Among the towering red cliffs of Petra, like some monstrous swollen Buddha, sits the corpse of Mrs. Boynton. A tiny puncture mark on her wrist is the only sign of the fatal injection that killed her. With only twenty-four 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, Miss Marple, and Christie’s wildly unconventional investigator, Parker Pyne, all make appearances in The Regatta Mystery and Other Stories—a riveting collection of short stories featuring a host of murderous crimes of passion, pleasure, and profit.There's a body in a trunk; a dead girl's reflection is caught in a mirror; and one corpse is back from the grave, while another is envisioned in the recurring nightmare of a terrified eccentric. What's behind such ghastly misdeeds? Try money, revenge, passion, and pleasure. With multiple motives, multiple victims, and multiple suspects, it's going to take a multitude of talent to solve these clever crimes.In this inviting collection, Agatha Christie enlists the services of her finest—Hercule Poirot, Miss Marple, and Parker Pyne—and puts them each to the test in the most challenging cases of their careers. 

Contains nine short mystery stories by Agatha Christie, including the title work about a young couple who open a new guest house, not realizing one of their first customers is a murderer.

A dead heiress on a train, a murdered recluse, a wealthy playboy slain at a costume ball are but a few of the unfortunate victims of confounding crimes committed in the pages of Agatha Christie’s The Under Dog and Other Stories, a superior collection of short mystery fiction all featuring Hercule Poirot as the investigator. A beautiful heiress has been found dead on a train. A playboy has been stabbed through the heart during a costume ball. An elderly woman suspects that she is being slowly poisoned to death. A prince fears for his reputation when his fiancée is embroiled in another man's murder. A forgotten recluse makes headlines after he is shot in the head.Who but Agatha Christie could concoct such canny crimes? Who but Belgian detective Hercule Poirot could possibly solve them? It's a challenge to be met—in a triumph of detection.

A classic from the queen of mystery: Agatha Christie.

Even the great detective Hercule Poirot harbored a deep and abiding fear of the dentist, so it was with some trepidation that he arrived at the celebrated Dr. Morley's surgery for a dental examination. But what neither of them knew was that only hours later Poirot would be back to examine the dentist, found dead in his own surgery. Turning to the other patients for answers, Poirot finds other, darker, questions....

在英国的一个小镇上，小女孩乔依斯在万圣节前夜被人谋杀，不久他的弟弟也死于非命……大侦探波洛应朋友之邀，来到小镇前来破案。通过他的调查，不仅查出了真凶，还将两年前的几条命案公之于众。

Towards Zero，中譯名《走向决定性的时刻》（據羣衆出版社譯名）：
首刊於美国：Collier's Weekly, 1944年5月连载，题为Come and Be Hanged!
初版本：
美国：Dodd Mead, 1944.06
英国：Collins, 1944.07
漢譯本：
走向决定性的时刻 群众出版社 1981.06 斯韧 译
零時(全集之22，初版) 臺灣遠景出版事業公司/香港明遠出版社 1983 張國禎 譯
零時(全集之22，五版) 臺灣遠景出版事業公司 1988.12 張國禎 譯
零時(全集之22，遠景袖珍版) 臺灣風雲時代出版公司 1990 張國禎 譯
零時(全集之22，革新版) 臺灣遠景出版事業公司 1992 張國禎 譯
零时(合订本增补本3) 华文出版社 1995.12 张国祯 译
走向决定性的时刻 贵州人民出版社 1998.10 斯韧 译
本末倒置 臺灣遠流出版事業股份有限公司 2003.12.01 斯韌 譯
零时 人民文学出版社 2008.10 叶刚 译
零點 新星出版社 2016.11 周力 譯

A message from a dead acquaintance prompts a bus tour to an unknown crime...In utter disbelief Miss Marple read the letter addressed to her from the recently deceased Mr Rafiel -- an acquaintance she had met briefly on her travels. Recognising in Miss Marple a natural flair for justice, Mr Rafiel had left instructions for her to investigate a crime after his death. The only problem was, he had failed to tell her who was involved or where and when the crime had been committed. It was most intriguing.

“Writing Crooked House was pure pleasure and I feel justified in my belief that it is one of my best.” --Agatha ChristieDescribed by the queen of mystery herself as one of her favorites of her published work, Crooked House is a classic Agatha Christie thriller revolving around a devastating family mystery.The Leonides are one big happy family living in a sprawling, ramshackle mansion. That is until the head of the household, Aristide, is murdered with a fatal barbiturate injection.Suspicion naturally falls on the old man’s young widow, fifty years his junior. But the murderer has reckoned without the tenacity of Charles Hayward, fiancé of the late millionaire’s granddaughter.

