A collection of short stories featuring some of Agatha Christie’s best-loved detectives – Hercule Poirot, Parker Pyne, Mr Satterthwaite and Harley Quin…

All great crime writers have their favourite creations. Similarly, every great sleuth has his, or her, own preferred method of deduction.

Take the charming Parker Pyne, who relies upon an intuitive knowledge of human nature to solve the Problem at Pollensa Bay. Or Mr Satterthwaite, who seeks inspiration through his collaboration with the enigmatic Mr Quin in The Harlequin Tea Set mystery. Then, of course, there’s Poirot, whose measured analysis of motive and opportunity is tested to the full in Yellow Iris, when he receives an anonymous call about a matter of life and death.

Contents (Chronologically in first published order):

1. Magnolia Blossom (March 1926)
2. Mr. Quin: The Love Detectives (December 1926)
3. Next to a Dog (September 1929)
4. Hercule Poirot: The Second Gong (July 1932)
5. Parker Pyne: Problem at Pollensa Bay (November 1935)
6. Hercule Poirot: Yellow Iris (July 1937)
7. Parker Pyne: The Regatta Mystery (1939)
8. Mr. Quin: The Harlequin Tea Set (1971)