The Theft of the Royal Ruby [short story]

by Agatha Christie

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Fiction. Mystery. Short Stories. HTML: Previously published in the print anthology The Adventure of the Christmas Pudding. A priceless ruby is stolen from a Far Eastern prince while he is in England. The ruby is intended for the prince's bride-to-be, and Hercule Poirot must find it before a scandal erupts. .… (more)

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Double Sin and Other Stories by Agatha Christie

The Labours of Hercules [and] Double Sin by Agatha Christie (indirect)

Hercule Poirot's Casebook: The Complete Short Stories by Agatha Christie

Masterpieces in Miniature: The Detectives: Stories by Agatha Christie by Agatha Christie

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Agatha Christie's Poirot: Collector's Set 06 [Videorecording] by David Suchet

Agatha Christie's Poirot: The Mystery of the Spanish Chest [and] Agatha Christie's Poirot: The Theft of the Royal Ruby [1991 TV Episodes] by Andrew Grieve

Agatha Christie Poirot Collection The Theft of The Royal Ruby DVD

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The Theft of the Royal Ruby [short story]

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The Adventure of the Christmas Pudding

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1923-12-12

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Hercule Poirot

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King's Lacey (country house), England, UK (country house)

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"I regret exceedingly . . ." said M. Hercule Poirot.

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"The Theft of the Royal Ruby was first published as "The Adventure of the Christmas Pudding" in The Sketch, 12 December 1923. This is an expanded version of the story.

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Fiction. Mystery. Short Stories. HTML:

Previously published in the print anthology The Adventure of the Christmas Pudding.

A priceless ruby is stolen from a Far Eastern prince while he is in England. The ruby is intended for the prince's bride-to-be, and Hercule Poirot must find it before a scandal erupts.

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Poirot is sent to a country house, under the guise of wanting to experience a real English Christmas, to search for a missing ruby. A foreign prince, about to be married, allowed a lady-friend to wear the famous crown jewel, but she disappeared with it; he cannot afford the scandal if his foolishness became known.

In: Agatha Christie, Masterpieces in Miniature, pp. 525-568.
In: Agatha Christie, Double Sin & other stories

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