Other editions of book Murder in the Mews

A man locked in a room appears to have committed suicide, but all is not as it seems. Dead Man's Mirror is an expanded version of the short story The Second Gong, which appeared in July, 1932 in the Strand Magazine. Poirot is summoned to the scene of the crime, the lavish estate of the seemingly suicidal Sir Gervase Chevenix-Gore, to interrogate a host of suspects.

Agatha Christie’s classic Murder in the Mews presents four mystifying criminal conundrums that will seriously test the superior detecting skills of the unflappable Hercule Poirot.How did a woman holding a pistol in her right hand manage to shoot herself in the left temple? What was the link between a ghost sighting and the disappearance of top secret military plans? How did the bullet that killed Sir Gervase shatter a mirror in another part of the room? And should the beautiful Valentine Chantry flee for her life from the holiday island of Rhodes?Hercule Poirot is faced with four mystifying cases—each a miniature classic of characterization, incident, and suspense.

Murder, stolen plans, a mysterious death and a menage a trois – four intriguing novellas featuring Hercule Poirot…How did a woman holding a pistol in her right hand manage to shoot herself in the left temple? What was the link between a ghost sighting and the disappearance of top secert military plans? How did the bullet that killed Sir Gervase shatter a mirror in another part of the room? And who destroyed the ‘eternal triangle’ of love involving renowned beauty, Valentine Chantry?Hercule Poirot is faced with four mystifying cases – Murder in the Mews, The Incredible Theft, Dead Man’s Mirror and Triangle at Rhodes – each a miniature classic of characterisation, incident and suspense.

`Good night for a murder`, Inspector Japp remarked to Hercule Poirot as they walked home from a dinner on Guy Fawkes Night. `Nobody would hear a shot, for instance, on a night like this.` And indeed, the next morning, master sleuth Hercule Poirot is called to 14 Bardsley Gardens Mews to investigate the strangest of mysteries... a case of murder disguised as suicide...