title: Hercule Poirot : The Complete Short Stories
author:  Agatha Christie 
description: All 51 Hercule Poirot short stories presented in chonological order in a single volume - plus a bonus story not seen for more than 70 years. 'My name is Hercule Poirot and I am probably the greatest detective in the world.' The dapper, moustache-twirling little Belgian with the egg-shaped head, curious mannerisms and inordinate respect for his own 'little grey cells' has solved some of the most puzzling crimes of the century. Appearing in Agatha Christie's very first novel in 1920 and her very last in 1975, Hercule Poirot became the most celebrated detective since Sherlock Holmes, appearing in 33 novels, a play, and these 51 short stories. Arranged in their original publication order, these short stories provide a feast for hardened Agatha Christie addicts as well as those who have grown to love the detective through his many film and television appearances. This new edition now also includes Poirot and the Regatta Mystery, an early version of an Agatha Christie story not published since 1936!
zlib_text: Modern Critical Views 
  Agatha Christie is one of the foremost 
  figures in the genre of Mystery fiction. She 
  has published over eighty-five novels and 
  has been translated in over one hundred 
  languages. She is clearly one of the most 
  prolific writers of our time. Often consid¬ 
  ered a master of the intellectual puzzle, 
  Christie has consistently mixed challenging 
  storylines with sympathetic characters. 
  Hercule Poirot and Jane Marple, her two 
  recurring detectives, have become an institu¬ 
  tion for many enthusiasts, and have been the 
  subject of book-length profiles. In addition to 
  detective novels, Christie has published 
  poetry, plays, short stories, and a posthu¬ 
  mously released autobiography. Though she 
  has been maligned in some circles for her 
  formulaic method of writing, her influence as 
  a high-profile, female mystery writer will not 
  soon fade. As Robert Barnard states in the 
  preface to his Critical study on Christie, she 
  is “a writer who has probably given more 
  sheer