Colonel Race Series by Agatha Christie

Newly-orphaned Anne Beddingfeld is a nice English girl looking for a bit of adventure in London. But she stumbles upon more than she bargained for! Anne is on the platform at Hyde Park Corner tube station when a man falls onto the live track, dying instantly. A doctor examines the man, pronounces him dead, and leaves, dropping a note on his way. Anne picks up the note, which reads "17.1 22 Kilmorden Castle"... moreNewly-orphaned Anne Beddingfeld is a nice English girl looking for a bit of adventure in London. But she stumbles upon more than she bargained for! Anne is on the platform at Hyde Park Corner tube station when a man falls onto the live track, dying instantly. A doctor examines the man, pronounces him dead, and leaves, dropping a note on his way. Anne picks up the note, which reads "17.1 22 Kilmorden Castle". The next day the newspapers report that a beautiful ballet dancer has been found dead there-- brutally strangled. A fabulous fortune in diamonds has vanished. And now, aboard the luxury liner Kilmorden Castle, mysterious strangers pillage her cabin and try to strangle her. What are they looking for? Why should they want her dead? Lovely Anne is the last person on earth suited to solve this mystery... and the only one who can! Anne's journey to unravel the mystery takes her as far afield as Africa and the tension mounts with every step... and Anne finds herself struggling to unmask a faceless killer known only as 'The Colonel'.... less

A flamboyant party host is murdered in full view of a roomful of bridge players… Mr Shaitana was famous as a flamboyant party host. Nevertheless, he was a man of whom everybody was a little afraid. So, when he boasted to Poirot that he considered murder an art form, the detective had some reservations about accepting a party invitation to view Shaitana’s private collection. Indeed, what began as an absorbing evening of bridge was to turn into a more dangerous game altogether…

Agatha Christie's most daring travel mystery.The tranquillity of a cruise along the Nile is shattered by the discovery that Linnet Ridgeway has been shot through the head. She was young, stylish and beautiful, a girl who had everything – until she lost her life.Hercule Poirot recalls an earlier outburst by a fellow passenger: ‘I’d like to put my dear little pistol against her head and just press the trigger.’ Yet in this exotic setting’ nothing is ever quite what it seems…

Murder is the unwanted dinner guest in the Agatha Christie classic, Sparkling Cyanide. Widely regarded as the queen of Golden Age crime, Christie brings all of her considerable skills to bear on this dark and passionate story of love, greed and obsession. With a cast of satisfyingly dubious suspects and a particularly spectacular death at its heart, Sparkling Cyanide’s meticulously plotted surprises will have readers racing to the end to discover the truth... moreMurder is the unwanted dinner guest in the Agatha Christie classic, Sparkling Cyanide. Widely regarded as the queen of Golden Age crime, Christie brings all of her considerable skills to bear on this dark and passionate story of love, greed and obsession. With a cast of satisfyingly dubious suspects and a particularly spectacular death at its heart, Sparkling Cyanide’s meticulously plotted surprises will have readers racing to the end to discover the truth. The first-ever illustrated edition, this new title in the Folio Agatha Christie collection features seven full-colour images by artist Michael Philip Dunbabin and a splendidly illustrated binding. Val McDermid described Christie’s books as ‘the gateway drug to crime fiction’, and whether you are connoisseur of Golden Age mysteries or a new fan looking to build their library, Sparkling Cyanide is sure to prove irresistible.ROSEMARY IS FOR REMEMBRANCEBeautiful and rich, with admirers at her beck and call, Rosemary Barton appeared to have it all. Yet a year ago, during her own birthday party at the exclusive Luxembourg restaurant, she drank a glass full of deadly poison, leaving friends, family and a string of illicit lovers reeling with shock. Did Rosemary truly decide to take her own life, or did one of the dinner guests want the glamorous socialite dead? To uncover the truth, Colonel Race must unpick a tangled web woven by a woman whose life was built on secrets and lies, and he must do it quickly, because as the anniversary of Rosemary’s tragic end draws near, the spectre of death is looming once more for her beloved younger sister.AN UNMISSABLE ADDITION TO ANY CRIME COLLECTIONWith a color palette that summons both the autumnal feel of the book and an eerie sense of unease, Michael Philip Dunbabin’s illustrations are the perfect accompaniment to such a lush and involving mystery. Particular care has been taken with the period fashions and the exquisitely designed fabrics depicted in his images; from the tiny blue flowers on Iris’s dress to the dark line of her nylons, the mid-forties period is almost a character in itself. Wallpaper, rugs, carpets, suits, upholstery and even marble tabletops are all given intent attention to detail, and just like Christie’s entrancing stories, a keen eye is often rewarded. A smart binding with the author’s name picked out in a stylish and eye-catching font completes this first illustrated edition.Three-quarter bound in blocked cloth, with a printed and blocked textured paper front board Set in Bell with Kabel as display 248 pages Frontispiece plus 6 full-page colour illustrations Plain slipcase 9˝ x 5¾˝ less

