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The killings at Kingfisher Hill / by Hannah, Sophie,1971-author.; Christie, Agatha,1890-1976,creator.;
Hercule Poirot is travelling by luxury passenger coach from London to the exclusive Kingfisher Hill estate. Richard Devonport has summoned him to prove that his fiancée, Helen, is innocent of the murder of his brother, Frank. There is one strange condition attached to this request: Poirot must conceal his true reason for being there from the rest of the Devonport family. On the coach, a distressed woman leaps up, demanding to disembark. She insists that if she stays in her seat, she will be murdered. A seat-swap is arranged, and the rest of the journey passes without incident. But Poirot has a bad feeling about it, and his fears are later confirmed when a body is discovered in the Devonports' home with a note that refers to "the seat that you shouldn't have sat in." Could this new murder and the peculiar incident on the coach be clues to solving the mystery of who killed Frank Devonport? And can Poirot find the real murderer in time to save an innocent woman from the gallows?
Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; Poirot, Hercule (Fictitious character); Private investigators; Nineteen thirties;
Available copies: 3 / Total copies: 4
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The mystery of three quarters : the new Hercule Poirot mystery / by Hannah, Sophie,1971-author.;
Hercule Poirot returns home after an agreeable luncheon to find an angry woman waiting to berate him outside his front door. Her name is Sylvia Rule, and she demands to know why Poirot has accused her of the murder of Barnabas Pandy, a man she has neither heard of nor ever met. She is furious to be so accused, and deeply shocked. Poirot is equally shocked, because he too has never heard of any Barnabas Pandy, and he certainly did not send the letter in question. He cannot convince Sylvia Rule of his innocence, however, and she marches away in a rage. Shaken, Poirot goes inside, only to find that he has a visitor waiting for him--a man called John McCrodden who also claims to have received a letter from Poirot that morning, accusing him of the murder of Barnabas Pandy ... Poirot wonders how many more letters of this sort have been sent in his name. Who sent them, and why? More importantly, who is Barnabas Pandy, is he dead, and, if so, was he murdered? And can Poirot find out the answers without putting more lives in danger?"--
Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; Poirot, Hercule (Fictitious character); Private investigators; Nineteen thirties;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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The mystery of three quarters [sound recording] : the new Hercule Poirot mystery / by Hannah, Sophie,1971-author.; Rhind-Tutt, Julian,1968-narrator.; Harper Audio (Firm),publisher.;
Read by Julian Rhind-Tutt.Hercule Poirot returns home after an agreeable luncheon to find an angry woman waiting to berate him outside his front door. Her name is Sylvia Rule, and she demands to know why Poirot has accused her of the murder of Barnabas Pandy, a man she has neither heard of nor ever met. She is furious to be so accused, and deeply shocked. Poirot is equally shocked, because he too has never heard of any Barnabas Pandy, and he certainly did not send the letter in question. He cannot convince Sylvia Rule of his innocence, however, and she marches away in a rage. Shaken, Poirot goes inside, only to find that he has a visitor waiting for him--a man called John McCrodden who also claims to have received a letter from Poirot that morning, accusing him of the murder of Barnabas Pandy ... Poirot wonders how many more letters of this sort have been sent in his name. Who sent them, and why? More importantly, who is Barnabas Pandy, is he dead, and, if so, was he murdered? And can Poirot find out the answers without putting more lives in danger?"--
Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; Audiobooks.; Poirot, Hercule (Fictitious character); Private investigators; Nineteen thirties;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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A lesson in secrets / by Winspear, Jacqueline,1955-author.;
Maisie Dobbs' first assignment for the British Secret Service takes her undercover to Cambridge as a professor, and leads to the investigation of a murderous web of activities being conducted by the up-and-coming Nazi party.
Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; Novels.; Dobbs, Maisie (Fictitious character); Murder; Nineteen thirties; Women private investigators;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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I'll Find You. by Coolidge, Martha,film director.; Clemens, Adelaide,actor.; Nielsen, Connie,actor.; Suter, Leo,actor.; Skarsgård, Stellan,actor.; Dorff, Stephen,actor.; Gravitas Ventures (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Adelaide Clemens, Connie Nielsen, Leo Suter, Stellan Skarsgård, Stephen DorffOriginally produced by Gravitas Ventures in 2019.It’s 1930s. Two young lovers, Robert, a Catholic opera singer, and Rachel, a Jewish violin virtuoso, dream of one day performing together at legendary Carnegie Hall. When they’re torn apart by the German invasion of Poland, Robert vows to find Rachel, no matter what.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Feature films.; Motion pictures.; Drama.; Romance.; War films.; Musicals.; Historical films.; World War, 1939-1945.; War.; Poland.; Nineteen thirties.; Musicians.; Germany.;
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The English problem : a novel / by Kamlani, Beena,author.;
"The English Patient meets EM Foster, The English Problem is a stunning debut that looks at the insidiousness of colonialism and one young man's sexual awakening. In 1931 a young man from India arrives in London. Ten years later he will be on a ship bound for India, in a coma, accompanied by a nurse. But that is a decade away For now, in 1931 he is not dressed for the British rain, and shivering, rings the doorbell of the people who have agreed to host him during his stay in this strange land. He finds that his hosts are having a party and warmly welcome him in. He is the only Brown person in the room. It is the first time for what will become an everyday experience"--
Subjects: Historical fiction.; Novels.; Gandhi, Mahatma, 1869-1948; East Indians; Imperialism; Nineteen thirties; Young men;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Rules of civility / by Towles, Amor.;
A chance encounter with a handsome banker in a jazz bar on New Year's Eve 1938 catapults Wall Street secretary Katey Kontent into the upper echelons of New York society, where she befriends a shy multi-millionaire, an Upper East Side ne'er-do-well, and a single-minded widow.
Subjects: Psychological fiction.; Young women; Upper class; Nineteen thirties; Man-woman relationships;
© 2011., Viking,
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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In the shadow of war / by Chinn, Adrienne,author.;
Etta heads to the bright lights of Hollywood whilst Jessie, determined to train as a doctor, is hampered by the men who dominate her profession. On the plains of the Canadian prairies, Celie and her small family stand on the brink of losing everything. As whispers of a new war make their way to each sister, each must face the possibility of the unthinkable happening again.
Subjects: Historical fiction.; Domestic fiction.; Novels.; Families; Interpersonal relations; Man-woman relationships; Nineteen thirties; Sisters; Women physicians;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The second murderer / by Mina, Denise,author.;
When wealthy socialite Chrissie Montgomery, young, naïve, and set to inherit an enormous fortune, goes missing, PI Philip Marlowe and Anne Riordan, head of her own all-female detective agency, search for this woman who does not want to be found, encountering a dead body along the way.
Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; Historical fiction.; Novels.; Marlowe, Philip (Fictitious character); Missing persons; Nineteen thirties; Private investigators; Rich people;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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The Critic. by Tucker, Anand,film director.; Barnes, Ben,actor.; Arterton, Gemma,actor.; McKellen, Ian,actor.; Manville, Lesley,actor.; Strong, Mark,actor.; Garai, Romola,actor.; Greenwich Entertainment (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Ben Barnes, Gemma Arterton, Ian McKellen, Lesley Manville, Mark Strong, Romola GaraiOriginally produced by Greenwich Entertainment in 2023.Academy Award-nominee Ian McKellen stars as a powerful London theater critic who lures a struggling actress into a blackmail scheme with deadly consequences. A suspenseful thriller co-starring Gemma Arterton, Mark Strong, and Lesley Manville.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Feature films.; Motion pictures.; Horror films.; Queer cinema.; Motion pictures, British.; Playwriting.; Historical films.; London (England).; Nineteen thirties.; Detective and mystery films.; Thrillers (Motion pictures).; Motion pictures--Europe.;
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