Within a Wall

Within a Wall
Author: Agatha Christie
Publisher: Harper Collins
Total Pages: 31
Release: 2013-11-26
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0062302868

Previously published in the print anthology The Harlequin Tea Set and Other Stories. Alan Everard, a successful modernist painter, is married to the beautiful society girl Isobel Loring, who eagerly promotes her husband's work. At one of her tea parties, to which she invites the London art critics, she unveils her husband's latest masterpiece—a portrait of herself. But Alan realizes the picture is lifeless. However, a sketch he has done of his daughter's godmother, Jane Haworth, is full of life and honesty. Alan soon discovers that the real contribution Jane has made to his life is not just her artistic judgment.

The Harlequin Tea Set and Other Stories

The Harlequin Tea Set and Other Stories
Author: Agatha Christie
Publisher: Center Point
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2013
Genre: Detective and mystery stories, English
ISBN: 9781611737691

"Brings together nine rare ... tales of murder and detection that span nearly half a century of [Christie's] storytelling [abilities]"--Back cover.

The Hound of Death

The Hound of Death
Author: Agatha Christie
Publisher: Harper Collins
Total Pages: 16
Release: 2013-09-03
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 006230061X

An Agatha Christie short story from the collection The Golden Ball and Other Stories. A young Englishman visiting Cornwall finds himself delving into the legend of a Belgian nun who is living as a refugee in the village. Possessed of supernatural powers, she is said to have caused her entire convent to explode when it was occupied by invading German soldiers during World War I. Sister Angelique was the only survivor. Could such a tall tale possibly be true?

Philomel Cottage

Philomel Cottage
Author: Agatha Christie
Publisher: MB Cooltura
Total Pages: 66
Release: 2023-08-20
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 987744853X

Alix falls in love with a perfect stranger: Gerald Martin; and despite the opposition of her friend Dick Windyford, she marries him. The couple decides to buy and live at Philomel Cottage; a nice cabin lost in the country. Suddenly, Alix begins to think that her husband is a murderer who wants to keep her money and desperately must find the way to escape without arousing his suspicions. Will she make it?

The Lonely God

The Lonely God
Author: Agatha Christie
Publisher: Harper Collins
Total Pages: 28
Release: 2013-11-26
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0062302841

Previously published in the print anthology The Harlequin Tea Set and Other Stories. Frank Oliver returns to England after years of overseas service only to realize he no longer knows anyone there. On visiting the British Museum, he encounters the “lonely god,” who seems to be experiencing the same sense of isolation he is. Will this strange deity help relieve him of his loneliness?

Partners in Crime

Partners in Crime
Author: Agatha Christie
Publisher: HarperCollins UK
Total Pages: 13
Release: 2001
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0007111509

The Famous Volume Of Tommy & Tuppence Linked Short Stories, Reissued In A New Look To Coincide With The Brand New Series Of Tommy & Tuppence Bbc Movies. Tommy And Tuppence Beresford Were Restless For Adventure, So When They Were Asked To Take Over Blunt S International Detective Agency, They Leapt At The Chance. After Their Triumphant Recovery Of A Pink Pearl, Intriguing Cases Kept On Coming Their Way: A Stabbing On Sunningdale Golf Course; Cryptic Messages In The Personal Columns Of Newspapers; And Even A Box Of Poisoned Chocolates.