Synopses & Reviews
Synopsis
The very first collection of superb short stories featuring Hercule Poirot and Captain HastingsFirst 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
Synopsis
Poirot Investigates a host of murders most foul--as well as other dastardly crimes--in this intriguing collection of short stories from the one-and-only Agatha Christie.
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