Rare - NEW A Treasury of Hercule Poirot Mysteries Agatha Christie Hardcover Dustjacket

by Agatha Christie

2019 Fall River Press hardcover, 2nd printing. Agatha Christie (Then There were None). he Mysterious Affair at Styles. In the novel that introduced the petite Belgian detective and his sidekick Arthur Hastings, Poirot must solve the mystery of a horrible poisoning at Styles Court and snag from a group of suspects the person most likely to benefit from the victim’s death. The Murder on the Links. In his second novel-length adventure Poirot must get to the bottom of a stabbing murder in France that seems an open-and-shut case—that is, until he applies his formidable skills of deduction. The Grey Cells of M. Poirot. In the twenty-five short stories assembled here, all first published in 1923, Poirot applies what he refers to as his “little grey cells” to collar a variety of crooks and criminals. - Barnes and Noble

Genres: Mystery, Classics, Fiction, Mystery Thriller, Agatha Christie

Hardcover

Published January 1, 1777

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

[J Adam Bee · Rating 4 out of 5]

The stories were enjoyable and the selection was perfect to introduce the characters to a new reader of the series. Unfortunately the collection itself wasn’t put together all that well with numerous typos that were distracting and interrupted the flow of reading

[Vicky Hunt · Rating 5 out of 5]

Mysteries for The little Grey Cells

“Heart failure, it explains nothing! I have yet to meet a corpse whose heart it still beats.”

This large collection includes two of Agatha's bigger mysteries, and 25 of her short stories. I had previously read several of them, including The Mysterious Affair at Styles, one of the bigger two. It is an old favorite. But, I found I liked the other large mystery even better... The Murder on the Links. Among the short cases, I most enjoyed The Case of the Missing Will, The Clue of the Chocolate Box, The Adventure of the Italian Nobleman, and The Lost Mine. But, as Agatha and Poirot would say:

“Two people rarely see the same thing.”-The Murder on the Links

I have enjoyed these immensely, over the last ten days, in between other books. I found the hardback at Barnes & Noble a few months back. So, many books, so little time.

“It would mean a good film, the story that you have recounted to me there - but it bears no sort of resemblance to everyday life.'
'I admit that I haven't gone into all the details, but-'
'You have gone farther - you have ignored them magnificently.”
― The Murder on the Links

The following short stories are included and are all under the one chapter titled The Grey Cells of M. Poirot : (Table of Contents)

The Affair at the Victory Ball
The Curious Disappearance of the Opalsen Pearls
The Adventure of the King of Clubs
The Disappearance of Mr. Davenheim
The Mystery of the Plymouth Express
The Adventure of the Western Star
The Tragedy at Marsdon Manor
The Kidnapped Prime Minister
The Million Dollar Bond Robbery
The Adventure of the Cheap Flat
The Mystery of Hunter's Lodge
The Clue of the Chocolate Box
The Adventure of the Egyptian Tomb
The Case of the Veiled Lady
The Kidnapping of Johnie Waverly
The Market Basing Mystery
The Adventure of the Italian Nobleman
The Case of the Missing Will
The Submarine Plans
The Adventure of the Clapham Cook
The Lost Mine
The Cornish Mystery
The Double Clue
The Adventure of the Christmas Pudding
The Lemesurier Inheritance

[Jessica Hoffman · Rating 4 out of 5]

A good collection of Christie's (and Poirot's) debut novels, as well as an assortment of short stories. The novels are, like all her works, intriguing and exciting. The short stories are similarly enjoyable, if a bit rushed feeling.

The collection though, is somewhat poorly edited, especially toward the end, where typos abound and in some cases even become distracting.

[wendy ireson · Rating 5 out of 5]

Nice selection of short stories

[Mark Fallon · Rating 3 out of 5]

While the mysteries are enjoyable, Christie's writing style doesn't hold up.

[Lynn · Rating 4 out of 5]

"The Grey Cells of M. Poirot" was new to me (read the other novels previously). A short story collection which was a combination other short story collections.

[Brendan · Rating 3 out of 5]

Not bad I used it as a sedative to fall asleep every night and worked well

[Jana · Rating 4 out of 5]

Agatha Christie's work may not be great art, but it's classic and lots of fun, especially anything with Hercule Poirot! However, this edition was FULL of typos. I suspect it was created by a computer, the way when you copy the text of a PDF, it misreads some letters.