When a jilted bride stalks her two-timing ex-lover and his new wife on their honeymoon, it turns into a case of murder that only Poirot can solve.

An all-new collection of winter-themed mysteries from the master of the genre, just in time for the festive period. There's a chill in the air and the days are growing shorter... It's the perfect time to curl up in front of a crackling fireplace with this winter-themed collection from legendary mystery writer Agatha Christie. But beware of deadly snowdrifts and dangerous gifts, poisoned meals and mysterious guests. This compendium of short stories, some featuring beloved detectives Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple, is an essential omnibus for Christie fans and the perfect gift for mystery lovers.INCLUDES THE STORIES:
The Chocolate Box
A Christmas Tragedy
The Coming of Mr Quin
The Mystery of the Baghdad Chest
The Clergyman’s Daughter
The Plymouth Express
Problem at Pollensa Bay
Sanctuary
The Mystery of Hunter’s Lodge
The World’s End
The Manhood of Edward Robinson
Christmas Adventure

Travelling on the Orient Express, Poirot is approached by a desperate American named Ratchett. Afraid that someone plans to kill him, Ratchett asks Poirot for help. Sadly the very next day Ratchett's worst fears become reality, when he is found dead in his cabin, a victim of multiple stab wounds. With nothing but a scrap of paper to go on, Poirot must piece together Ratchett’s identity before he can establish which of his fellow passengers murdered him.

The world's best-selling mystery with over 100 million copies sold!

Ten people, each with something to hide and something to fear, are invited to a lonely mansion on Soldier Island by a host who, surprisingly, fails to appear. On the island they are cut off from everything but each other and the inescapable shadows of their own past lives. One by one, the guests share the darkest secrets of their wicked pasts. And one by one, they die…

"Good night for a murder," Inspector Japp remarks to Poirot as they walk home. The next morning both are called in to investigate a murder case. 2 cassettes.

二战期间，英军奋力击退了德国空军的进攻，更加险恶的敌人——乔装成普通市民的纳粹分子——却从内部威胁着国家安全。

代号为“N”和“M”的德国间谍杀害了英国最优秀的特工。迫于压力，情报部门起用被“闲置”已久的汤米和塔彭丝？贝尔斯福德夫妇。他们的任务是在海滨旅馆桑苏西的住客中找出N和M。书中的汤米和塔彭丝身边危机四伏，故事作者阿加莎也因创作此书受到军情五处调查。

飞往巴黎的普罗米修斯航班上，波洛正在为晕机的毛病烦恼，一位漂亮女孩正倾心于对面坐着的英俊青年，一位医生在吹长笛，两位考古学家在热烈地讨论学术问题，一位伯爵夫人则和自己的情敌虚情假意地寒暄……然而谁都没有注意到，二号座位上那位上了年纪的法国女人，已经在不知不觉中被一只神秘的手夺去了生命，脚边落着一根只有在小说中才会出现的毒针……

Nada menos que um telegrama aguarda Hercule Poirot na recepção do hotel em que se hospedaria, na Turquia, requisitando seu retorno imediato a Londres. O detetive belga, então, embarca às pressas no Expresso do Oriente, inesperadamente lotado para aquela época do ano.

O trem expresso, porém, é detido a meio caminho da Iugoslávia por uma forte nevasca, e um passageiro com muitos inimigos é brutalmente assassinado durante a madrugada. Caberá a Poirot descobrir quem entre os passageiros teria sido capaz de tamanha atrocidade, antes que o criminoso volte a atacar ou escape de suas mãos.

É perto da meia-noite quando a neve acumulada sobre os trilhos interrompe a jornada do Expresso Oriente, o mais famoso e luxuoso trem de passageiros do mundo, que liga a Ásia à Europa.
A bordo, milionários, aristocratas, empregados – e um assassino. Porém, no mesmo vagão encontra-se ninguém menos que Hercule Poirot. Caberá ao meticuloso detetive investigar todos os passageiros e descobrir a identidade do ousado criminoso. Christie propõe um fascinante enredo nos moldes do clássico subgênero do "locked room" ("mistério do quarto fechado"), em que o crime ocorre num local isolado, e a suspeita recai sobre todos os presentes. Publicado em 1934, o romance foi levado com estrondoso sucesso ao cinema pelo diretor Sidney Lumet em 1974, com Albert Finney, Lauren Bacall, Sean Connery, Jacqueline Bisset e Ingrid Bergman no elenco – até hoje uma das mais aclamadas adaptações jamais feitas de um clássico da literatura de mistério.

