The five collected short detective stories introduce the genius of Hercule Poirot. The Hunter's Lodge CaseThe Plymouth Express AffairThe Missing WillThe Submarine PlansThe Adventure of Johnnie Waverly
Fifteen short stories were first published in the UK, unillustrated, in The Sketch magazine. Christie wrote them following a suggestion from its editor, Bruce Ingram, who had been impressed with the character of Poirot in The Mysterious Affair at Styles. The...
This collection of twenty-five Hercule Poirot adventures is compiled from short stories written by Agatha Christie for The Sketch magazine in 1923 from March to December. In these stories, including ' The Disappearance of Mr. Davenheim, ' ' The Veiled Lady, ' and ' The...
In The Plymouth Express, the body of the daughter of a wealthy American industrialist is found stuffed under a train seat. Problem at Sea finds a disliked rich woman murdered in a locked room on a ship. The King of Clubs involves a prince, his dancer fiancee, and a fiendish bit...
This collection of twenty-five Hercule Poirot adventures is compiled from short stories written by Agatha Christie for The Sketch magazine in 1923 from March to December. In these stories, including ' The Disappearance of Mr. Davenheim, ' ' The Veiled Lady, ' and ' The...