Tag: Hercule Poirot
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Poirot Adventures: The Theft of the Royal Ruby
You might otherwise know it as ‘The Adventure of the Christmas Pudding.’ Which, quite frankly, is a way better title. Why did they change it? One mystery at a time. First: Who’s ready for a Christmas mystery?! Wait! Can you hear that? It’s the groans of all my American readers, complaining that tomorrow is Thanksgiving!…
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Poirot Adventures: The Double Clue
Y’all know the drill by now, let’s just get to it. When a collection of valuable jewels are stolen, it’s up to Hercule Poirot to discover them without causing a major scandal. Only two clues remain at the scene of the crime: a cigarettes’ case and a glove. Both point to one obvious suspect. Or…
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Poirot Adventures: The Cornish Mystery
This, to me, is the most sad kind of Poirot short story. The kind that takes an amazing concept and gives us an incredibly underwhelming delivery. Sad day. A middle-aged woman appears on Poirot’s doorstep with one concern: that her husband is trying to poison her. Curious and concerned, Papa Poirot takes the case. Not…
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Poirot Adventures: The Lost Mine
Wow. This one was boring! During a quiet evening in their flat, Hastings peruses the new stock options. This prompts Poirot to tell him of a case earlier in his career. A man with a large share of a profitable mine went missing, and the good Poirot was brought in to find him. This whole…
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Poirot Mysteries: The Adventure of the Clapham Cook
Oh, there you are Hastings. Where were you last time? You missed some wild stuff! The Adventure of the Clapham Cook is your standard Poirot affair. Just more entertaining. It’s one of his better shorts by quite a bit. The story… about Poirot looking for a cook. While on the hunt for his next country-shaking…
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