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Twelve short stories, each underlining the remarkable versatility of the writer. Some will make you shift uneasily in your chair, others will give satisfaction.

A tense drama of jealousy and murder centred on a group of archaeologists. Poirot is called in.

An invitation to a murder turns out to be in deadly earnest, not a practical joke.

The corpse was lying face down in an open grave... a baffling mystery for all but Hercule Poirot.

An intricately plotted mystery made all the more atmospheric by the shadowy presence of Mr Harley Quin.

Bound for the Riviera, detective Hercule Poirot has boarded Le Train Bleu, an elegant, leisurely means of travel, free of intrigue. Then he meets Ruth Kettering.

The most popular detective story writer of all time here turns her hand to the subject of Christmas. The author's stories and poems capture the true meaning of Christmas.

Victoria Jones, a resourceful London typist, helps to thwart an attempt by an international network to split the civilised world into two factions.

The famous actress thought herself irresistable, but there was at least one "fan" who wanted her dead.

The story of Hilary Craven's involvement in a unique organisation which arranges the escape of scientific geniuses.

A heart-wrenching yet tender tale of two women whose boundless devotion to each other is continually challenged in nineteenth century America.

When a fellow ranger is injured in a caving accident, Anna Pigeon swallows her paralyzing fear of small spaces and descends into Lechuguilla Cavern to help a friend in need.

While vacationing in Big Bend National Park, roving park ranger Anna Pigeon and her new husband find themselves sucked into a riptide of danger and intrigue that surges from the Mexican desert to t

Anna's new post is temporary supervisory ranger in the obscure Dry Tortugas National Park. It seems to be a tropical paradise, yet all is not innocent on the islands.

Park Ranger Anna Pigeon has been assigned to historic Mt. Locust, an old plantation and inn on Mississippi's Natchez Trace Parkway which is now a tourist spot.