The Regatta Mystery and Other Stories, (Paperback)

from DeltaQueen50

The Regatta Mystery and Other Stories by Agatha Christie is a collection of short stories from her voluminous library of works. All the stories with the exception of one feature her well-known detectives, Hercule Poirot, Miss Marple and Parker Pine. The once exception is Through a Glass Darkly wh...

from mstrust

A collection of short mysteries that feature Poirot, Miss Marple or Parker Pyne. These involve murders, a stolen diamond, and a woman who wants her son's engagement to an unsuitable woman to be broken. I like these quick mysteries from Christie. She gets to the point with small lists of suspects ...

from passion4reading

This collection of nine stories, featuring three of her best-known creations, samples Agatha Christie's skill with the short story, with some more, some less successful. On the whole I enjoyed the slightly longer stories more, especially 'The Regatta Mystery' and 'The Mystery of the Bagdad Chest'...

from empress8411

A fine collection of Christie's short work. I enjoyed this, in particular, seeing old favorites once again go a-sleuthing.

from Auntie-Nanuuq

The Regatta Mystery - Parker Pyne: Mr Parker Pyne catches a diamond thief during regatta festivities at Dartmouth Harbour.The Mystery of the Baghdad Chest - Poirot: M. Poirot figures out how a dead body found its way into the titular chest in the midst of a dance partyHow Does Your Garden Grow? -...