Poirot Investigates. Agatha Christie

      

      Poirot Investigates

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      Contents

       Cover

       Title Page

       Copyright

      Note to Readers

       The Adventure of ‘The Western Star’

       The Tragedy at Marsdon Manor

      

       The Adventure of the Cheap Flat

      

       The Mystery of Hunter’s Lodge

      

       The Million Dollar Bond Robbery

      

       The Adventure of the Egyptian Tomb

      

       The Jewel Robbery at the Grand Metropolitan

      

       The Kidnapped Prime Minister

      

       The Disappearance of Mr Davenheim

      

       The Adventure of the Italian Nobleman

      

       The Case of the Missing Will

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       About the Author

       Also by Agatha Christie

      

       About the Publisher

       The Adventure of ‘The Western Star’

      I was standing at the window of Poirot’s rooms looking out idly on the street below.

      ‘That’s queer,’ I ejaculated suddenly beneath my breath.

      ‘What is, mon ami?’ asked Poirot placidly, from the depths of his comfortable chair.

      ‘Deduce, Poirot, from the following facts! Here is a young lady, richly dressed—fashionable hat, magnificent furs. She is coming along slowly, looking up at the houses as she goes. Unknown to her, she is being shadowed by three men and a middle-aged woman. They have just been joined by an errand boy who points after the girl, gesticulating as he does so. What drama is this being played? Is the girl a crook, and are the shadowers detectives preparing to arrest her? Or are they the scoundrels, and are they plotting to attack an innocent victim? What does the great detective say?’

      ‘The great detective, mon ami, chooses, as ever, the simplest course. He rises to see for himself.’ And my