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In this breathtaking Agatha Christie mystery, the Third Girl sharing a London flat with two others announces to Hercule Poirot that she’s a murderer and then disappears. The masterful investigator must figure out whether the missing girl is a criminal, a victim, or merely insane. Three young women share a London flat. The first is a coolly efficient secretary. The second is an artist. The third interrupts Hercule Poirot’s breakfast confessing that she is a murderer—and then promptly disappears. Slowly, Poirot learns of the rumors surrounding the mysterious third girl, her family, and her disappearance. Yet hard evidence is needed before the great detective can pronounce her guilty, innocent, or insane.…

L’indicazione dei medici è tassativa: il pilota Jerry Burton, dopo il grave incidente di cui è rimasto vittima, ha bisogno di passare un lungo periodo in campagna. E cosa c’è di più tranquillo di Lymstok, un villaggio nel quale la vita scorre fin troppo monotona? Jerry, conl’esuberante sorella Joanna, inizialmente si trova proprio a suo agio, ma ben presto la vita dei due, come quella di molti altri abitanti del villaggio, viene stravolto da una serie di lettere anonime. Queste assurde lettere, all’inizio apparentemente innocue, alla fine provocano due morti. Quale degli irreprensibili abitanti della comunità è il responsabile ? Un vicario integerrimo, un medico indaffarato, uno strano collezionista o un facoltoso notaio? A gettare una luce sull’intricata vicenda arriva miss Marple, la persona più adatta per ricordare che la malvagità può nascondersi ovunque, senza risparmiare le località dall’aspetto più innocuo.

Nella biblioteca della villa del colonnello Bantry è stato trovato il cadavere di una sconosciuta in abito da sera, giovane e bellissima. Nessuno degli abitanti della casa ha mai incontrato la donna: chi è? Come è arrivata fin lì? Chi l'ha uccisa? La polizia comincia le indagini, ma sarà Miss Marple, vecchia amica della padrona di casa, a risolvere il caso grazie alla sua lucida capacità di far luce nei più tortuosi meandri dell'animo umano.

A brand new collection of short stories featuring the Queen of Crime's legendary detective Jane Marple, penned by twelve remarkable bestselling and acclaimed authors. This collection of twelve original short stories, all featuring Jane Marple, will introduce the character to a whole new generation. Each author reimagines Agatha Christie's Marple through their own unique perspective while staying true to the hallmarks of a traditional mystery. · Naomi Alderman · Leigh Bardugo · Alyssa Cole · Lucy Foley · Elly Griffiths · Natalie Haynes · Jean Kwok · Val McDermid · Karen M. McManus · Dreda Say Mitchell · Kate Mosse · Ruth Ware Miss Marple was first introduced to readers in a story Christie wrote for The Royal Magazine in 1927 and made her first appearance in a full-length novel in 1930's The Murder at the Vicarage. It has been 45 years since Agatha Christie's last Marple novel, Sleeping Murder, was published posthumously in 1976, and this collection of ingenious new stories by twelve Christie devotees will be a timely reminder why Jane Marple remains the most famous fictional female detective of all time.

An all-new collection of summer-themed mysteries from the master of the genre, just in time for the holiday season.

The sixth book in Erin Hunter’s #1 nationally bestselling Warriors series Join the legion of fans who have made Erin Hunter’s Warriors series a bestselling phenomenon. More thrilling adventures, epic action, and fierce warrior cats await in Warriors #6: The Darkest Hour. The time has come for Fireheart—now Firestar, leader of ThunderClan—to face his destiny. Tigerstar’s sinister ambitions have brought the whole forest to the brink of a terrible and deadly battle. Now prophecies will unfold, and heroes will rise….

Další pokračování fantasy příběhu, kde hlavními hrdiny jsou divoké kočky, které spolu vedou neustálé spory a války.Ohnivousův největší nepřítel Dráp byl vyhnán z Bouřkového klanu, ale Ohnivous se nemůže zbavit pocitu, že se ukryl nedaleko a v nestřeženém okamžiku zaútočí. V lese panuje dusná atmosféra a kočky cítí, že bouře již přichází.

Pokračování fantasy příběhu, kde jsou hlavními hrdiny divoké kočky, které spolu vedou neustálé spory a války. Klany divokých kočičích válečníků se mísí. V lese je cítit napětí, přátelé se mohou doslova přes noc stát nepřáteli. A některé kočky jsou ochotné zabíjet, aby dostaly, co chtějí! Ohnivous je odhodlán zjistit pravdu o smrti Rudocha, válečníka z Hromového klanu. Ale některá tajemství jsou tak děsivá, že by měla zůstat navždy skryta. Nakladatelská anotace.

