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Cards on the table : a Hercule Poirot mystery

"A flamboyant party host is murdered in full view of a roomful of bridge players! Mr Shaitana was famous as a flamboyant party host. Nevertheless, he was a man of whom everybody was a little afraid. So, when he boasted to Poirot that he considered murder an art form, the detective had some reservations about accepting a party invitation to view Shaitana's private collection. Indeed, what began as an absorbing evening of bridge was to turn into a more dangerous game altogether!"--PRODUCT DESCRIPTION.

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  • "Zanaves"
  • "Cards on the table"
  • "Cards on the table"@pl
  • "Priliv"

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  • ""A flamboyant party host is murdered in full view of a roomful of bridge players! Mr Shaitana was famous as a flamboyant party host. Nevertheless, he was a man of whom everybody was a little afraid. So, when he boasted to Poirot that he considered murder an art form, the detective had some reservations about accepting a party invitation to view Shaitana's private collection. Indeed, what began as an absorbing evening of bridge was to turn into a more dangerous game altogether!"--PRODUCT DESCRIPTION."@en
  • "An enjoyable evening of bridge turns into a murder investigation when the flamboyant host Mr. Shaitana is found dead. Can the four invited investigators Hercule Poirot, Superintendent Battle, Colonel Race and Ariadne Oliver discover which of the other four guests is the killer? Investigations reveal all four had an opportunity--and something to hide."@en
  • "Four sleuths, including Poirot, are invited to play bridge with four specially invited guests, each of whom had gotten away with murder. The host of the party is dead before the the game is barely started."@en
  • "Mr. Shaitana was famous as a flamboyant party host, but he was a man of whome everybody was a little afraid. So, when he boasted to Hercule Poirot that he considered murder and art form, the detective had some reservations about accepting a party invitation to view Shaitana's private collection. Indeed, what began as an absorbing evening of bridge was to turn into a more dangerous game altogether ..."
  • "El seǫr Shaitana es famoso como anfitrin̤ de sus fiestas. Sin embargo, se trata de un hombre del que todos desconfa̕n. As,̕ cuando expone a Poirot su teora̕ sobre el asesinato como forma de arte, el detective tiene sus reservas sobre aceptar la invitacin̤ para ver la coleccin̤ privada de Shaitana. Convocado con otros tres criminl̤ogos y cuatro supuestos asesinos, inician tras la cena una partida de bridge. Pero al final de la partida descubren que el anfitrin̤ ha sido asesinado por uno de sus invitados. Si bien el nm︢ero de sospechosos es limitado (sl̤o cuatro) y una de las pistas es entender y analizar el registro del desarrollo del juego de naipes, para determinar el momento que fue asesinado y obviamente al asesino, el desrrollo de la historia es conducida magistralmente llevando a falsas pistas y sorprendiendo en el final."
  • "An unusual invitation to dinner and an evening of bridge turns into a murder investigation for Hercule Poirot. His host, the eccentric Mr. Shaitana, also invited three other detectives and four people he greatly admires. When their host is found dead, the crime experts turn to the other guests to find the culprit. After all, Mr. Shaitana admired them because he believed each of them had already gotten away with murder. Considered the best of Christie's closed-door mysteries, Cards on the Table offers Poirot an intriguing cast of suspects on which to exercise his little grey cells."@en
  • "An unusual invitation to dinner and an evening of bridge turns into a murder investigation for Hercule Poirot. His host, the eccentric Mr. Shaitana, also invited three other detectives and four people he greatly admires. When their host is found dead, the crime experts turn to the other guests to find the culprit. After all, Mr. Shaitana admired them because he believed each of them had already gotten away with murder."
  • "Hercule Poirot, along with three other top detectives, is invited to a bridge party where they are challenged to spot four murderers."
  • "Hercule Poirot, along with three other top detectives, is invited to a bridge party where they are challenged to spot four murderers."@en
  • "A dinner party in which every invited guest was a murderer keeps Detective Poirot alert."
  • "A dinner party in which every invited guest was a murderer keeps Detective Poirot alert."@en
  • "It was the match-up of the century: four sleuths - Superintendent Battle of Scotland Yard; Mrs. Ariadne Oliver, famed writer of detective stories; Colonel Race of His Majesty's Secret Service; and the incomparable Hercule Poirot - invited to play bridge with four specially invited guests, each of whom has gotten away with murder! For the host, the mysterious Mr. Shaitana, it was to be a clever entertainment. But before the first rubber was completed, the host himself was dead ..."@en
