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Hercule Poirot shows off his brilliant deductive powers in this official edition of the classic Agatha Christie short-story collection, featuring exclusive content from the Queen of Mystery.“Agatha Christie’s indelibly etched characters have entertained millions across the years and a love of her work has brought together generations of readers—a singular achievement for any author and an inspiration to writers across the literary landscape.”—Jacqueline Winspear, New York Times bestselling author of the Maisie Dobbs novelsFirst there was the mystery of the film star and the diamond… then came the “suicide” that was murder… the mystery of the absurdly cheap flat… a suspicious death in a locked gun room… a million dollar bond robbery… the curse of a pharaoh’s tomb… a jewel robbery by the sea… the abduction of a prime minister… the disappearance of a banker… a phone call from a dying man… and, finally, the mystery of the missing will.What links these fascinating cases? Only the brilliant deductive powers of Hercule Poirot!This intriguing collection of short stories from the one-and-only Agatha Christie will delight both old and new fans alike.Outsold only by the Bible and Shakespeare, Agatha Christie is the best-selling novelist of all time. She is best known for her 66 detective novels and 14 short story collections, as well as the world’s longest-running play – The Mousetrap.

Poirot Investigates is a short story collection written by Agatha Christie and first published in the UK by The Bodley Head in March 1924. In the eleven stories, famed eccentric detective Hercule Poirot solves a variety of mysteries involving greed, jealousy, and revenge. The American version of this book, published by Dodd, Mead and Company in 1925, featured a further three stories. The UK first edition featured an illustration of Poirot on the dust jacket by W. Smithson Broadhead, reprinted from the 21 March 1923 issue of The Sketch magazine.Poirot receives a visit from Miss Mary Marvell, the famous American film star on her visit to London. She has received three letters, handed to her by a Chinese man, which warn her to return her fabulous diamond jewel, the "Western Star", to where it came from - the left eye of an idol - before the next full moon. Her husband, Gregory Rolf, who bought it from a Chinese man in San Francisco, gave Mary the jewel three years ago. The pair are going to stay at Yardly Chase, the home of Lord and Lady Yardly when the moon is next full to discuss the making of a film there and Mary is determined to go with her diamond. Both Poirot and Hastings remember society gossip from three years back that linked Rolf and Lady Yardly. The Yardlys also own an identical diamond that came from the right eye of the idol - the Star of the East.After Mary has gone Poirot goes out and Hastings receives a visit from Lady Yardly, who was advised to visit Poirot by her friend Mary Cavendish. Hastings deduces that she too has received warning letters. Her husband plans to sell their jewel as he is in debt. When Poirot learns this he arranges to visit Yardly Chase and is there when the lights go out and Lady Yardly is attacked by a Chinese man and her jewel stolen. The next day, Mary's jewel is stolen from her London hotel. Poirot makes his investigations and returns the Yardly's jewel to them.Poirot tells Hastings that there never were two jewels or any Chinese man - it was all an invention by Rolf. Three years before in the United States he had an affair with Lady Yardly and blackmailed her into giving him the diamond which he then gave to his wife as a wedding present. Lady Yardly's was a paste copy that would have been discovered when her husband sold it. She was starting to fight back against her blackmailer and Rolf arranged the deception against his wife that Lady Yardly copied when Hastings told her of the threats. Poirot's threats manage to persuade Rolf to give the real diamond back and leave the Yardlys in peace.

