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1) N or M?
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
Description
"It is World War II, and while the RAF struggles to keep the Luftwaffe at bay, Britain faces an even more sinister threat from 'the enemy within'--Nazis posing as ordinary citizens. With pressure mounting, the intelligence service appoints two unlikely spies, Tommy and Tuppence Beresford. Their mission: to seek out a man and a woman from among the colorful guests at Sans Souci, a seaside hotel. But this assignment is no stroll along the promenade--N...
Author
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 12
Lexile measure
680L
Language
English
Description
"Tommy and Tuppence are young, in love...and flat broke. Restless for excitement, they decide to embark on a daring business scheme: Young Adventurers Ltd. --'willing to do anything, go anywhere.' But they get more than they bargained for when their first assignment for the sinister Mr Whittington draws them into a diabolical conspiracy. It isn't long before they find themselves plunged into more danger than they ever could have imagined--a danger...
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English
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Tommy and Tuppence Beresford return in Agatha Christie's classic Postern of Fate, to investigate a deadly poisoning sixty years after the fact. Tommy and Tuppence Beresford have just become the proud owners of an old house in an English village. Along with the property, they have inherited some worthless bric-a-brac, including a collection of antique books. While rustling through a copy of The Black Arrow, Tuppence comes upon a series of apparently...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 7.2 - AR Pts: 11
Lexile measure
750L
Language
English
Description
When Tommy and Tuppence visit an elderly aunt in her gothic nursing home, they think nothing of her mistrust of the doctors; after all, Ada is a very difficult old lady. But when Mrs. Lockett mentions a poisoned mushroom stew and Mrs. Lancaster talks about "something behind the fireplace," Tommy and Tuppence find themselves caught up in a spine-chilling adventure that could spell death for either of them.
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.3 - AR Pts: 11
Lexile measure
690L
Language
English
Description
The late Richard Abernethie's solicitor, Mr. Entwhistle, turns to Hercule Poirot after Richard's sister Cora is killed with a hatchet the day after suggesting to other family members that her wealthy brother's death may not have been natural. The bodies seem to be piling up at Enderby Hall as her companion is sent a sliver of wedding cake steeped in arsenic. A mystery complete with genealogical tree, a dubious will, and a family full of potential...
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Jane Marple murder mysteries volume 15
Jane Marple murder mystery volume 15
Miss Marple mystery volume 15
Agatha Christie collection
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Jane Marple murder mystery volume 15
Miss Marple mystery volume 15
Agatha Christie collection
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Lexile measure
700L
Language
English
Description
An old-fashioned London hotel is not quite as reputable as it makes out to be. When Miss Marple comes up from the country for a holiday in London, she finds what she's looking for at Bertram's Hotel: traditional decor, impeccable service, and an unmistakable atmosphere of danger behind the highly polished veneer. Yet, not even Miss Marple can foresee the violent chain of events set in motion when an eccentric guest makes his way to the airport on...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 10
Language
English
Description
Tommy and Tuppence Beresford are restless for adventure, so when they are asked to take over Blunt's International Detective Agency, they leap at the chance. Their first case is a success—the triumphant recovery of a pink pearl. Other cases soon follow—a stabbing on Sunningdale golf course; cryptic messages in the personal columns of newspapers; and even a box of poisoned chocolates. But can they live up to their slogan of "Any case solved in...
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Jane Marple murder mysteries volume 7
Miss Marple mystery volume 04
Miss Marple mystery volume 07
Agatha Christie mystery collection
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Miss Marple mystery volume 04
Miss Marple mystery volume 07
Agatha Christie mystery collection
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Lexile measure
740L
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English
Description
The villagers of Chipping Cleghorn are agog with curiosity when the Gazette advertises “A murder is announced and will take place on Friday, October 29th, at Little Paddocks at 6.30 p.m.” A childish practical joke? Or a spiteful hoax? Unable to resist the mysterious invitation, the locals arrive at Little Paddocks at the appointed time when, without warning, the lights go out and a gun is fired. When they come back on, a gruesome scene is revealed....
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Jane Marple murder mysteries volume 5
Miss Marple mystery volume 03
Miss Marple mystery volume 05
Collins Agatha Christie ELT Readers
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Miss Marple mystery volume 03
Miss Marple mystery volume 05
Collins Agatha Christie ELT Readers
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 8
Lexile measure
740L
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English
Description
Lymstock is a town with more than its share of shameful secrets- a town where even a sudden outbreak of anonymous hate mail causes only a minor stir. But all that changes when one of the recipients, Mrs. Symmington, commits suicide. Her final note says "I can't go on," but Miss Marple questions the coroner's verdict of suicide. Soon nobody is sure of anyone- as secrets stop being shameful and start becoming deadly.--From back cover.
