Tag: Mystery
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Poirot Adventures: Dead Man’s Mirror
Most Poirot shorts are just that: short. You can finish them in less than an hour, nay, less than half an hour. Not so here! This one is well over two hours long, far and away the longest Poirot short I’ve reviewed so far! Let’s hope that’s to its benefit! While relaxing in his apartment,…
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Poirot Adventures: The Mystery of the Baghdad Chest
Oh boy, time for another murder! A vicious crime has taken the national spotlight. During a dinner party, a man was brutally murdered and stuffed into the titular Baghdad chest. It seems to be an open and shut case, with the true killer already being captured. However, the wife of the victim believes the killer…
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Poirot Adventures: The Third-Floor Flat
Oh boy, time for more murder! Put your thinking caps on, everyone, we’ve got a crime to solve! After a night on the town, a group of four young friends find themselves locked out of their flat. The two men of the group climb up a disposal chute to get inside, unknowingly stopping in the…
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Poirot Adventures: The Underdog
Two hours of reading? That’s far and away the longest short in the collection. Interesting… Businessman Sir Reuben has been murdered, and it’s up to Poirot to find the killer. The suspects: the members of his staff and family. But who? It’s far from a straight-forward case. Papa Poirot will have to put all his…
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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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