Title:
Hercule Poirot : the complete short stories / Agatha Christie ; foreword by Charles Todd.
ISBN:
9780062251671
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Publication Information:
New York : William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, 2013.
©2013
Physical Description:
x, 867 pages ; 23 cm.
General Note:
"An edition of this book was previously published in 1999 by HarperCollins Publishers in the United Kingdom"--T.p. verso.
"More than 50 stories"--Cover.
Contents:
Foreword: Who is Hercule Poirot? -- Affair at the Victory Ball -- Jewel robbery at the Grand Metropolitan -- King of clubs -- Disappearance of Mr. Davenheim -- Plymouth Express -- Adventure of "The Western Star" -- Tragedy at Marsdon Manor -- Kidnapped Prime Minister -- Million dollar bond robbery -- Adventure of the cheap flat -- Mystery of Hunter's Lodge -- Chocolate box -- Adventure of the Egyptian tomb -- Veiled lady -- Adventure of Johnnie Waverly -- Market basing mystery -- Adventure of the Italian nobleman -- Case of the missing will -- Incredible theft -- Adventure of the Clapham cook -- Lost mine -- Cornish mystery -The double clue -- Theft of the royal ruby -- Lemesurier inheritance -- Under dog -- Double sin -- Wasps' nest -- Third floor flat -- Mystery of the Baghdad chest -- Dead man's mirror -- How does your garden grow? -- Problem at sea -- Triangle at Rhodes -- Murder in the mews --Yellow iris -- Dream -- Labors of Hercules -- Nemean lion -- Lernean hydra -- Arcadian deer -- Erymanthian boar -- Augean stables -- Stymphalean birds -- Cretan bull -- Horses of Diomedes -- Girdle of Hyppolita -- Flock of Geryon -- Apples of the Hesperides -- Capture of Cerberus -- Four and twenty blackbirds.
Summary:
At last, a single volume that gathers together all of the short stories featuring Agatha Christie's most famous creation: Hercule Poirot. The dapper, mustache-twirling little Belgian with the egg-shaped head and curious mannerisms has solved some of the most puzzling crimes of the century--and, in his own humble opinion, is "probably the greatest detective in the world." In this complete collection of stories, ranging from short tales to novellas, Poirot faces violent murders, poisonings, kidnappings, and thefts--all solved with his characteristic panache. Only Agatha Christie could have devised cases worthy of Hercule Poirot's skill and "little gray cells."
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OCLC Number:
ocn813930780
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