Nově sestavenou kolekci povídek od královny zločinu pojí zimní tematika – a neodmyslitelná dávka napětí. Vzduch se ochlazuje a dny se krátí… doba jako stvořená pro to, usednout do křesla před sálající oheň s knihou detektivních příběhů od té nejpovolanější autorky. Pozor však na smrtící sněhové závěje, nebezpečné dárky, otrávená jídla a záhadné návštěvy! Mrazivé historky – některé z nich s oblíbenými vyšetřovateli Herculem Poirotem a slečnou Marplovou – doplňuje úvodní spisovatelčino líčení, jak trávívala s rodinou vánoční svátky. Obsahuje: Vánoce v Abney Hall -- Bonboniéra -- Vánoční tragédie -- Pan Quin přichází -- Záhada bagdádské truhly -- Tři slepé myšky -- Dcera duchovního -- Plymouthský expres -- Potíže v zálivu Pollensa -- Útočiště -- Záhada lovecké chaty -- Na konci světa -- Mužnost Edwarda Robinsona -- Vánoční dobrodružství

Jacob Hunt è un adolescente autistico. Non sa interpretare i comportamenti e i gesti degli altri e gli altri non capiscono i suoi. Come molti ragazzi affetti dalla sindrome di Asperger, Jacob ha degli interessi spiccati, anzi ossessivi: la sua passione sono i casi giudiziari e, più di una volta, si è presentato sulla scena di un crimine per offrire il suo aiuto – spesso risolutivo – alla polizia. Il fratello minore Theo, invece, è un tipo del tutto diverso, cioè... normale. Fin da piccolo, però, ha dovuto confrontarsi con le stranezze di Jacob e anche lui ha finito per sviluppare una personale ossessione: spiare le case degli altri, quelle delle famiglie diverse dalla sua, quelle normali, che a lui sembrano più felici. La sua gli sembra una famiglia con una vita troppo complicata, che diventa addirittura impossibile quando accade un fatto terribile: l’insegnante di sostegno di Jacob viene ritrovata uccisa, sul corpo segni di violenza. Molti indizi sembrano condurre a Jacob, che finisce in tribunale, dove, inevitabilmente, tutti i segni della sua sindrome – l’incapacità di guardare negli occhi, i suoi tic, i suoi gesti compulsivi – vengono interpretati come indizi di colpevolezza. Ma che cosa è successo davvero quel giorno?

Now a Major Motion Picture starring Charlie Plummer, AnnaSophia Robb, and Taylor Russell! Fans of More Happy Than Not and The Perks of Being a Wallflower will cheer for Adam in this uplifting and surprisingly funny story of a boy living with schizophrenia. When you can't trust your mind, trust your heart. Adam is a pretty regular teen, except he's navigating high school life while living with paranoid schizophrenia. His hallucinations include a cast of characters that range from the good (beautiful Rebecca) to the bad (angry Mob Boss) to the just plain weird (polite naked guy). An experimental drug promises to help him hide his illness from the world. When Adam meets Maya, a fiercely intelligent girl, he desperately wants to be the normal, great guy that she thinks he is. But as the miracle drug begins to fail, how long can he keep this secret from the girl of his dreams? "Echoing the premise and structure of Flowers for Algernon, this [is a] frank and inspiring novel." --Publishers Weekly, starred review Don't miss Just Our Luck, another stunning book by Julia Walton. Coming in 2020!

ShadowClan has a dark new leader, but will he be satisfied with his power now -- or does his desire for revenge burn even more strongly? Fireheart fears that there is a connection between the rise of Tigerstar and the terrible dreams that haunt his nights, murmuring of danger and death.Meanwhile, a mysterious and vicious threat unlike any other has invaded the forest, placing every cat's life in peril. Fireheart's beloved leader has turned her back on their warrior ancestors, and Fireheart can't help but wonder if she's right. Has StarClan abandoned them forever?

Allegiances are shifting among the Clans of warrior cats that roam the forest. With tensions so delicately balanced, former friends can become enemies overnight, and some cats are willing to kill to get what they want. Fireheart is determined to find out the truth about the mysterious death of brave ThunderClan warrior Redtail. But as he searches for answers, he uncovers secrets that some believe would be better left hidden.

