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Author
Lexile measure
690L
Language
English
Formats
Description
"When Cora Lansquenet is savagely murdered with a hatchet, the extraordinary remark she made the previous day at her brother Richard's funeral suddenly takes on a chilling significance. At the reading of Richard's will, Cora was clearly heard to say, 'It's been hushed up very nicely, hasn't it ... But he was murdered, wasn't he?' In desperation, the family solicitor turns to Hercule Poirot to unravel the mystery" -- Page [4] cover.
3) Nemesis
Author
Pub. Date
2008
Edition
Unabridged.
Physical Desc
7 audio discs (8.25 hr.) : CD audio, digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Even the unflappable Miss Marple is astounded as she reads the letter addressed to her on instructions from the recently deceased tycoon Mr. Jason Rafiel, whom she had met on holiday in the West Indies (A Caribbean Mystery). Recognizing in her a natural flair for justice and a genius for crime-solving, Mr. Rafiel has bequeathed to Miss Marple a £20,000 legacy -- and a legacy of an entirely different sort. For he has asked Miss Marple to investigate...his...
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2009
Edition
Unabridged.
Physical Desc
6 audio discs (7 hr., 34 min.) : CD audio, digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Originally published in 1946, The Silent Speaker unfolds yet another mystery starring the vainglorious detective Nero Wolfe and his quick-thinking assistant Archie Goodwin. When Cheney Boone, the Director of the Bureau of Price Regulation, is murdered with a monkey wrench just minutes before he presents a speech at a National Industrial Association dinner, the Association hires Nero Wolfe to solve the troubling murder mystery.