10) Sleeping murder
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Jane Marple murder mysteries volume 17
Miss Marple mystery volume 13
Miss Marple mystery volume 17
Agatha Christie mystery collection
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Miss Marple mystery volume 13
Miss Marple mystery volume 17
Agatha Christie mystery collection
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Lexile measure
720L
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English
Description
Originally published the year of Agatha Christie's death, Sleeping Murder is a novel as legendary as its lead character and its creator...A novel that adheres to the classic mystery formula, and transcends it... A novel that is a must for every mystery reader, marking the final bow of Christie's beloved sleuth, Miss Jane Marple. Now Sleeping Murder is back in a special trade edition, sure to delight old and new fans alike....
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 10
Lexile measure
690L
Language
English
Description
Miss Marple encounters a compelling murder mystery in the sleepy little village of St. Mary Mead, where under the seemingly peaceful exterior of an English country village lurks intrigue, guilt, deception and death. Colonel Protheroe, local magistrate and overbearing land-owner is the most detested man in the village. Everyone--even in the vicar--wishes he were dead. And very soon he is--shot in the head in the vicar's own study. Faced with a surfeit...
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English
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Beautiful young Elinor Carlisle stood serenely in the dock, accused of the murder of Mary Gerrard, her rival in love. The evidence was damning: only Elinor had the motive, the opportunity and the means to administer the fatal poison. Yet, inside the hostile courtroom, only one man still presumed Elinor was innocent until proven guilty: Hercule Poirot was all that stood between Elinor and the gallows.
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 9
Lexile measure
690L
Language
English
Description
Sing a song of sixpence a pocket full of rye,Four and twenty blackbirds baked in a pie,When the pie was opened the birds began to sing,Oh wasn't that a dainty dish to set before the king?Rex Fortesque was not so fortunate. He wasn't presented with a pie--he was murdered! The only clue is the rye found in his trousers pocket. When two more murders ensue only Jane Marple is able to see a pattern: a childhood rhyme with a link to the victims' past. Murder...
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Jane Marple murder mysteries volume 14
Miss Marple mystery volume 14
Jane Marple murder mystery volume 14
Miss Marple mystery volume 10
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Miss Marple mystery volume 14
Jane Marple murder mystery volume 14
Miss Marple mystery volume 10
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 8
Lexile measure
700L
Language
English
Description
Miss Marple, enjoying a well-earned rest on the Caribbean Island of St. Honore, far from her busy life in the village of St. Mary Mead, meets Major Palgrave. He tells her the strange story of a suspected double murderer. Just as Major Palgrave is about to show the murderer's picture to her, he looks over her shoulder, appears startled, and changes the subject. The next morning, a servant finds him dead in his room. As rumors begin to circulate, Miss...
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 8
Lexile measure
710L
Language
English
Description
On a quiet morning in St. Mary Mead, a maid wakes Colonel Bantry and his wife to inform them that a young woman is dead in their library. The victim is dressed in a tawdry dress, with dyed hair and heavy make-up. Mrs. Bantry knows that as long as the murder remains unsolved her husband will be the target of suspicion and gossip, so she asks Miss Marple for help. The victim is 18-year-old Ruby Keene, a dancer at the Majestic Hotel, whose body is identified...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 9
Lexile measure
630L
Language
English
Description
"Mr. Shaitana is famous as a flamboyant party host. Nevertheless, he is a man of whom everybody is a little afraid. So when he boasts to Hercule Poirot that he considers murder an art form, the detective has some reservations about accepting a party invitation to view Shaitana's "private collection." Indeed, what begins as an absorbing evening of bridge is to turn into a more dangerous game altogether."--Back cover
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 11
Lexile measure
710L
Language
English
Description
Late one night, two teachers investigate a mysterious flashing light in the sports pavilion while the rest of the school sleeps. There, among the lacrosse sticks, they stumble upon the body of an unpopular games mistress shot through the heart point-blank. The school is thrown into chaos when the cat strikes again. Unfortunately, schoolgirl Julia Upjohn knows too much. In particular, she knows that without Hercule Poirots help, she will be the next...
18) Nemesis
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Lexile measure
810L
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English
Description
"Miss Marple receives a letter from a dead man instructing her how to conduct an investigation into a puzzlingly unspecific crime. In utter disbelief, Miss Marple reads the letter addressed to her from the recently deceased Mr. Rafiel--an acquaintance she had met briefly on her travels. He had left instructions for her to investigate a crime after his death. The only problem was, he had failed to tell her who was involved or where and when the crime...
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English
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A far-from-warm welcome greets Hercule Poirot as he arrives for lunch at Lucy Angkatell's country house. A man lies dying by the swimming pool, his blood dripping into the water. His wife stands over him, holding a revolver. As Poirot investigates, he begins to realize that beneath the respectable surface lies a tangle of family secrets and everyone becomes a suspect. This title was previously published as Murder After Hours.
20) DEAD MAN'S FOLLY
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Series
Lexile measure
750L
Language
English
Description
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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