Christianna Brand

The numerous and incredibly naughty Brown children wreak havoc until the no-nonsense nanny, Nurse Matilda, enters their lives.

Based on the Collected Tales of Nurse Matilda

Nanny McPhee

A. A. Milne

Georgette Heyer

Nicholas Blake

Agatha Christie

This anthology of rare stories of crime and suspense brings together 16 tales by masters of the Golden Age of Detective Fiction for the first time in book form, including a newly discovered Agatha Christie crime story that has not been seen since 1922.

Bodies from the Library: Lost Tales of Mystery and Suspense by Agatha Christie and other Masters of the Golden Age

Inspector Cockrill of Scotland Yard investigates the gruesome murder of Grace Morland, whose body was found behind Squire Stephen Pendrock's mansion

Heads You Lose

Maria Adelaide Namorado Freire

Verde, sinal de perigo

Ngaio Marsh

Edmund Crispin

This annual anthology of rare stories of crime and suspense brings together tales from the Golden Age of Detective Fiction for the first time in book form, including a short novel by Christianna Brand.

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Death of Jezebel

Set in a military hospital during the blitz, this novel is one of Brand's most intricately plotted detection puzzles, executed with her characteristic cleverness and gusto. When a patient dies under the anesthetic and later the presiding nurse is murdered, Inspector Cockrill finds himself with six suspects--three doctors and three nurses--and not a discernible motive among them.

Green for Danger

Investigating a murder in a dress shop, Mr. Chatsworth of Scotland Yard finds himself falling in love with the prime suspect

Death in High Heels

The incorrigible Brown children, who devour nannies, nurse-maids, and governesses, finally meet their match.

The Collected Tales

Nurse Matilda

Christina Hilbourne decides she must tell her fiance about the family curse and her experiences with the ghosts of her ancestors

The Brides of Aberdar

«Los cuentos que tenemos aquí deberían colocarse en la estantería al lado de Mary Poppins y La señora Doubtfire». The Washington Post Por primera vez en castellano, este volumen reúne los tres relatos que cuentan las travesuras de los hermanos Brown. Incansables e ingeniosos, encuentran siempre nuevas formas de romper las normas, hasta que entra en escena Matilda, una niñera que es distinta a todas las demás y posee una magia muy especial... Sucederán entonces cosas tan disparatadas que superarán la imaginación de los pequeños al tiempo que les revelarán un mundo que cambiará sus vidas para siempre. Publicadas originalmente en Inglaterra entre 1960 y 1970, las historias de esta peculiar protagonista son ya consideradas clásicos de la literatura infantil; han sido llevadas a la gran pantalla en más de una ocasión, y han asombrado y cautivado a lectores de todas las edades.

Matilda. La niñera mágica

"Mystery stories have been around for centuries - there are whodunits, whydunits and howdunits, including locked-room puzzles, detective stories without detectives, and crimes with a limited choice of suspects. Countless volumes of such stories have been published, but some are still impossible to find: stories that appeared in a newspaper, magazine or an anthology that has long been out of print; ephemeral works such as plays not aired, staged or screened for decades; and unpublished stories that were absorbed into an author's archive when they died . . ."--

Cat & Mouse

The Single Pilgrim

Death in high heels

Edward Ardizzone

'Nurse Matilda', 'Nurse Matilda goes to town' and 'Nurse Matilda goes to hospital' brought together in a complete set. This collection of stories hosts scenes of the most unimaginable and relentless bouts of mischief as the Brown children turn their minds to breaking all the rules. But when the no-nonsense nanny Nurse Matilda arrives with her very special kind of magic, things start to happen beyond everyone’s wildest expectations.

Nurse Matilda Box Set

Eighteen short stories—chilling, lovely, and sad—from a modern master of the form For days she has been terrified that the phone will ring. Whenever she picks it up, the voice is there—breathing, cursing at her, terrifying her with words alone. Tonight, though, it isn’t the phone that rings, but the doorbell. A man has come to inquire about buying her dresser, but as soon as he opens his mouth, she knows he is the man who has been tormenting her—and they are all alone in the house. Though best known for intricately plotted mysteries starring the brilliant Inspector Cockrill, Christianna Brand was equally adept at crafting short fiction. These eighteen tales run the gamut of genre and mood. There are stories of travel, crime, and desire—and even a depiction of the birth of an infamous historical figure. Throughout, Brand’s talent illuminates the darkness that lies coiled within daily life.

Christianna Brand

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