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Loading... The Lost Mine [short story]by Agatha Christie
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Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. Poirot tells of the case where his reward was shares in a mine in Burma. Not one of the best Poirot short stories. ( ) This early Hercule Poirot story was first published in the UK (The Sketch magazine) on November 21, 1923. Publication in the US followed in The Blue Book magazine in April 1925. Poirot relates to Captain Hastings how a murder investigation earned him 14,000 shares in a mine in Burma. Poirot uses the story to not only toot his own horn about his fabulous grey cells...but also to caution Hastings about speculative investments. I enjoyed this story. Not only was it an interesting short mystery, but it gave some cute insight into Poirot's personality. His bank balance is.... 444 pounds, four, and fourpence. Symmetrical. :) I love reading stories about Poirot's investigations, but I think if I ever met anybody so strangely fastidious I would dislike them immensely. :) Agatha Christie's Poirot adapted this story for television (Season 2, episode 4). Some major changes were made to the characters, but the basic plot follows the original story. David Suchet does a wonderful job playing Poirot as usual. I think Agatha Christie would have enjoyed his portrayal of her detective....he really seems to fit her descriptions. I'm enjoying reading all of these early Poirot short stories. For some reason, I always concentrated on Christie's novels, and never read any of her shorter mysteries. Fun to read them now! Always fun to discover a new story by a favorite author! On to the next story: The Cornish Mystery! no reviews | add a review
Is contained inPoirot's Early Cases [and] Postern of Fate by Agatha Christie (indirect) Agatha Christie Crime Collection: Poirot's Early Cases / Sleeping Murder / Elephants Can Remember by Agatha Christie (indirect) Agatha Christie Crime Collection: Nemesis / Parker Pyne Investigates / Poirot Investigates by Agatha Christie (indirect) 1920's Agatha Christie, Vol. 2: The Man in the Brown Suit / The Secret of Chimneys / Poirot Investigates by Agatha Christie (indirect) Hercule Poirot Bundle: The Mysterious Affair at Styles, Murder on the Links, Poirot Investigates by Agatha Christie (indirect) Poirot investiga + As quatro potencias do mal by Agatha Christie (indirect) Has the adaptation
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HTML: Previously published in the print anthology Poirot's Early Cases. A Burmese official goes missing in London, as does his very precious cargo. .No library descriptions found.
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