When Miss Marple is invited to the manor house of an old friend, it is not long before a puzzling murder puts her mind to work
A former deputy and a strong willed widow are determined to stop a ruthless town boss
A humble orphan boy in 1810s Kent is given the opportunity to go to London and become a gentleman, with the help of an unknown benefactor
A millionaire, who drove his wife to commit suicide, starts believing that he is being haunted by her spirit
Ambulance driver Frank Jessup is ensnared in the schemes of the sensuous but dangerous Diane Tremayne
A fast talking traveling salesman with a charming, loquacious manner convinces a sincere evangelist that he can be an effective preacher for her cause
In early 1900s England, a maid tries to blackmail her master into romancing her when she discovers that he murdered his wife
A New England sea captain in the 1880s arrives at his fiancees sprawling Texas ranch, where he becomes embroiled in a feud between two families over a valuable patch of land
Victor and Hilary have guided tours in their English mansion A US oil tycoon bumps into Hilary during a tour and charms his way into her heart Meanwhile, Hattie pursues Victor
Mary Follet, a wife and mother in 1915 Tennessee, copes with the loss of her husband and the necessity of raising their children alone
Story of a Christian in ancient Rome who befriends a lion
In ancient Egypt, a poor orphan becomes a genial physician and is eventually appointed at the Pharaohs court where he witnesses palace intrigues and learns dangerous royal secrets
The rise and fall of Napoleon Bonaparte, Emperor of France
A middle aged woman walks out on her husband and family in an desperate attempt to find herself
During WWII, unmarried New Zealand women meet and marry American soldiers who are fighting in the Pacific theater
In post WW2 Britain, a young woman marries an old flame but after he disappears, and is later declared dead, she re marries, only to be blackmailed by the supposedly dead first husband who suddenly re appears in he
In New York, a gambler is challenged to take a cold female missionary to Havana, but they fall for each other, and the bet has a hidden motive to finance a crap game
An affluent, middle aged housewife in a failing marriage is romantically pursued by a young man while running errands in London
In the Roman province of Judea during the 1st century, Roman tribune Marcellus Gallio is ordered to crucify Jesus of Nazareth but is tormented by his guilty conscience afterwards
The slave Spartacus survives brutal training as a gladiator and leads a violent revolt against the decadent Roman Republic, as the ambitious Crassus seeks to gain power by crushing the uprising
In this sequel to Room at the Top 1958, Joe Lampton Laurence Harvey thinks he has really made it by marrying the bosss daughter in his northern mill town But he finds he is being sidelined at work and his private l
A school teacher takes a secretarial job in a nightclub The two club owners quibble about a lot, including her Unfortunately, she develops an interest for the partner who disapproves of her employment at the club
After crashing their small plane in the wilderness, a sheriff deputy and his prisoner take shelter at an isolated farm