Книги, похожие на «Агата Кристи, A Death on the Nile»

A young man, broken down in the fog, witnesses a murder he is asked to conceal… A full-length novel adapted by Charles Osborne from Agatha Christie’s acclaimed play.When a stranger runs his car into a ditch in dense fog in South Wales and makes his way to an isolated house, he discovers a woman standing over the dead body of her wheelchair-bound husband, gun in her hand. She admits to murder, and the unexpected guest offers to help her concoct a cover story.But is it possible that Laura Warwick did not commit the murder after all? If so, who is she shielding? The victim’s young half-brother or his dying matriarchal mother? Laura’s lover? Perhaps the father of the little boy killed in an accident for which Warwick was responsible? The house seems full of possible suspects…THE UNEXPECTED GUEST is considered to be one of the finest of Christie’s plays. Hailed as ‘another Mousetrap’ when it opened on 12 August 1958 in the West End, it ran for 604 performances over the succeeding 18 months and has been staged many times around the world over the last 40 years.

Last ResortWhen a young American girl is abducted from the streets of Prague, there's nothing her father won't do to get her back–including personally tracking down her kidnappers. But when the former navy SEAL is captured by the same crime ring that has his daughter, no amount of money or U.S. government influence can save him. The only chance the father and daughter pair have of getting out alive is Mack Bolan.With half the police force on the take, finding the captives won't be easy. Especially since the ring's ruthless leader has declared war on Bolan–and anyone who might help him. But the Executioner can fight his own battles and, with a child's life at stake, this is one he refuses to lose.