The Jewel Robbery at the Grand Metropolitan: A Hercule Poirot Short Story |
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| Authors: | Christie, Agatha |
| Publisher: | William Morrow Paperbacks |
| BISAC/Subject: | FIC022030, FIC050000, FIC029000 |
| ISBN: | 9780062210913, Related ISBNs: 0062210912, 9780062210913 |
| Classification: | Non-Fiction |
| Number of pages: | 50, |
| Audience: | General/trade |
Hercule Poirot and Captain Hastings are on holiday at the opulent Grand Metropolitan Hotel in Brighton, where they meet the wife of a wealthy stockbroker. As they discuss the jewels worn by Mrs. Opalsen, the great detective relates his experiences in cases which have concerned some of the best-known jewels in the world. Excited by his anecdotes, the wealthy matron eagerly offers to show him a very expensive pearl necklace, but when she goes to retrieve it, she discovers that it has been stolen...
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