编辑推荐：



■世界最畅销侦探小说作家，女王阿加莎·克里斯蒂作品


■国内首次集齐出版，阿加莎侦探小说全集


■人性无非那么几种，与之相比，大海都要更加富于变化。




她的故事带给读者绝佳的娱乐享受——阿加莎的解答总是出人意料又有理有据。——《每日邮报》


泼辣女孩大展身手的幽默侦探小说。——《阿加莎·克里斯蒂阅读攻略》


最适合周末闲暇时阅读的小说之一。——《纽约时报》





作者介绍：

无可争议的侦探小说女王，侦探文学史上最伟大的作家之一。
阿加莎·克里斯蒂　原名为阿加莎·玛丽·克拉丽莎·米勒，一八九○年九月十五日生于英国德文郡托基的阿什菲尔德宅邸。她几乎没有接受过正规的教育，但酷爱阅读，尤其痴迷于歇洛克·福尔摩斯的故事。
第一次世界大战期间，阿加莎·克里斯蒂成了一名志愿者。战争结束后，她创作了自己的第一部侦探小说《斯泰尔斯庄园奇案》。几经周折，作品于一九二○年正式出版，由此开启了克里斯蒂辉煌的创作生涯。一九二六年，《罗杰疑案》由哈珀柯林斯出版公司出版。这部作品一举奠定了阿加莎·克里斯蒂在侦探文学领域不可撼动的地位。之后，她又陆续出版了《东方快车谋杀案》、《ABC 谋杀案》、《尼罗河上的惨案》、《无人生还》、《阳光下的罪恶》等脍炙人口的作品。时至今日，这些作品依然是世界侦探文学宝库里最宝贵的财富。根据她的小说改编而成的舞台剧《捕鼠器》，已经成为世界上公演场次最多的剧目；而在影视改编方面，《东方快车谋杀案》为英格丽·褒曼斩获奥斯卡大奖，《尼罗河上的惨案》更是成为了几代人心目中的经典。
阿加莎·克里斯蒂的创作生涯持续了五十余年，总共创作了八十部侦探小说。她的作品畅销全世界一百多个国家和地区，累计销量已经突破二十亿册


内容介绍：



波洛系列
《斯泰尔斯庄园奇案》
《高尔夫球场命案》
《首相绑架案》
《罗杰疑案》
《四魔头》
《蓝色列车之谜》
《悬崖山庄奇案》
《人性记录》
《东方快车谋杀案》
《云中命案》
《三幕悲剧》
《底牌》
《古墓之谜》
《ABC谋杀案》
《尼罗河上的惨案》
《沉默的证人》
《幽巷谋杀案》
《死亡约会》
《波洛圣诞探案记》
《牙医谋杀案》
《H庄园的午餐》
《阳光下的罪恶》
《五只小猪》
《空幻之屋》
《赫尔克里·波洛的丰功伟绩》
《顺水推舟》
《清洁女工之死》
《葬礼之后》
《山核桃大街谋杀案》
《弄假成真》
《鸽群中的猫》
《雪地上的女尸》
《怪钟疑案》
《第三个女郎》
《万圣节前夜的谋杀》
《大象的证词》
《蒙面女人》
《帷幕》
字母袖扣谋杀案（苏菲·汉娜著）

马普尔系列
《寓所谜案》
《死亡草》
《藏书室女尸之谜》
《魔手》
《谋杀启事》
《借镜杀人》
《黑麦奇案》
《命案目睹记》
《破镜谋杀案》
《加勒比海之谜》
《伯特伦旅馆》
《复仇女神》
《沉睡谋杀案》
《马普尔小姐最后的案件》

非系列
《暗藏杀机》
《褐衣男子》
《烟囱别墅之谜》
《犯罪团伙》
《七面钟之谜》
《神秘的奎因先生》
《斯塔福特疑案》
《控方证人》
《惊险的浪漫》
《金色的机遇》
《悬崖上的谋杀》
《黑咖啡》
《无人生还》
《逆我者亡》
《桑苏西来客》
《零点》
《死亡终局》
《闪光的氰化物》
《怪屋》
《三只瞎老鼠》
《他们来到巴格达》
《地狱之旅》
《蜘蛛网》
《奉命谋杀》
《意外来客》
《灰马酒店》
《长夜》
《煦阳岭的疑云》
《天涯过客》
《命运之门》
《灯火阑珊》
《阿加莎·克里斯蒂自传》