This collection brings together the short fiction in which Hercule Poirot, the retired Belgian detective, solves compact puzzles, often with Captain Hastings as narrator or foil and Inspector Japp at the official edge. The cases turn on alibis, poison, jewels, impersonation, and the small physical clue Poirot prefers to routine. Settings include London flats, country houses, and Continental hotels. Each story is self-contained; a few revisit the same circle of friends. The book is detective short fiction built on deduction, not a single novel-length investigation and not the Miss Marple stories.
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7 Subjects| No. | Volume Title | Page Count |
|---|---|---|
| Vol. 1 | — | 344 pp |
| Vol. 2 | — | 352 pp |
| Vol. 3 | — | 371 pp |
Bound in design blocked blue-green linen. Vol. Bound in design blocked grey-green linen. Vol. Bound in dark yellow design blocked linen. 10 illustrations in each volume. Brown-grey flecked three-volume slipcase titled and decorated in black and white.
| Printing | Print Year | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1st Printing | 2003 | — |
| 2nd Printing | 2004 | — |