“… “So he really is a colonel,” Jane thought with satisfaction and nodded in response. The Count did not give her time to open her mouth and began a quick in...

An event in the life of the small town of St. Mary Mead! The famous director and his movie star wife purchased a mansion here. However, the housewarming rece...

“... They were led into the living room. As soon as the butler left, the door opened again and a plump lady with colorless hair appeared. Mary Montresor step...

“... And she laughed with her usual good-natured laugh, making it clear that she was joking, and, without looking too closely, she looked out the nearby wind...

“... Getting out of the car, Edward climbed the hill and walked for half an hour, as if in delirium, through the snowy world. Returning to the car, he set of...

“... I didn’t quite understand what he wanted to say, but he continued: “In case of illness, it is useful to listen to both points of view: the opinion of a ...

“... The lady nervously clenched and unclenched her fingers on the armrest of the chair, licked her dry lips and still did not dare to speak. “Sir Edward,” s...

“... Dorothy opened her mouth to object to her companion, but, after thinking, she muttered: “Move me the cherries.” I've eaten more than you, and now I'll s...

“... Three days later, Carmen Ferrares mysteriously disappeared from the hotel where she was staying. In her room was found a paper with the name and address...

“... Rupert didn’t let her finish. – Panels are almost everywhere! – he exclaimed enthusiastically. – And somewhere under one of them there is a hiding place...

Superintendent Battle, whose police work involves investigating crimes with a subtle political background, is back in action! He has to stop a serial killer....

The book includes twelve stories by Agatha Christie, combined into the author's collection “The Hound of Death.” The most famous story in the collection, “Wi...