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Stories: The Affair at the Victory Ball
At a costume ball, young Lord Cronshaw is murdered, and his fiance, Coco, dies of a cocaine overdose. From Poirot’s Early Cases and The Under Dog and Other Stories.
Stories: The King of Clubs
A woman, covered in blood, interrupts a family playing cards. She shouts “Murder!” before collapsing. From Poirot’s Early Cases and The Under Dog and Other Stories.
Stories: The Adventure of Johnnie Waverly
A three-year-old is taken from his family home and it looks like an inside job. From Poirot’s Early Cases and Three Blind Mice and Other Stories.
Stories: The Second Gong
A man is found shot. The doors are locked, the windows closed. But how could a dead man shoot himself? A case for Hercule Poirot. From The Witness for the Prosecution and Other Stories and Problem at Pollensa Bay and Other Stories.
Stories: Double Sin
A selection of antique miniatures are stolen from a woman's case on a train. From Poirot's Early Cases and Double Sin and Other Stories.
Stories: Murder in the Mews
While her flatmate is away for the weekend, Barbara commits suicide. However Inspector Japp is sufficiently concerned about this case to call for the assistance of Hercule Poirot. From Murder in the Mews.
Stories: Four and Twenty Blackbirds
A man eats the same food, on the same days, at the same restaurant every week. When his habits change, Poirot investigates.
Stories: The Nemean Lion
The first of Poirot's labours - he encounters the Nemean Lion when he takes on the case of a missing Pekinese dog. From The Labours of Hercules.
Stories: The Lernean Hydra
One of Poirot's twelve labours - the Lernean Hydra appears in the form of ill-intentioned gossip, aimed at a physician accused of poisoning his wife. From The Labours of Hercules.