Agatha Christie
A superb collection of treats for mystery lovers, featuring both the indomitable English gentlewoman, Miss Marple, and the inimitable Belgian detective, Hercule Poirot. The published has even added a few of Ms. Christie's supernatural stories to entice you.,The stories are: (1) Double Sin, (2) Wasp's Nest, (3) The Theft of the Royal Ruby, (4) The Dressmaker's Doll, (5) Greenshaw's Folly, (6) The Double Clue, (7) The Last SÃ©ance, and (8) Sanctuary.,"The Theft of the Royal Ruby" is actually an expanded version of 1923's "The Adventure of the Christmas Pudding." A young prince from the Middle East, during a visit to London, has dabbled with the wrong person and lost a magnificent jewel which only Hercule Poirot may be able to recover. Talking of dabbling, that is what Miss Marple does in "Sanctuary." She offers advice to her goddaughter on a religious matter. A man had died in the woman's church under mysterious circumstances. Readers are also sure to enjoy "The Last SÃ©ance" in which a young medium holds one too many.,Librarian's note: this entry is for the collection of short stories, "Double Sin and Other Stories." Individual entries for each of the stories can be found elsewhere on Goodreads.
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Double Sin and Other Stories