Fire alone can save our clan... Fireheart's traitorous enemy Tigerclaw has been vanquished and exiled from ThunderClan—but Fireheart can't shake the feeling that he's lurking out there in the forest, waiting for the chance to strike. That's not the only problem facing the young ThunderClan deputy in these blazing summer months, as he struggles to handle ominous omens, a disrespectful apprentice with a shocking secret, and a devastated Clan leader who is a shell of her former self. Meanwhile the forest gets hotter and hotter . . . and everyone braces for the coming storm. . . .

Agatha Christie is the most widely published author of all time with her works outsold only by Shakespeare and the Bible. She is regarded by generations of fans as the greatest mystery writer ever, and her novels are read and cherished the world over. A thriller as well as a puzzler set in a foggy estate in Wales. This mystery opens as a stranger walks away from his ditched car toward a country manor to find a man murdered and his wife standing over him with a gun. But the woman is dazed and her confession unconvincing. The unexpected guest decides to help her and blame the murder on an intruder. Later, the police discover clues that point to a man who died two years previously and a pandora's box of loves and hates, suspicions and intrigues is opened to the night air. Originally written by Agatha Christie as a play in 1954, now rendered as a novel by Charles Osborne, The Unexpected Guest is a compelling tale of murder and deceit sure to entertain and amuse fans of Christie worldwide.

The second of six titles, set in a thrilling world of wild cat clans. Firepaw, the warrior brave, is now Fireheart, warrior cat. Fireheart finds new danger lurking in the woods as the chill of winter sets in. This new series will have particular appeal for fans of Brian Jacques' Redwall series. Fireheart could hear a roaring around him,…

Lady Angkatell, intrigued by the criminal mind, has invited Hercule Poirot to her estate for a weekend house party. The Belgian detective's arrival at the Hollow is met with an elaborate tableau staged for his amusement: a doctor lies in a puddle of red paint, his timid wife stands over his body with a gun while the other guests look suitably shocked. But this is no charade. The paint is blood and the corpse real!

Třetí díl té nejsrandovnější série od Jamese Pattersona! Každý ví, že tenhle kluk je srandista. A je dokázáno, že je dokonce srandista na druhou. Ale bude Jamie Grimm ten největší srandista na celém světě? Pořád tomu nemůžu uvěřit, ale Já, Jamie Grimm, jedu na národní kolo celoplanetární soutěže srandistů do Hollywoodu! Tahle soutěž bude vážně náročná, ale s pomocí přátel (a hordy fanoušků) možná, doufám, před zraky celého národa na pódiu neumřu. Zbývá už jen jediná věc: dokázat, že jsem Srandista na třetí!

Srandista Jamie chce znovu vyhrát! Jamie Grimm je na vozíčku, nemá rád když o něm říkají, že je handikepovaný nebo znevýhodněný. Má přece tolik jiných předností! Tlouštík také nemá rád, když se o něm říká, že je tlustý. Raději slyší, že je horizonálně rozložitý. Jamie vidí svět jinak, a když ho komentuje, všichni se jeho líčení smějí. Je vyhlášeným třídním komikem a vtipálkem. Zato ho skinheadi ve škole nešetří a šikanují ho stejně jako jiné školáky. Nejlepší obrana je útok! Ukáže všem, co svede. Stane se slavným dětským komikem! Podaří se mu provtipkovat se až do Celoplanetární soutěže o nejvtipnějšího dětského komika? I když má Jamie trému vystupovat na pódiu před lidmi, když jde do tuhého, užasnete, co dokáže! Kniha laskavá a přitom drsná, sakrastický, humorný deník James Patterson se stal nejoblíbenějším autorem americké mládeže a získal cenu Children´s Choice Book Awards Author of the Year 2010. Jeho knihy pravidelně obsazují přední místa na žebříčku bestselerů.

An Agatha Christie mystery story. Poirot had been present when Jane bragged of her plan to ‘get rid of’ her estranged husband. Now the monstrous man was dead. And yet the great Belgian detective couldn’t help feeling that he was being taken for a ride. After all, how could Jane have stabbed Lord Edgware to death in his library at exactly the same time she was seen dining with friends? And what could be her motive now that the aristocrat had finally granted her a divorce?

Jamie je adoptovaný, žije v rodině s otravným starším bratrem Steviem, který jako by z oka vypadl Dudleymu z Harry Pottera. Jamie je na vozíčku, ve škole říká statečně, co si myslí, a za to ho nešetří školní trapiči, ani Stevie. Ale jak Jamie říká, humor je skvělá zbraň - ironická poznámka odzbrojí i školní hulváty. Ve škole nejsou jen Dudleyové, ale má i dva dobré kamarády a strýčka, kteří ho povzbuzují, aby trénoval, co umí nejlépe. Jamie má totiž komediální talent.

