The Adventure of the Christmas Puddingis the only Agatha Christie first edition published in the UK that contains stories with Christie’s two most famous detectives, Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple. Join the discussion in the community forum. In the foreword, Agatha Christie compares this Christmassy short story collection to a menu with ‘two main courses: The Adventure of the Christmas Pudding and The Mystery of the Spanish Chest a selection of Entrées: Greenshaw’s Folly, The Dream and The Under Dog, and a sorbet: Four-and-Twenty Blackbirds.” In this short story, Hercule Poirot is asked to attend a Christmas party to investigate the disappearance of a foreign princes valuable ruby. First came a sinister warning to Poirot not to eat any plum pudding then the discovery of a corpse in a chest next, an overheard quarrel that led to murder the strange case of the dead man who altered his eating habits and the puzzle of the victim who dreamt his own suicide. Described as “an indulgence of my own” by Agatha Christie, The Adventure of the Christmas Pudding is the perfect read to get you into the Christmas spirit.Īn English country house at Christmas time should be the perfect get away from it all – but nothing is ever simple for Hercule Poirot, as he finds not one but five baffling cases to solve. Agatha Christie’s seasonal Poirot and Marple short story collection. What better way to welcome the start of the festive season than with a selection of Christmassy tales from our favourite little Belgian detective.
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