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إن أجاثا كريستي، التي تُعدّ بحق أفضل روائية كتبت عن الجرائم، وصلت إلى مستوى لا تتعداه إلاّ فيما ندر، وذلك على حد وصف أحد النقاد، لكن عاماً بعد عام وكتاباً بعد الآخر، تزداد عبقريتها وتتطور قدراتها كروائية ويصبح ذكاؤها أكثر إتقاداً. وبهذه القصة التي تُعدّ من روائع القصص البوليسية التي كتبتها أجاثا كريستي، نجد أجاثا تضع بصمتها في تاريخ القصص البوليسية. إن فكرة القصص لا تقل روعة عن طريقة حبكها، فالقاتل في هذه القصة شخص مهووس يرتكب جرائمه وفق الترتيب الأبجدي لأسماء ضحاياه، حيث يبدأ بالحرف "إيه"…

القائمة القصيرة لجائزة نجيب محفوظ للأدب 2021 «فسدت شهيتي أنا الذي كنت أرى في الطعام ما بعد الطعام. لا يوجد ما هو أشهى من طعام استقر لفترة داخل فخارة في النار، تمامًا كالتجارب التي تسوي جاذبية الواحد على مهل. الفاكهة التي أعود بها من السوق لا ضامن لها، وهي غدَّارة مثل اختيارات الواحد العاطفية. الخبز يقول إنه لا بد من شريك. يكبر الواحد فيهرب من أهله، مثلما يسقط اللحم الناضج عن عظم مفصل الفخذ الذي لولاه ما تشكَّل وتماسك. الطريقة التي يظل الفطاطري يفرد بها عجينته ويلمها هي نفسها الطريقة التي…

Ava is an Allosaurus with a very sore tooth and it's making her feel grumpy. She doesn't want to play with her friends, but each of them want to try and help Ava get rid of her toothache - will any of their ideas work? This fantastic story features stunning artwork from Steve Brown and is a terrific read for any little dinosaur fan.

Being a tiger is great fun at first – tigers can do ANYTHING they want! But who wants to play with a growling, roaring, noisy, wild tiger who won''t share or play nicely? Ravi is about to discover something very important about expressing his feelings and making amends.

Watson, Do you think you could bring your friend, Mr Sherlock Holmes, down to see me? My position at the Foreign Office seemed safe until this horrible disaster. I fear my career is ruined! War becomes a real possibility after a top-secret document is stolen from the Foreign Office. But why has the thief waited ten weeks to sell the treaty? Holmes and Watson are plunged into a world of international diplomacy only to find that danger can come from unexpected quarters. About The Sherlock…

The Red-Headed League is looking for a new member to assist with minor tasks. The salary for this position will be four pounds a week. All red-headed men in good health and over the age of twenty-one will be considered.

Keen to help his friend recover from a particularly stressful case, Watson arranges for them to visit a friend in the country. But after a robbery baffles the local police, Holmes is drawn into a web of lies, blackmail and murder. It's up to him to identify the villains if he survives the case, that is ...

A simplification of Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes, perfect for young fans of mystery books. A great introduction to classics for children aged 7+.

About Sweet Cherry Easy Classics: From Shakespeare to Austen, Sweet Cherry Easy Classics adapts classic literature into stories for children, introducing these timeless tales to a new generation. All titles in the series are leveled for classroom use, including GRLs. The books target early readers ages 6-8, including early school-age children looking for exciting stories, as well as reluctant readers. Popular books in the series include Pride and Prejudice, A Christmas Carol and Othello.

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