  • "It was the match-up of the century: four sleuths - Superintendent Battle of Scotland Yard; Mrs. Ariadne Oliver, famed writer of detective stories; Colonel Race of His Majesty's Secret Service; and the incomparable Hercule Poirot - invited to play bridge with four specially invited guests, each of whom has gotten away with murder! For the host, the mysterious Mr. Shaitana, it was to be a clever entertainment. But before the first rubber was completed, the host himself was dead ..."
  • ""In the matchup of the century, four sleuths--including mystery writer Ariadne Oliver and the incomparable Hercule Poirot--have been invited to play bridge with four cunning criminals, each of whom had gotten away with murder. For the host, it is irresistible entertainment--until his own murder becomes part of the game."--Back cover.""@en
  • "Murder is an art form, boasts the flamboyant Mr Shaitana, not just a boring science for the little grey cells. So Hercule Poirot has some reservations about accepting his invitation to a lavish party for four eminent criminologists and four criminals! And his reticence proves to be well judged when an after dinner game of bridge turns into something decidedly nastier then just art..."
  • "Mr Shaitana boasted to Poirot that he considered murder an art form - So that when he was invited to a party at Shaitana's house, Poirot accepted with some reservations."
  • "A flamboyant party host is murdered in full view of a roomful of bridge players...When the flamboyant socialite Mr Shaitana boasts to Poirot that murder is an art form rather than a serious science for the little grey cells, the detective has some reservations about accepting his invitation to a party. And his reticence proves to be well-judged when an after-dinner game of bridge turns into something decidedly nastier than mere art."@en
  • "Cards on the table murder investigation."
  • "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 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 ..."
  • "A game of bridge in which all four players were successful murderers ... a corpse that sat by the fireplace while the game went on ... a score card that might contain the only clue to a cunning killer ... And Hercule Poirot was forced to put his reputation on the line in the most bizarre case of his career, an incredible battle of wits with a master of evil, out to make a grand slam of death. - Back cover."@en
  • "When the host is found dead at a card game, four investigators - including Poirot himself - look for clues as they set out to discover which guest is the killer."@en
  • "Four sleuths invited to play bridge with four specially invited guests, each of whom had gotten away with murder."@en
  • "Als tijdens een spelletje bridge iemand doodgestoken is, probeert Poirot de zaak op te lossen door aan de hand van het bridgespel de karaktereigenschappen van de potentiële daders te bestuderen."
  • "It was the matchup of the century; four sleuths- Superintendent Battle of Scotyard; Mrs. Ariadne Oliver, famed writer of detective stories; Colonel Race, of His Magesty's Secret Service; and the incomparable Hercule Poirot - invited to play bridge with four specially invited guests, each of whom had gotten away with murder."@en
  • "It was the match-up of the century. Four sleuths-- Superintendent Battle of Scotland Yard, mystery writer Ariadne Oliver, Colonel Race of His Majesty's Secret Service, and the incomparable Hercule Poirot-- invited to play bridge with four specifically invited rivals, each of whom had once gotten away with murder. For the host it was irresistible entertainment-- until his own murder became part of the game. Now it's up to Poirot to play his hand and decipher one of Agatha Christie's most ingeniously plotted puzzles."@en
  • "Quatre éminents criminologues et quatre criminels sont réunis autour d'une table. Au cours de la soirée, on retrouve le cadavre du maître de maison. Le détective Hercule Poirot est chargé de résoudre cette nouvelle énigme."
  • ""Mr. Shaitana is a strange and wealthy collector of snuff boxes and other objets d'art. One evening he invites two specialists, Superintendent Battle of Scotland Yard and crime novelist Ariadne Oliver, to a dinner party to view his special collection: four people who have committed murder and gotten away with it. As they play bridge after dinner, Shaitana is daringly murdered by someone at the party. Battle sets out to solve the crime aided, of course, by the eager Mrs. Oliver who begins with psychological deductions from the bridge score cards. After many red herrings, skeletons in the cupboard and two more deaths, Battle lays his cards on the table."--Page 4 of cover."

