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The Kidnapped Prime Minister And Other Stories
Five short stories taken from the publication, Poirot Investigates Poirot investigates five exciting cases and proves that his own idiosyncratic approach to crime detection is also a highly efficient one. "It is the brain, the little grey cells," he says, "on which one must rely. The senses mislead. One must seek the truth within -- no without." The Adventure of 'The Western Star' The Kidnapped Prime Minister The Jewel Robbery at the Grand Metropolitan The Million Dollar Bond Robbery The Adventure of the Egyptian Tomb
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First published July 19, 1999
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Agatha Christie
4,567 books68.1k followersAgatha Christie also wrote romance novels under the pseudonym Mary Westmacott, and was occasionally published under the name Agatha Christie Mallowan.
Dame Agatha Mary Clarissa Christie, Lady Mallowan, DBE (née Miller) was an English writer known for her 66 detective novels and 14 short story collections, particularly those revolving around fictional detectives Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple. She also wrote the world's longest-running play, the murder mystery The Mousetrap, which has been performed in the West End of London since 1952. A writer during the "Golden Age of Detective Fiction", Christie has been called the "Queen of Crime". She also wrote six novels under the pseudonym Mary Westmacott. In 1971, she was made a Dame (DBE) by Queen Elizabeth II for her contributions to literature. Guinness World Records lists Christie as the best-selling fiction writer of all time, her novels having sold more than two billion copies.
This best-selling author of all time wrote 66 crime novels and story collections, fourteen plays, and six novels under a pseudonym in romance. Her books sold more than a billion copies in the English language and a billion in translation. According to Index Translationum, people translated her works into 103 languages at least, the most for an individual author. Of the most enduring figures in crime literature, she created Hercule Poirot and Miss Jane Marple. She atuhored The Mousetrap, the longest-running play in the history of modern theater.
Associated Names:
Agata Christie
Agata Kristi
Агата Кристи (Russian)
Агата Крісті (Ukrainian)
Αγκάθα Κρίστι (Greek)
アガサ クリスティ (Japanese)
阿嘉莎·克莉絲蒂 (Chinese)
Dame Agatha Mary Clarissa Christie, Lady Mallowan, DBE (née Miller) was an English writer known for her 66 detective novels and 14 short story collections, particularly those revolving around fictional detectives Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple. She also wrote the world's longest-running play, the murder mystery The Mousetrap, which has been performed in the West End of London since 1952. A writer during the "Golden Age of Detective Fiction", Christie has been called the "Queen of Crime". She also wrote six novels under the pseudonym Mary Westmacott. In 1971, she was made a Dame (DBE) by Queen Elizabeth II for her contributions to literature. Guinness World Records lists Christie as the best-selling fiction writer of all time, her novels having sold more than two billion copies.
This best-selling author of all time wrote 66 crime novels and story collections, fourteen plays, and six novels under a pseudonym in romance. Her books sold more than a billion copies in the English language and a billion in translation. According to Index Translationum, people translated her works into 103 languages at least, the most for an individual author. Of the most enduring figures in crime literature, she created Hercule Poirot and Miss Jane Marple. She atuhored The Mousetrap, the longest-running play in the history of modern theater.
Associated Names:
Agata Christie
Agata Kristi
Агата Кристи (Russian)
Агата Крісті (Ukrainian)
Αγκάθα Κρίστι (Greek)
アガサ クリスティ (Japanese)
阿嘉莎·克莉絲蒂 (Chinese)
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March 25, 2023
Five of Poirot's short stories all in one collection.
I'd personally go with a more comprehensive collection if you're looking to buy, but if you find this on sale somewhere you could do worse. And the Egyptian tomb story is definitely worth having, imho.
I've left a link to slightly longer reviews of each of the stories if you're interested in a particular one.
The Adventure of 'The Western Star'
Cursed jewelry?
The famous American actress, Miss Mary Marvell, has been receiving menacing letters telling her that the jewel given to her as a wedding present is about to get repoed. The jewel will supposedly be reunited with its twin (which belongs to Lady Yardly) before the next full moon as they are the stolen eyes of an idol.
It's very spooky stuff. Really.
