażenia własnej opinii, pozwalające nam, dorosłym, na prowadzenie z dzieckiem ciekawych rozmów. Dzięki temu nie...

160 zabaw edukacyjnych zaprezentowaliśmy na 40 kolorowych, dwustronnych kartach. Na awersie każdej karty znajdują się znane i lubiane przez dzieci zabawy:rozwiąż labirynt,znajdź różnicę,uzupełnij szeregi,ułóż historyjkę obrazkową,pokaż, co nie pasuje,dopasuj kształtyNa rewersie zamieściliśmy dodatkowe zagadki i zadania, które wymagają od dziecka zastanowienia się, wyrażenia własnej opinii, pozwalające nam, dorosłym, na prowadzenie z dzieckiem ciekawych rozmów. Dzięki temu nie...

160 zabaw edukacyjnych zaprezentowaliśmy na 40 kolorowych, dwustronnych kartach. Na awersie każdej karty znajdują się znane i lubiane przez dzieci zabawy:rozwiąż labirynt,znajdź różnicę,uzupełnij szeregi,ułóż historyjkę obrazkową,pokaż, co nie pasuje,dopasuj kształtyNa rewersie zamieściliśmy dodatkowe zagadki i zadania, które wymagają od dziecka zastanowienia się, wyrażenia własnej opinii, pozwalające nam, dorosłym, na prowadzenie z dzieckiem ciekawych rozmów. Dzięki temu nie...

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One of László Krasznahorkai's most loved books, published in the UK for the first time WINNER OF THE NOBEL PRIZE IN LITERATURE 2025 War & War begins at a point of danger: on a dark train platform Korim is on the verge of being attacked and robbed by thuggish teenagers. From here, we are carried along by the insistent voice of this nervous clerk. Desperate, at times almost mad, but also keenly empathic, Korim has discovered in a small Hungarian town's archives an antique man...