Masterpieces in Miniature: The Detectives: Stories by Agatha Christie

Masterpieces in Miniature: The Detectives: Stories by Agatha Christie Agatha Christie Vibhatsu (Feb 2023) Rating: ★★★★★ Tags: Fiction, Mystery, Detective, Crime, Collection Fictionttt Mysteryttt Detectivettt Crimettt Collectionttt Agatha Christie is the world’s most popular writer in modern times and her books have only been outsold by the Bible and Shakespeare. Best remembered for such classic crime novels as Murder on the Orient Express , And Then There Were None , and Death on the Nile , her works have been cherished by generations of readers. Christie, however, was also a master of the shorter crime story and this volume collects some of her finest short stories. Each of these thirty-nine stories features one of Christie’s famous detectives - Miss Marple, Hercule Poirot, Parker Pyne, and Harley Quin - in some of their most baffling and intriguing cases, as these ingenious Christie tales show how satisfying and compelling the crime short story can be. About the Author Agatha Christie is known throughout the world as the Queen of Crime. Her books have sold over a billion copies in English with another billion in over 70 foreign languages. She is the most widely published author of all time and in any language, outsold only by the Bible and Shakespeare. She is the author of 80 crime novels and short story collections, 20 plays, and six novels written under the name of Mary Westmacott. Title Page Other Works ALSO BY AGATHA CHRISTIE FROM ST. MARTIN’S MINOTAUR And Then There Were NoneThe Seven Dials MysteryThe Witness for the Prosecution and Other StoriesThe Man in the Brown SuitThe Secret of ChimneysThe Sittaford MysteryMurder Is EasySparkling CyanideTowards ZeroEndless NightWhy Didn’t They Ask Evans?The Mysterious Mr. QuinDeath Comes as the EndOrdeal by InnocenceThey Came to BaghdadParker Pyne InvestigatesCrooked HouseDouble Sin and Other StoriesDestination UnknownThe Golden Ball and Other StoriesThe Pale HorsePassenger to FrankfurtThree Blind Mice and Other Stories BY AGATHA CHRISTIE WRITING AS MARY WESTMACOTT Absent in the Spring and Other NovelsA Daughter’s a Daughter and Other Novels BY AGATHA CHRISTIE WRITING AS CHARLES OSBORNE Black CoffeeThe Unexpected GuestSpider’s Web Copyright masterpieces in miniature. Copyright © 2005 by Agatha Christie Ltd. All rights reserved. Printed in the United States of America. No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner whatsoever without written permission except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical articles or reviews. For information, address St. Martins Press, 175 Fifth Avenue, New York, N.Y. 10010. www.minotaurbooks.com Book design by Judith Siagnitto Abbate/Abbate Design EPUB created by Vibhatsu, 2023 Cover , Title Page & Graphics by Cadzbuddy Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Christie, Agatha, 1890-1976. Masterpieces in miniature : the detectives : stories by Agatha Christie.—1st ed. ISBN: 0-312-34938-6 1. Detective and mystery stories, English. I. Title. PR6005.H66M37 2005 823’.912—dc22 2005047477 First Edition: November 2005 This Edition: March 2023 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 This ePUB is compiled & gifted to book-lovers by Vibhatsu Copyright Acknowledgments “The Case of the Middle-Aged Wife,” “The Case of the Discontented Soldier,” “The Case of the Distressed Lady,” “The Case of the Discontented Husband,” “The Case of the City Clerk,” “The Case of the Rich Woman,” “Have You Got Everything You Want?” “The Gate of Baghdad,” “The House at Shiraz,” “The Pearl of Price,” “Death on the Nile,” and “The Oracle at Delphi” Copyright© 1932, 1933, 1934 by Agatha Christie Copyright renewed 1959, 1960, 1961 by Agatha Christie Mallowan. “Meeting Parker Pyne” and “Presenting Mr. Harley Quin” copyright 1953 by Agatha Christie Mallowan.“The Coming of Mr. Quin,” “The Shadow on the Glass,” “At the Bells and Motley,” “The Sign in the Sky,” “The Soul of the Croupier,” “The World’s End,” “The Voice in the Dark,” “The Face of Helen,” “The Dead Harlequin,” “The Bird with the Broken Wing,” “The Man from the Sea,” and “Harlequin’s Lane” copyright 1930 by Dodd, Mead & Company, Inc. Copyright renewed 1957 by Agatha Christie Mallowan.“The Second Gong” Copyright 1932 by Curtis Pub. Contents Title Page Other Works Copyright Copyright Acknowledgments Part 1 : Parker Pyne Meeting Parker Pyne 1. The Case of the Middle-Aged Wife 2. The Case of the Discontented Soldier 3. The Case of the Distressed Lady 4. The Case of the Discontented Husband 5. The Case of the City Clerk 6. The Case of the Rich Woman 7. Have You Got Everything You Want? 8. The Gate of Baghdad 9. The House at Shiraz 10. The Pearl of Price 11. Death on the Nile 12. The Oracle at Delphi Part 2 : Harley Quin Presenting Mr. Harley Quin 1. The Coming of Mr. Quin 2. The Shadow on the Glass 3. At the Bells and Motley 4. The Sign in the Sky 5. The Soul of the Croupier 6. The World’s End 7. The Voice in the Dark 8. The Face of Helen 9. The Dead Harlequin 10. The Bird With the Broken Wing 11. The Man From the Sea 12. Harlequin’s 13. The Love Detectives Part 3 :