The Kidnapped Prime Minister
You will never guess who gets kidnapped!
Ok, maybe you will.
David MacAdam, the Prime Minister of England, has been kidnapped and it's up to Hercule and Hastings to figure out whodunnit.
The Jewel Robbery at the Grand Metropolitan
Did the French maid make off with Mrs. Opalsen's pearls?
Nah. That would be too easy, right?
The Million Dollar Bond Robbery
Did a young bank employee steal a million dollars in bonds?
When the portmanteau carrying the bonds is clumsily broken into on a ship bound for the United States, Philip Ridgeway's fiancee goes to Poirot and begs him to clear his name.
Could Hercule ever say no to a pretty young woman?
The Adventure of the Egyptian Tomb
I love this one and always have. The tv episode is one of my favorites as well, so this was a win-win for me.
After several untimely deaths surrounding an archaeological dig site prompt a frantic mother to call in Poirot, he and Hastings race against the clock to unravel the mystery.
Is there really an ancient Egyptian curse or is something far more corporeal to blame?
I'd personally go with a more comprehensive collection if you're looking to buy, but if you find this on sale somewhere you could do worse. And the Egyptian tomb story is definitely worth having, imho.
I've left a link to slightly longer reviews of each of the stories if you're interested in a particular one.
The Adventure of 'The Western Star'
Cursed jewelry?
The famous American actress, Miss Mary Marvell, has been receiving menacing letters telling her that the jewel given to her as a wedding present is about to get repoed. The jewel will supposedly be reunited with its twin (which belongs to Lady Yardly) before the next full moon as they are the stolen eyes of an idol.
It's very spooky stuff. Really.
The Kidnapped Prime Minister
You will never guess who gets kidnapped!
Ok, maybe you will.
David MacAdam, the Prime Minister of England, has been kidnapped and it's up to Hercule and Hastings to figure out whodunnit.
The Jewel Robbery at the Grand Metropolitan
Did the French maid make off with Mrs. Opalsen's pearls?
Nah. That would be too easy, right?
The Million Dollar Bond Robbery
Did a young bank employee steal a million dollars in bonds?
When the portmanteau carrying the bonds is clumsily broken into on a ship bound for the United States, Philip Ridgeway's fiancee goes to Poirot and begs him to clear his name.
Could Hercule ever say no to a pretty young woman?
The Adventure of the Egyptian Tomb
I love this one and always have. The tv episode is one of my favorites as well, so this was a win-win for me.
After several untimely deaths surrounding an archaeological dig site prompt a frantic mother to call in Poirot, he and Hastings race against the clock to unravel the mystery.
Is there really an ancient Egyptian curse or is something far more corporeal to blame?
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September 16, 2023اول مره حاجه لاجاثا كريستي ولاحتي ربع نجمه
اجاثا اشتغلت شغل عبط شغل افلام امريكاني وتهويل هندسي وفرط قوه روسي
وانحلال سويدي وردح ايطالي
عبث يا طنط كريستس
اجاثا اشتغلت شغل عبط شغل افلام امريكاني وتهويل هندسي وفرط قوه روسي
وانحلال سويدي وردح ايطالي
عبث يا طنط كريستس
October 20, 2020
3.5 stars Some of the stories are better than others which I find is the case with most short story collections. Rating for David Suchet's Reading of the stories: All the 🌟 He's a Treasure!
August 23, 2022
Short, but maybe a little too short to really get into what happened and how it worked out, I dunno. I think the thing I enjoyed the most was just that it was read by David Suchet, otherwise I think this might have been better off as just an episode in the show.
July 23, 2020
A very good selection of Hercule Poirot Short Stories and Novellas, especially that of The Kidnapped Prime Minister, a revealing story for how Hercule Poirot made his name.
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November 16, 2008Agatha Christie mysteries were my first adult mysteries. I was hooked on mysteries from my first Nancy Drew, but British mysteries became my addiction thereafter. I have read every Agatha Christie book, and most three or four times. They are now my comfort reads!
May 4, 2007
Kind of like the Big Four. I never really believed that anyone in the government besides Jap could stand poirot anyways.
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