Poirot investigates a murder in which the only clue is a box of chocolates. This case took place in Brussels early in his career when he was a detective with the police force there. Likely before the start of the Great War. As far as we are aware, this is the earliest Poirot case!

An intriguing story concerning a physicist named Sir Claud Amory who has come up with a formula for an atomic bomb.

In the first act, Sir Claud is poisoned (in his coffee, naturally) and Hercule Poirot is called upon to solve the case. He does so after many wonderful twists and turns in true Christie tradition.

Librarian's note #1: 'Black Coffee' was written in 1930; that's fifteen years before the use of two such bombs brought an end to WW2.

Librarian's note #2: this is the first of several plays written by Christie, of which the best known is 'The Mousetrap'. Some of the plays, such as this one, have been novelized by other authors and can be found elsewhere on Goodreads.

The feature of this nine short story collection is "Three Blind Mice" which is actually a novella.

The famous story opens with a blinding snowstorm trapping a small group of owners and guests in an isolated estate, recently re-purposed as a country inn. Although not aware of it, they are also trapped by a homicidal maniac! Out of this deceptively simple set-up, Agatha Christie fashioned one of her most ingenious puzzlers which, in turn, provided the basis for "The Mousetrap," the longest-running play in history.

The book includes this classic and eight more deliciously clever gems (solved to perfection by Hercule Poirot, Miss Jane Marple and Harley Quin). The inimitable Christie at her inventive best - proving her reputation as "the champion deceiver of our time." The New York Times

The collection includes: 1. Three Blind Mice; 2. Strange Jest; 3. The Tape-Measure Murder; 4. The Case of the Perfect Maid; 5. The Case of the Caretaker; 6. The Third Floor Flat; 7. The Adventure of Johnny Waverly; 8. Four-and-Twenty Blackbirds; and 9. The Love Detectives.

Of the nine, the 1st is an Agatha Christie standalone - not part of any series. Following that are Miss Marple in #2, #3, #4, and #5; Hercule Poirot in #6, #7, and #8, and the intriguing Mr. Harley Quin in #9.

Librarian's note: this entry is for the collection as a whole: "Three Blind Mice and Other Stories." Entries for each of the individual short stories, including the title story, can be found elsewhere on Goodreads.

A collection of nine of Agatha Christie's intriguing short stories.

Some highlights: Mr. Parker Pyne must recover a priceless diamond which disappears during a dinner party trick; Hercule Poirot proves that a crowd is the best cloak for a murder, and Miss Marple solves a baffling crime by the fireside. There are six more good ones in this mystery anthology.

The stories are: 1. The Regatta Mystery, 2. The Mystery of the Baghdad Chest, 3. How Does Your Garden Grow, 4. Problem at Pollensa Bay, 5. Yellow Iris, 6. Miss Marple Tells a Story, 7. The Dream, 8. In a Glass Darkly, and 9. Problem at Sea.

Five are Hercule Poirot mysteries. The others are: #1 which features Parker Pyne although it was first written for Hercule Poirot; #4, a Parker Pyne mystery; #6, a Miss Marple mystery, and #8, one of the author's stand-alone sci fi stories.

Librarian's note: this is the entry for the collection of nine short stories, "The Regatta Mystery and Other Stories." Entries for each of the individual stories, including the title story, are located elsewhere on Goodreads.

理查德·阿伯内西在死前留下了一大笔财产。在他的葬礼之后，他的妹妹、行为举止总是颇为奇怪的科拉小姐竟说了这样的话——“可他是被谋杀的，不是吗？”次日，科拉在家中的床上惨遭杀害。六个遗产受益人均有作案动机，每个人都恰巧没有不在场证明！这桩“有趣”的案件令波洛陷入窘境……他能否从和家族成员的对话中抽丝剥茧并发现蛛丝马迹？迷雾重重，真相直到故事最后才被揭开！

本书讲述了:四座无端出现的离奇无主时钟,一具遍查不得真实身分的不知名男尸,出现在双眼失明的妇人家中.情报网探员追查叛国份子,同时循线来到命案现场.左邻右舍人人有嫌疑,唯独找不到任何见证者和犯案动机.警察机关和情报组织一无所获之际,垂垂老矣的白罗隔空办案,灰色脑细胞再度归纳出侦探史上的至理名言:"看起来极度复杂的案子,实际上一定很单纯".然而命案一再发生,在错综迷离的事实中,究竟单纯的核心在哪里凶手已经沉不住气了,白罗要如何抽丝剥茧让凶手现出原形

A PBS Great American Read Top 100 Pick One of the most famous and beloved mysteries from the queen of suspense, Agatha Christie!  More than 100 million copies sold and now a Lifetime TV movie.Ten people, each with something to hide and something to fear, are invited to a isolated mansion on Indian Island by a host who, surprisingly, fails to appear. On the island they are cut off from everything but each other and the inescapable shadows of their own past lives. One by one, the guests share the darkest secrets of their wicked pasts. And one by one, they die… Which among them is the killer and will any of them survive?