Murder is the unwanted dinner guest in the Agatha Christie classic, Sparkling Cyanide. Widely regarded as the queen of Golden Age crime, Christie brings all of her considerable skills to bear on this dark and passionate story of love, greed and obsession. With a cast of satisfyingly dubious suspects and a particularly spectacular death at its heart, Sparkling Cyanide’s meticulously plotted surprises will have readers racing to the end to discover the truth... moreMurder is the unwanted dinner guest in the Agatha Christie classic, Sparkling Cyanide. Widely regarded as the queen of Golden Age crime, Christie brings all of her considerable skills to bear on this dark and passionate story of love, greed and obsession. With a cast of satisfyingly dubious suspects and a particularly spectacular death at its heart, Sparkling Cyanide’s meticulously plotted surprises will have readers racing to the end to discover the truth. The first-ever illustrated edition, this new title in the Folio Agatha Christie collection features seven full-colour images by artist Michael Philip Dunbabin and a splendidly illustrated binding. Val McDermid described Christie’s books as ‘the gateway drug to crime fiction’, and whether you are connoisseur of Golden Age mysteries or a new fan looking to build their library, Sparkling Cyanide is sure to prove irresistible.ROSEMARY IS FOR REMEMBRANCEBeautiful and rich, with admirers at her beck and call, Rosemary Barton appeared to have it all. Yet a year ago, during her own birthday party at the exclusive Luxembourg restaurant, she drank a glass full of deadly poison, leaving friends, family and a string of illicit lovers reeling with shock. Did Rosemary truly decide to take her own life, or did one of the dinner guests want the glamorous socialite dead? To uncover the truth, Colonel Race must unpick a tangled web woven by a woman whose life was built on secrets and lies, and he must do it quickly, because as the anniversary of Rosemary’s tragic end draws near, the spectre of death is looming once more for her beloved younger sister.AN UNMISSABLE ADDITION TO ANY CRIME COLLECTIONWith a color palette that summons both the autumnal feel of the book and an eerie sense of unease, Michael Philip Dunbabin’s illustrations are the perfect accompaniment to such a lush and involving mystery. Particular care has been taken with the period fashions and the exquisitely designed fabrics depicted in his images; from the tiny blue flowers on Iris’s dress to the dark line of her nylons, the mid-forties period is almost a character in itself. Wallpaper, rugs, carpets, suits, upholstery and even marble tabletops are all given intent attention to detail, and just like Christie’s entrancing stories, a keen eye is often rewarded. A smart binding with the author’s name picked out in a stylish and eye-catching font completes this first illustrated edition.Three-quarter bound in blocked cloth, with a printed and blocked textured paper front board Set in Bell with Kabel as display 248 pages Frontispiece plus 6 full-page colour illustrations Plain slipcase 9˝ x 5¾˝ less