Clive Exton

Murder in Mesopotamia

Agatha Christie's Poirot - Murder in Mesopotamia

While accompanying his friend Hastings to a dig in Iraq, Hercule Poirot becomes involved in the murder of an archaeologist's wife.

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The Murder of Roger Ackroyd

Agatha Christie's Poirot - The Murder of Roger Ackroyd

Living quietly in the small village of King's Abbot, sleuth Hercule Poirot becomes involved in the murder of successful industrialist Roger Ackroyd. The number of potential killers is almost as great as the population of the village itself. As Poirot investigates he sees that there might be a connection to the suicide of a local woman, and the death the previous year of her husband.

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Hercule Poirot's Christmas

Agatha Christie's Poirot - Hercule Poirot's Christmas

Poirot's Christmas is interrupted by Simeon Lee, who believes his life is threatened. Simeon is soon killed and his diamonds stolen.

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The Adventure of the Italian Nobleman

Agatha Christie's Poirot - The Adventure of the Italian Nobleman

Poirot is drawn into the underworld of London's Little Italy when Captain Hastings looks for a new car, but instead finds murder.

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The Adventure of the Egyptian Tomb

Agatha Christie's Poirot - The Adventure of the Egyptian Tomb

An archaeologist dies of a heart attack shortly after opening an ancient Egyptian tomb, but his widow thinks there is dirty work at the crossroads and calls Poirot.

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One, Two, Buckle My Shoe

Agatha Christie's Poirot - One, Two, Buckle My Shoe

Poirot believes his dentist was murdered and Japp thinks it was a suicide.

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The A.B.C. Murders

Agatha Christie's Poirot - The A.B.C. Murders

Beside the bodies of three murder victims lies a copy of the ABC Railway Guide.

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The Theft of the Royal Ruby

Agatha Christie's Poirot - The Theft of the Royal Ruby

Poirot prepares to spend a quiet Christmas on his own with a box of chocolates, but he has to give up his plans when the British government asks for his urgent help. Prince Farouk, a young member of the Egyptian royal family visiting London, has lost a famous ruby, and this is deemed to be a matter of national security.

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The Mysterious Affair at Styles

Agatha Christie's Poirot - The Mysterious Affair at Styles

Recovering from the horrors of World War I, British Army officer Arthur Hastings hopes to find peace and quiet at a country manor in the English countryside. But when the matriarch dies during the night from strychnine poisoning, Hastings enlists the help of an old friend staying nearby with other war refugees to help solve the murder: former Belgian police detective Hercule Poirot.

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The Adventure of the Western Star

Agatha Christie's Poirot - The Adventure of the Western Star

Marie Marvelle, a Belgian film star, receives threatening letters from a chinaman which demand her famous diamond, the Western Star. Marie visits her old friend Hercule Poirot in London, seeking his help, and Poirot tackles the case with relish.

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The Kidnapped Prime Minister

Agatha Christie's Poirot - The Kidnapped Prime Minister

Poirot is called in when the British Prime Minister and his secretary are kidnapped in France on their way to a League of Nations conference - and he is given just a day and a half to solve the case.

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Double Sin

Agatha Christie's Poirot - Double Sin

Poirot tells a surprised Hastings he's decided to retire and suggests they take a holiday in the Lake District. On the way, Hastings befriends a young woman who is missing a collection of valuable miniatures. The case involves a famous writer and a beautiful woman in a sports car, and to the relief of Hastings Poirot's thoughts of retirement soon seem far away.

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The Cornish Mystery

Agatha Christie's Poirot - The Cornish Mystery

Poirot travels to Cornwall, summoned by a Mrs Pengelley, who suspects her dentist husband is poisoning her because he's fallen in love with his young assistant. Unhappily, Poirot finds Mrs Pengelley dead on his arrival, so he sets out to catch her killer.

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The Veiled Lady

Agatha Christie's Poirot - The Veiled Lady

Poirot calls to see the veiled lady of the title (Lady Millicent Castle-Vaughn) at her London hotel. Lady Millicent is about to be married, but a mean blackmailer called Lavington has got hold of a love letter she wrote years before to another man. Lavington wants twenty thousand pounds, and Poirot makes up his mind to recover the letter himself, even if it means impersonating a Swiss locksmith.

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Peril at End House

Agatha Christie's Poirot - Peril at End House

Poirot and Hastings take a holiday in Cornwall, looking for peace and quiet. They meet Miss Nick Buckley, who lives near their hotel at End House, and she tells Poirot she has had three near-fatal accidents in a few weeks. He then finds a bullet hole in her hat, returns with her to End House and is drawn into a complex murder investigation.....

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The Dream

Agatha Christie's Poirot - The Dream

Millionaire business man Benedict Farley, a well known eccentric, consults Poirot about bad dreams he has been having. Mr. Farley has dreamed repeatedly of killing himself. Sadly, he does not follow Poirot's advice. When Farley is found dead, Poirot fails to believe that it is suicide and suspects a murder plot relying on hypnosis.

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The Incredible Theft

Agatha Christie's Poirot - The Incredible Theft

Lord Mayfield, an aircraft manufacturer, tries to trap a spy at his country house, but his plan goes terribly wrong. Lady Mayfield sends for Poirot, who tells a few home truths.

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Problem at Sea

Agatha Christie's Poirot - Problem at Sea

Poirot and Hastings are on board a ship steaming towards Alexandria. Poirot recovers from his usual sea-sickness to take an interest in some fellow passengers, especially the Clappertons. On arrival at Alexandria, Mrs Clapperton is found murdered in her cabin.

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The Third Floor Flat

Agatha Christie's Poirot - The Third Floor Flat

Poirot discovers a murder in his own block of flats, and goes on the trail of boisterous neighbours and strange nocturnal noises in the lift shaft.

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Four and Twenty Blackbirds

Agatha Christie's Poirot - Four and Twenty Blackbirds

At a London restaurant where he often eats, Poirot notices that another regular customer has diverted from his usual meal. As old Anthony Gascoigne lies dying in Brighton, his estranged twin brother, Henry, falls to his death. A tragic accident, or murder? Poirot begins to see connections and decides the answer to the mystery lies in a blackberry pie.

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The Adventure of Johnnie Waverly

Agatha Christie's Poirot - The Adventure of Johnnie Waverly

Country squire Marcus Waverly calls on Poirot for help in dealing with kidnap threats against his son. Hastings is appalled by the thought of someone going around kidnapping children and it becomes a race against time to find the identity of the mystery letter writer.

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Murder in the Mews

Agatha Christie's Poirot - Murder in the Mews

Within hours of the Bonfire Night fireworks beginning Poirot finds himself investigating a violent death in Hastings' mews garage.

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The Adventure of the Clapham Cook

Agatha Christie's Poirot - The Adventure of the Clapham Cook

A Mrs Ernestine Todd, from Clapham, asks Poirot to help her find her cook, Eliza, who has disappeared. Poirot, who aims to accept only really significant cases, is at first insulted by such a trivial request. However, after he sees the contents of the missing cook's trunk, he decides the case could prove to be worthy of his talents.

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