Russell's ebook Library
Dumb Witness
Agatha Christie
Hercule Poirot [46]: After an accident on the stairs, Emily becomes convinced that one of her relatives is trying to kill her. On April 17th she writes her suspicions in a letter to Hercule Poirot. Mysteriously he doesn't receive the letter until Jun...
Elephants Can Remember
Agatha Christie
Hercule Poirot [83]: "The Ravenscrofts didn't seem that kind of people. They seemed well balanced and placid..." And yet, twelve years earlier, the husband had shot the wife, and then himself — or perhaps it was the other way around, since sets of bo...
Endless Night
Agatha Christie
Strapped by a chauffeur's wages, Michael Rogers' want of a better life seems out of reach. Especially elusive is a magnificent piece of property in Kingston Bishop - unil a chance meeting with a beautiful heiress makes his dreams possible. Marrying h...
Evil Under the Sun
Agatha Christie
Hercule Poirot [70]: E-book exclusive extras:1) Christie biographer Charles Osborne's essay on Evil Under the Sun2) "The Poirots": the complete guide to all the cases of the great Belgian detectiveArlena Stuart, the famous actress, is enjoying — like...
Five Little Pigs
Agatha Christie
Hercule Poirot [72]: Beautiful Caroline Crale was convicted of poisoning her husband, yet there were five other suspects: Philip Blake (the stockbroker) who went to market; Meredith Blake (the amateur herbalist) who stayed at home; Elsa Greer (the th...
Giant's Bread
Agatha Christie
First published between 1930 and 1956, the six novels written by Agatha Christie under the name Mary Westmacott, regarded by some as the writer's finest work, show a very different side of her talent. What they share with her other fiction is Christi...
Hallowe'en Party
Agatha Christie
Hercule Poirot [82]: E-book exclusive extras:1) Christie biographer Charles Osborne's essay on Hallowe'en Party2) "The Poirots": the complete guide to all the cases of the great Belgian detectiveMystery writer Ariadne Oliver has been invited to a Hal...
The Harlequin Tea Set and Other Stories
Agatha Christie
A priceless treasure for collectors and fans, The Harlequin Tea Set brings together nine brilliant Christie stories that have remained long out of print - until now.Featuring beloved Christie detectives such as Hercule Poirot and Mr. Harley Quin, as ...
Hercule Poirot's Christmas
Agatha Christie
Hercule Poirot [53]: Agatha Christie’s seasonal mystery thriller, reissued with a striking new cover designed to appeal to the latest generation of Agatha Christie fans and book lovers.It is Christmas Eve. The Lee family reunion is shattered by a dea...
Hickory Dickory Dock
Agatha Christie
Hercule Poirot [77]: Hercule Poirot doesn't need all his detective skills to realize something is troubling his secretary, Miss Lemon — she has made three mistakes in a simple letter. It seems an outbreak of kleptomania at the student hostel in which...
The Hollow
Agatha Christie
Hercule Poirot [73]: E-book exclusive extras:1) Christie biographer Charles Osborne's essay on The Hollow;2) "The Poirots": the complete guide to all the cases of the great Belgian detective.A far-from-warm welcome greets Hercule Poirot as he arrives...
The Hound of Death
Agatha Christie
Twelve unexplained phenomena with no apparent earthly explanation…The Hound of DeathThe Red SignalThe Fourth ManThe GipsyThe LampWirelessThe Witness for the ProsecutionThe Mystery of the Blue JarThe Strange Case of Sir Arthur CarmichaelThe Call of Wi...
The Labors of Hercules
Agatha Christie
Hercule Poirot [58]: E-book exclusive extras:1) Christie biographer Charles Osborne's essay on The Labours of Hercules;2) "The Poirots": the complete guide to all the cases of the great Belgian detective.In appearance Hercule Poirot hardly resembled ...
The Listerdale Mystery
Agatha Christie
Twelve tantalising cases... the curious disappearance of Lord Listerdale; a newlywed's fear of her ex-fiance; a strange encounter on atrain; a domestic murder investigation; a mild man's sudden personality change; a retired inspector's hunt for a mur...
Lord Edgware Dies
Agatha Christie
Hercule Poirot [39]: Poirot had been present when Jane bragged of her plan to 'get rid of' her estranged husband. Now the monstrous man was dead, but how could Jane have stabbed Lord Edgware to death in his library at exactly the same time she was s...
The Man in the Brown Suit
Agatha Christie
Colonel Race [1]: Pretty, young Anne came to London looking for adventure. In fact, adventure comes looking for her — and finds her immediately at Hyde Park Corner tube station. Anne is present on the platform when a thin man, reeking of mothballs, l...
The Mirror Crack'd: from Side to Side
Agatha Christie
Miss Marple [8]: E-book exclusive extras:1) Christie biographer Charles Osborne's essay on The Mirror Crack'd from Side to Side;2) "The Marples": the complete guide to all the cases of crime literature's foremost female detective.The quaint village o...
The Moving Finger
Agatha Christie
Miss Marple [3]: E-book exclusive extras:1) Christie biographer Charles Osborne's essay on The Moving Finger;2) "The Marples": the complete guide to all the cases of crime literature's foremost female detective.Lymstock is a town with more than its s...
Mrs. McGinty's Dead
Agatha Christie
Hercule Poirot [75]: Mrs. McGinty is dead and everyone suspects James Bentley, her slightly shifty lodger. In fact, James is facing a trial for an almost certain open-and-shut case.But Superintendent Spence is suspicious enough to ask for Hercule Poi...
The Murder at the Vicarage
Agatha Christie
Miss Marple [1]: E-book exclusive extras: Christie biographer Charles Osborne's essay on The Murder at the Vicarage; "The Marples": the complete guide to all the cases of crime literature's foremost female detective.The murder of Colonel Protheroe — ...
Murder in Mesopotamia
Agatha Christie
Hercule Poirot [40]: E-book exclusive extras:1) Christie biographer Charles Osborne's essay on Murder in Mesopotamia2) "The Poirots": the complete guide to all the cases of the great Belgian detectiveNurse Amy Leatheran had never felt the lure of the...
Murder in the Mews
Agatha Christie
Hercule Poirot [49]: E-book exclusive extras:1) Christie biographer Charles Osborne's essay on Murder in the Mews2) "The Poirots": the complete guide to all the cases of the great Belgian detectiveIn Murder in the Mews, Poirot and Inspector Japp coll...
A Murder Is Announced
Agatha Christie
Miss Marple [4]: The villagers of Chipping Cleghorn, including Jane Marple, are agog with curiosity over an advertisement in the local gazette which read: 'A murder is announced and will take place on Friday October 29th, at Little Paddocks at 6:30 p...
Murder Is Easy
Agatha Christie
Superintendent Battle [4]: Luke Fitzwilliam could not believe Miss Pinkerton’s wild allegation that a multiple murderer was at work in the quiet English village of Wychwood – or her speculation that the local doctor was next in line.But within hours,...
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