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  • "Electronic books"@en
  • "Electronic books"
  • "Mystery"
  • "Romans (teksten)"
  • "Large type books"
  • "Large type books"@en
  • "History"@en
  • "Drama"
  • "Translations"
  • "Detective and mystery fiction"
  • "Detective and mystery comic books, strips, etc"@en
  • "Tekstuitgave"
  • "Detective and mystery stories"
  • "Detective and mystery stories"@en
  • "Powieść angielska"@pl
  • "Mystery fiction"
  • "Mystery fiction"@en
  • "Fiction"
  • "Fiction"@en
  • "Powieść kryminalna angielska"@pl
  • "Mystery and detective fiction"@en
  • "Ausgabe"

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  • "Cartas sobre la mesa / A. Soler Crespo"
  • "Drama v trekh aktakh : [detektivnye romany]"
  • "Cards on the table Hercule Poirot investigates"
  • "Nyílt kártyákkal"@hu
  • "Cards on the table : a Hercule Poirot mystery"@en
  • "Cards on the table : a Hercule Poirot mystery"
  • "Cartes sur table : (Cards on the table). Traduit de l'anglais par Louis Postif"
  • "Cards on the table : Hercule Poirot mystery"
  • "Quân bài ngưa : tiêu thuyêt trinh thám"
  • "Nyilt Kartyakkal"
  • "Cartes sur table = Cards on the table"
  • "Mit offenen Karten einzig berecht. Übers. aus d. Engl"
  • "Cartes sur table [|Cards on the table]"
  • "Cartes sur table = (Cards on the table)"
  • "Kortene på bordet : (Overs. af "Cards on the table" ved Ellen Duurloo)"@da
  • "Korten pa bordet"
  • "Cards on the table A Hercule Poirot novel"@en
  • "Korten på bordet : [detektivroman]"@sv
  • "Cartas sobre la mesa"
  • "Cartas sobre la mesa"@es
  • "Cartes sur table ; La troisième fille"
  • "Mit offenen Karten Kriminalroman"
  • "Cartes sur tables (Cards on the table) : traduit de l'anglais par Louis Postif"
  • "Korten på bordet"@sv
  • "Korten på bordet"
  • "Nemoĭ svidetelʹ : detektivnye romany"
  • "Las cartas sobre la mesa"
  • "Karty na stół : (morderstwo przy bridżu)"@pl
  • "Cards on the Table: A Hercule Poirot Mystery"@en
  • "Quân bài ngửa : tiẻ̂u thuyé̂t trinh thám"
  • "Nyílt kártyákkal : bünügyi regény"
  • "Cards on the table : Agatha Christie"
  • "Bolʹshai︠a︡ chetverka : detektivnye romany"
  • "Rozhdestvo Ėrki︠u︡li︠a︡ Puaro ; [detektivnye romany]"
  • "Mit Offenen Karten"
  • "Mit offenen Karten [ein Hercule-Poirot-Krimi]"
  • "Mit offenen Karten : Kriminalroman"
  • "Karty na stól"
  • "Nyilt kártyákkal : bűnügyi regény"@hu
  • "Mit offenen Karten [einzig berecht. Übertr. aus d. Engl.]"
  • "Mit offenen Karten ;Der Mann in braunen Anzug ;us dem Englischen von Margret Haas"
  • "Cartes sur table / La troisieme fille"
  • "Mit offenen Karten Kriminalroman ; [einzig autoris. Übertr. aus d. Engl.]"
  • "Cartes damunt la taula"
  • "Cartes sur table"
  • "Cards on the table : a Hercule Poirot novel"@en
  • "Cards on the table : a Hercule Poirot novel"
  • "Karty na stół"
  • "Karty na stół"@pl
  • "Mit offenen Karten"
  • "Cartes sobre la taula"@ca
  • "Cartes sobre la taula"
  • "Chasy : romany"
  • "Cards On the Table"
  • "Mit offenen Karten Kriminalroman ; [Einzig autor. Übertr. aus d. Engl.]"
  • "Vstrecha so smertʹi︠u︡ : romany"
  • "Cards on the table : [an Hercule Poirot novel]"@en
  • "Ubiĭstvo v Vostochnom Ėkspresse ; Priliv ; Zanaves"
  • "Cartes sur table : ('Cards on the table'), traduit de l'anglais par Louis Postif"
  • "Karty na stol : [detektivnye romany, rasskazy]"
  • "Kortit pöydällä"@fi
  • "Karty na stol"
  • "Cards on the table : a hercule poirot novel"
  • "Tainstvennoe proisshestvie v Staĭlz : [detektivnye romany]"
  • "Cards on the Table"@en
  • "Cards on the Table"
  • "Cards on the table : an Hercule Poirot murder mystery"@en
  • "Karte na stol"@hr
  • "Karte na stol"
  • "Quan bai ngua"
  • "Cards on the table / Agatha Christie"
  • "Cards on the table"@en
  • "Cards on the table"
  • "Cards on the table : a Poirot mystery"
  • "Kortene på bordet"@da
  • "Kortit pöydällä, 13. tark. p"@fi
  • "Mit offenen Karten : Roman"
  • "Mit offenen Karten [einzig berechtigte Übertr. aus d. Engl.]"
  • "Poirot speelt bridge"
  • "Rozhdestvo Ėrki︠u︡li︠a︡ Puaro : detektivnye romany"

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