| Description |
x, 867 pages ; 23 cm. |
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"An edition of this book was previously published in 1999 by HarperCollins Publishers in the United Kingdom"--T.p. verso. |
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"More than 50 stories"--Cover. |
| Contents |
Forward: Who is Hercule Poirot? -- The affair at the Victory Ball -- The jewel robbery at the Grand Metropolitan -- The king of clubs -- The disappearance of Mr. Davenheim -- The Plymouth Express -- The adventure of "The Western Star" -- The tragedy at Marsdon Manor -- The kidnapped Prime Minister -- The million dollar bond robbery -- The adventure of the cheap flat -- The mystery of Hunter's Lodge -- The chocolate box -- The adventure of the Egyptian tomb -- The veiled lady -- The adventure of Johnnie Waverly -- The market basing mystery -- The adventure of the Italian nobleman -- The case of the missing will -- The incredible theft -- The adventure of the Clapham cook -- The lost mine -- The Cornish mystery --The double clue -- The theft of the royal baby -- The Lemesurier inheritance -- The under dog -- Double sin -- Wasps' nest -- The third floor flat -- The 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 -- The dream -- The labors of Hercules -- The Nemean lion -- The Lernean hydra -- The Arcadian deer -- The Erymanthian boar -- The Augean stables -- The Stymphalean birds -- The Cretan bull -- The horses of Diomedes -- The girdle of Hyppolita -- The flock of Geryon -- The apples of the Hesperides -- The 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." -- Page 4 of cover. |
| Subject |
Poirot, Hercule (Fictitious character) -- Fiction.
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Private investigators -- England -- Fiction.
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Detective and mystery stories, English -- Fiction.
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England -- Fiction.
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| Genre |
Fiction.
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Mystery fiction.
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Short stories.
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| Added Author |
Todd, Charles, writer of supplementary textual content.
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| ISBN |
9780062251671 (pbk.) |
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0062251678 (pbk.) |
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