The Curious Disappearance of the Opalsen Pearls: A Hercule Poirot Mystery

by Agatha Christie

While on holiday in Brighton with Hastings, Poirot cannot resist the case of a missing necklace. Also published as "The Jewel Robbery at the Grand Metropolitan."

Genres: Mystery, Agatha Christie, Short Stories, Fiction

18 pages, Kindle Edition

Published January 13, 2019

About the author

Agatha Christie also wrote romance novels under the pseudonym Mary Westmacott, and was occasionally published under the name Agatha Christie Mallowan.

Dame Agatha Mary Clarissa Christie, Lady Mallowan, DBE (née Miller) was an English writer known for her 66 detective novels and 14 short story collections, particularly those revolving around fictional detectives Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple. She also wrote the world's longest-running play, the murder mystery The Mousetrap, which has been performed in the West End of London since 1952. A writer during the "Golden Age of Detective Fiction", Christie has been called the "Queen of Crime". She also wrote six novels under the pseudonym Mary Westmacott. In 1971, she was made a Dame (DBE) by Queen Elizabeth II for her contributions to literature. Guinness World Records lists Christie as the best-selling fiction writer of all time, her novels having sold more than two billion copies.

This best-selling author of all time wrote 66 crime novels and story collections, fourteen plays, and six novels under a pseudonym in romance. Her books sold more than a billion copies in the English language and a billion in translation. According to Index Translationum, people translated her works into 103 languages at least, the most for an individual author. Of the most enduring figures in crime literature, she created Hercule Poirot and Miss Jane Marple. She atuhored The Mousetrap, the longest-running play in the history of modern theater.

Associated Names:
Agata Christie
Agata Kristi
Агата Кристи (Russian)
Агата Крісті (Ukrainian)
Αγκάθα Κρίστι (Greek)
アガサ クリスティ (Japanese)
阿嘉莎·克莉絲蒂 (Chinese)

Reviews

[Joy · Rating 4 out of 5]

Poirot is supposed to be on vacation for the weekend with his friend Hastings, when a hotel guest's pearl necklace is stolen, so of course Poirot must take it upon himself to solve the case.

Another fun story of how Poirot uses logic & little evidence to solve a crime. Loved it!

[Emma · Rating 4 out of 5]

I found this one to be much better than “The Affair at the Victory Ball”. The characters were stronger and had more personality; the whole story, especially the characters, had that classic Christie touch.

[Darinda · Rating 3 out of 5]

A short story featuring Hercule Poirot. Quick and entertaining.

[Cathy · Rating 5 out of 5]

The reveal of how the crime was committed surprised me. I like it.

[Nancy · Rating 3 out of 5]

An entertaining classic Christie short story.

[Max Bloomer · Rating 4 out of 5]

taking a break from all the theology. love reading these short mysteries. feel bad taking credit for them as books with my reading challenge, but oh well.

[Jonathan · Rating 3 out of 5]

I will not be writing a review for all of these as they are structurally the same but I like the shorter mysteries, they are more cohesive.

[Jennifer Kell · Rating 3 out of 5]

A very short story, not one of the best Poirot stories but ok.

[Jlnpeacock Peacock · Rating 4 out of 5]

A satisfying shirt story

[Carol · Rating 4 out of 5]

Even with Poirot practically telling him...Hastings is still oblivious...he wouldn't be able to find a clue even if it was strapped to an auburn haired hottie that he is always mooning over

[Ellen · Rating 4 out of 5]

Haha, I didn't realize this was a short story when I downloaded it on my Kindle for a plane ride. It was over fast, but it was a fun puzzle!