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.

The Regatta Mystery and Other Stories [9 stories]

Christie, Agatha

Penguin Publishing Group

Berkley Publishing Group

Boulevard Books

United States, United States of America

100th anniversary ed., New York, 2000

New York, New York State, 1984-06

New York, 2000?], ©1967

New York :, 1984, ©1934

Reissue, 1986

PS, 1984

"Featuring Hercule Poirot, Miss Marple, and Mr. Parker Pyne."

A collection of classic stories featuring multiple victims, multiple mysteries, multiple suspects, and a multitude of talent to solve it all: Hercule Poirot, Miss Jane Marple, and Mr. Parker Pyne.

Nine tales of mystery and murder are marked by the detective skills of famous sleuths--Hercule Poirot, Mr. Parker Pyne, and Miss Marple

<p><p>1 Bestselling Mystery Writer.<br> 3 Popular Sleuths. <br> 9 Tantalizing Crimes.</p>

2023-06-28