Poirot Investigates is a famous short story collection written by Agatha Christie and first published in the UK in 1924.This Edition is the unabridged Original Edition from 1924.Eccentric detective Hercule Poirot solves a variety of mysteries involving greed, jealousy, and revenge.Once Hercule Poirot starts investigating a mystery we know that the cleverest crook will have met his match: it’s the grey cells that count!This Original Edition from 1924 includes these eleven mysterious cases which the little Belgian detective solves:The Adventure of the Western StarThe Tragedy at Marsdon ManorThe Adventure of the Cheap FlatThe Mystery of Hunter's LodgeThe Million Dollar Bond RobberyThe Adventure of the Egyptian TombThe Jewel Robbery at the Grand MetropolitanThe Kidnapped Prime MinisterThe Disappearance of Mr DavenheimThe Adventure of the Italian NoblemanThe Case of the Missing Will

Poirot Investigates is a short story collection written by Agatha Christie in March 1924. In the eleven stories, famed eccentric detective Hercule Poirot solves a variety of mysteries involving greed, jealousy, and revenge.Later three more stories got added. The Stories included are; "The Adventure of Western Star","The Tragedy at Marsdon Manor","The Adventure of the Cheal Flat","The Mystery of Hunter's Lodge","A Million Dollar Bond Robbery","The Adventure of the Egyptian Tomb","The Jewel Robbery at the Grand Metropolitan","The Kidnapped Prime Minister","The Disappearance of Mr Davenheim","The Adventure of the Italian Nobleman","The Case of Missing Will","The Veiled Lady","The Lost Mine" and "The Chocolate Box".

Poirot Investigates is a 1924 short story collection by the famed English mystery novelist Agatha Christie. The collection contains eleven stories all starring Christie’s most famous creation, the detective Hercule Poirot.“The Adventure of the Western Star” concerns an American film star named Miss Mary Marvell who receives a threatening letter demanding that she return her most prized diamond jewel to the eye of an idol where it was found. “The Tragedy at Marsdon Manor” is about an insurance agent who asks Poirot to investigate a man who dies of an internal hemorrhage just weeks after signing up for a hefty life insurance policy. “The Adventure of the Cheap Flat” concerns a rather trivial matter that escalates into a tale of murder and intrigue. Poirot becomes interested in the mystery of how some colleagues of his were able to obtain a much desired flat in a fancy part of town so cheaply.

First there was the mystery of the film star and the diamond… then came the ‘suicide’ that was murder… the mystery of the absurdly cheap flat… a suspicious death in a locked gun-room… a million dollar bond robbery… the curse of a pharaoh’s tomb… a jewel robbery by the sea… the abduction of a Prime Minister… the disappearance of a banker… a phone call from a dying man… and, finally, the mystery of the missing will.What links these fascinating cases? Only the brilliant deductive powers of Hercule Poirot!

Poirot Investigates by Agatha ChristieThe very first collection of superb short stories featuring Hercule Poirot and Captain Hastings…First, there was the mystery of the film star and the diamond… then came the ‘suicide’ that was murder… the mystery of the absurdly cheap flat… suspicious death in a locked gun-room… a million-dollar bond robbery… the curse of a pharaoh’s tomb… a jewel robbery by the sea… the abduction of a Prime Minister… the disappearance of a banker… a phone call from a dying man… and, finally, the mystery of the missing will.What links these fascinating cases? Only the brilliant deductive powers of Hercule Poirot!

This is a collection of 11 short stories by Agatha Christie. 1. The Adventure of “The Western Star”2. The Tragedy at Marsdon Manor3. The Adventure of the Cheap Flat4. The Mystery of Hunter’s Lodge5. The Million Dollar Bond Robbery6. The Adventure of the Egyptian Tomb7. Jewel Robbery at the Grand Metropolitan8. The Kidnapped Prime Minister9. The Disappearance of Mr. Davenheim10. The Adventure of the Italian Nobleman11. The Case of the Missing Will

The very first collection of superb short stories featuring Hercule Poirot and Captain Hastings…First there was the mystery of the film star and the diamond… then came the ‘suicide’ that was murder… the mystery of the absurdly chaep flat… a suspicious death in a locked gun-room… a million dollar bond robbery… the curse of a pharoah’s tomb… a jewel robbery by the sea… the abduction of a Prime Minister… the disappearance of a banker… a phone call from a dying man… and, finally, the mystery of the missing willl.What links these fascinating cases? Only the brilliant deductive powers of Hercule Poirot!