David Suchet
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Ancient Bible Destinations of Greece takes a spiritual journey throughout the country, breathing life into the history of the early days of Christianity and offering relevant and powerful insights to the events told in the world's bestselling book-the Bible. Narrated by Sir David Suchet and featuring Ancient Greek historian Dr. Michael Scott, the series uncovers in intimate detail the destinations that provided the backdrop for the amazing lives...
2) Cruel Train
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Based on Emile Zola's 'La Bete Humaine', this stylish film noir is set in Britain during the Blitz. Ruben Roberts discovers he owes everything - job and home - to the sexual favors forced upon his wife by her rich and powerful godfather. Assisted by his wife, Ruben murders him on the Brighton Express. A witness has to be silenced...
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Hercule Poirot mysteries volume 20
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English
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Ever since Arlena's arrival the air had been thick with sexual tension. Each of the guests had a motive to kill her, including Arlena's new husband. But Hercule Poirot suspects that this apparent crime of passion? conceals something much more evil.
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"The famous Orient Express, thundering along on its three days' journey across Europe, came to a sudden stop in the night. Snowdrifts blocked the line at a desolate spot somewhere in the Balkans. Everything was deathly quiet. "Decidedly I suffer from the nerves," murmured Hercule Poirot, and fell asleep again. He awoke to find himself very much wanted. For in the night murder had been committed. Mr. Ratchett, an American millionaire, was found lying...
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With 14 stories, 14 crimes, and twice as many suspects, this delightful Christie collection, repackaged and redesigned, firmly established the brilliant Belgian sleuth's reputation and standing in the canon of classic detective fiction. What connects a movie star, an archaeologist, a French maid, a prime minister, a wealthy dowager, and an Italian count? Crime, of course-and the master crime-solver, Hercule Poirot.
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"The tranquility of a luxury cruise along the Nile was shattered by the discovery that Linnet Ridgeway had been shot through the head. She was young, stylish, and beautiful. A girl who had everything . . . until she lost her life. Hercule Poirot recalled 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 under the searing heat of the Egyptian sun, nothing is ever quite...
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Sir George and Lady Stubbs, the hosts of a village celebration, hit upon the novel idea of staging a mock murder mystery featuring a Murder Hunt, hosted by mystery writer Ariadne Oliver. One need only follow the game's make-believe clues to be the first to find the body. Only this time, it isn't a game, and the clues lead to a genuine corpse. Ariadne needs the help of her old friend, Hercule Poirot.
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Chronicles of Narnia volume 1
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When Diggory and Polly try to return the wicked witch Jadis to her own world, the magic gets mixed up and they all land in Narnia where they witness Aslan blessing the animals with human speech.
10) The last battle
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Chronicles of Narnia volume 7
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English
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When evil comes to Narnia, Jill and Eustace help fight the great last battle and Aslan leads his people to a glorious new paradise. Narnia. . .where dwarfs are loyal and tough and strong--or are they. . .where you must say goodbye. . .and where the adventure begins again. The Unicorn says that humans are brought to Narnia when Narnia is stirred and upset. And Narnia is in trouble now: A false Aslan roams the land. Narnia's only hope is that Eustace...
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Chronicles of Narnia volume 3
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English
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A boy and a talking horse share an adventurous and dangerous journey to Narnia to warn of invading barbarians.
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The Mysterious Affair At Styles is Agatha Christie's first ever published novel and is the first to feature the famously eccentric detective Hercule Poirot, as well as other classic characters including Inspector Japp and Arthur Hastings. The sleuthing team investigates the murder of Emily Inglethorp, a caring woman who opened her home to people resettling after the Giant War. When this mysterious murder strikes Styles, the team must find the assailant...
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Previously published in the print anthology Murder in the Mews: Four Cases of Hercule Poirot. Hercule Poirot attends an auction and gets much more than he bid on: a disputed will, gunshots, and ancient Egyptian spirits. This might be Poirot's strangest case yet.
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Chronicles of Narnia volume 2
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English
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Four English schoolchildren find their way through the back of a wardrobe into the magic land of Narnia and assist its ruler, the golden lion Aslan, to triumph over the White Witch, who has cursed the land with eternal winter.
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Distributed by New Video Group
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[2004]
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English
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When Linnet Doyle steals and marries her best friend's fiance, the best friend gets her revenge by hounding the newlyweds. On a pleasure cruise down the Nile, the widely despised Mrs. Doyle is found murdered. Thank goodness Poirot is along for the ride.
18) The ABC murders
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Acorn Media
Pub. Date
c1999
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English
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Belgium sleuth Hercule Poirot untangles a baffling mystery of a murderer who announces his next victims through a series of letters each addressed to the detective himself.
19) Cruel Train
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BBC Studios
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1996.
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English
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Based on Emile Zola's 'La Bete Humaine', this stylish film noir is set in Britain during the Blitz. Ruben Roberts discovers he owes everything - job and home - to the sexual favours forced upon his wife by her rich and powerful godfather. Assisted by his wife, Ruben murders him on the Brighton Express. A witness has to be silenced.