Poirot Investigates is a eleven-story collection written by Agatha
Christie. In the short stories, detective Hercule Poirot solves a
variety of mysteries using his typical perspicacity. In The Adventure of
the Western Star, a Chinese man warns a famous American film star to
return her fabulous diamond jewel, the "Western Star", to the left eye
of an idol. In The Tragedy at Marsdon Manor, he investigates a
middle-aged man who died just a few weeks after insuring his life. In
The Adventure of the Cheap Flat, Poirot avoids a murder. In The Mystery
of Hunter's Lodge, Poirot, Hastings, and the Scotland Yard need to find
out who murdered Harrington Pace. In The Million Dollar Bond Robbery,
Poirot needs to prove the innocence of man in charge of the London and
Scottish Bank while a million dollars disappeared. In The Adventure of
the Egyptian Tomb, the widow of a famous archaeologist who died
mysteriously looks for Poirot's help. In The Jewel Robbery at the Grand
Metropolitan, the detective aid is useful to locate stolen pearls. In
The Kidnapped Prime Minister, a national crisis calls Poirot: The Prime
Minister has been kidnapped. In The Disappearance of Mr Davenheim,
Poirot bets five pounds he can solve in a week the case of a banker who
disappears from his large country house. In The Adventure of the Italian
Nobleman, Poirot and Hastings find Count Foscatini dead, his head being
crushed during his last dinner. In The Case of the Missing Will, Poirot
receives an unusual request from an orphan about her Uncle in Devon, who
died a month before leaving a will with a strange clause.