This is one of a collection of four newly published short stories by the Queen of Crime Agatha Christie. The stories cover a range of styles, from crime to dark romance and the supernatural.

When a Roman widow shows unusual interest in Flavia's father, Flavia decides to discover Cartila's true motives by performing twelve tasks, just like the Greek hero Hercules.

Hercule Poirot, il celebre investigatore belga inventato da Agatha Christie nel 1920 e ucciso, dall’autrice stessa, nel 1975, è il protagonista dei quattro racconti contenuti in questo volume. Quattro affascinanti storie poliziesche, pubblicate per la prima volta nel 1937, ognuna delle quali, per la complessità dell’intreccio e la ricchezza psicologica dei personaggi, ha il respiri di un romanzo. In "Delitto nei Mews" il detective è chiamato in causa dal suo vecchio amico, l’ispettore Japp di Scotland Yard, per scoprire se la signora Allen è stata uccisa o si è suicidata. Nel "Furto incredibile" l’investigatore è, insolitamente, alle prese con la sparizione di documenti militari top Secret. "Lo specchio del morto" ci riporta in un ambiente classico delle storie di Poirot: un invito in una casa di campagna con l’ospite che si trasforma in vittima. "Triangolo a Rodi" è invece una delle avventure “mediterranee” del nostro personaggio, una splendida vacanza… ma con il morto, naturalmente.

Zima přináší zvířátkům nejen radosti, ale také starosti. Medvídek Míša si zkusí, jaké je to být sněhulákem, kamarádi veverčáka Zrzka ozdobí korunu jeho holého dubu jako vánoční stromeček a medvídek Vašík najde díky Mikulášově nadílce nový domov. Milé příběhy doplňují básničky, pěkné ilustrace a hry.

Per generazioni, quattro Clan di gatti selvatici hanno condiviso la foresta rispettando il codice guerriero dei loro antenati e cacciando ognuno nel proprio territorio. Tuttavia, il feroce Clan della Tenebra minaccia di estendere il proprio dominio, costringendo il Clan del Tuono ad affrontare una battaglia per la sopravvivenza senza esclusione di colpi. Nel frattempo Ruggine, un micio d'appartamento, ha deciso di abbandonare le comodità della vita coi Bipedi, diventando così una recluta del Clan del Tuono col nome di ZampadiFuoco. E proprio un'antica profezia aveva annunciato che "solo il fuoco può salvare il Clan"... Erin Hunter è lo pseudonimo usato dalle scrittrici Kate Cary, Cherith Baldry e Victoria Holmes. La scelta del cognome Hunter (cacciatore) è un evidente richiamo alla vita dei gatti selvatici in "Warriors".

Everyone blamed Emily Arundell’s accident on a rubber ball left on the stairs at her home in Market Basing by her frisky terrier, Bob. But the more she thought about her fall, the more convinced she became that one of her relatives was trying to kill her.So, on April 17th she wrote about her anxieties and suspicions in a letter to Hercule Poirot. And included a request that he consult with her as soon as possible. Mysteriously he didn’t receive the letter until June 28th … by which time Emily was already dead.

The story of Stormy Ferret traces her turbulent mission from Seattle to Salinas flying her FDC-4 SkyFreighter through the roughest flight in the history of airway Victor 23, during which she survives through the intervention of ferret angels.

This groundbreaking classic is now available in a special anniversary edition with bonus content. Winner of the Newbery Medal as well as the National Book Award, HOLES is a New York Times bestseller and one of the strongest-selling middle-grade books to ever hit shelves! Stanley Yelnats is under a curse. A curse that began with his no-good-dirty-rotten-pig-stealing-great-great-grandfather and has since followed generations of Yelnatses. Now Stanley has been unjustly sent to a boys' detention center, Camp Green Lake, where the boys build character by spending all day, every day digging holes exactly five feet wide and five feet deep. There is no lake at Camp Green Lake. But there are an awful lot of holes. It doesn't take long for Stanley to realize there's more than character improvement going on at Camp Green Lake. The boys are digging holes because the warden is looking for something. But what could be buried under a dried-up lake? Stanley tries to dig up the truth in this inventive and darkly humorous tale of crime and punishment —and redemption. Special anniversary edition bonus content includes: A New Note From the Author!; "Ten Things You May Not Know About HOLES" by Louis Sachar; and more! .

Looks at the important theories of the famous philosopher, including his thoughts about existentialism, psychoanalysis, semiotics, and postmodernism.

An adventure story about a black Arabian stallion, translated into French.

Podtitul: o cestách k nalezení vnitřní pohody a radosti

First published in 1941, Walter Farley's best-selling novel for young readers is the triumphant tale of a boy and a wild horse. From Alec Ramsay and the Black's first meeting on an ill-fated ship to their adventures on a desert island and their eventual rescue, this beloved story will hold the rapt attention of readers new and old. This book has been selected as a Common Core State Standards Text Exemplar (Grades 4-5, Stories) in Appendix B.

Obsahuje: Podivuhodný vánoční stromek, Sněhulák Míša, Vánoční dobrodružství...

Podnázev: sedmdesát sedm příběhů plných lásky, dobroty a soucitu, příběhů, které obohatí duši a osladí vaše sny. Drobná vyprávění o láskách, problémech, osudových rozhodnutích i neuvěřitelných událostech v životě různých žen.

Esperanza hledá svou zmizelou holčičku Blanku a vydává se na bolestnou, magickou, zábavnou i poučnou pouť. Originálně napsaný příběh chytne za srdce mnohého čtenáře. Esperanza se mění v průběhu děje z naivní ženy na ženu nezávislou, samostatnou a milující.

When Eddie Olczak's wife dies and he discovers a special connection with Sister Regina, both of them face important decisions.

When babe, the orphaned piglet, is won at a fair by Farmer Hogget, he is adopted by Fly, the kind-hearted sheep-dog. Babe is determined to learn everything he can from Fly. He knows he can't be a sheep-dog. But maybe, just maybe, he might be a sheep pig.

Přehledně zpracované informace v kostce, návody krok za krokem, názorné barevné fotografie ke každému cviku, nauka správného dýchání, jógové pozice, meditace, zvláštní programy atd.

Veskrze pozitivní přístup k životu je společným rysem dojemných, úsměvných i slitovných, především ale hluboce lidských příběhů, které jsme pro své čtenáře shromáždili v této české variantě Slepičí polévky, to je sbírce příběhů, které nám na vyzvání zasílají čeští autoři, významní představitelé našeho kulturního a politického života i zcela obyčejní občané této země. Z nich jsme vybrali a sestavili tuto knihu, jež má být vzpruhou pro duši, obkladem na rozpálené čelo i rukou, podávající voňavý, mateřídouškový či heřmánkový čaj zesláblému dítěti. Výběru a shromažďování povídek věnuje nemalou péči odborník na slovo vzatý, profesionální novinář a v letech 1994-1995 šéfredaktor týdeníku Mladý svět Richard Crha, k jehož rukám se všechny praménky s prózou lidovou i uměleckou pomalu ale jistě stékaly...

Poznatky z jednotlivých oborů jsou dětem předkládány srozumitelně a poutavě. Velmi pěkně zpracovaná encyklopedie obsahuje deset hlavních témat: Vesmír, Naše planeta Země, Moře, Říše živočichů, Rostliny, Doba dinosaurů, Moje tělo, Stroje, Věda, Lidé a země. Texty doplňují drobné úkoly a krátce převyprávěné pohádky na dané téma.

Manželia Laura a Dan Fieldingovi žijú v New Orleanse, ona je úspešná právnička, on módny fotograf. Ich rodinný život je harmonický, no obaja už dlhšie márne túžia po dieťati. Na radu priateľov vyhľadajú kliniku doktora Chylesa, ktorá sa špecializuje na počatie v skúmavke. Všetky úvodné vyšetrenia sú uspokojivé. Laura sa ubytuje v blízkosti kliniky, aby mohla chodiť na pravidelné injekcie a prehliadky. Po čase zistí, že čaká dieťa, a všetko je v zdanlivo poriadku až do chvíle, kým sa nestretne s deťmi, ktoré sa narodili na klinike doktora Chylesa. Všetky sú zdravé a pekné, ale apatické a niekedy prepadávajú záchvatom nekontrolovateľnej zúrivosti. V Laure skrsne podozrenie a dá sa vyšetriť u iného lekára. To, čo sa od neho dozvie, jej stačí na to, aby začala na vlastnú päsť pátrať, čo sa v skutočnosti odohráva za dverami renomovanej kliniky.