Murder in the Mews by Agatha Christie

Murder in the Mews by Agatha Christie

A Hercule Poirot Short Story Collection

Publisher: William Morrow Paperbacks (March 2009)

256 pages, eBook (purchased myself for $6.99)

Book Rating: 5 Stars

This is a collection of four short stories (Murder in the Mews, The Incredible Theft, Dead Man's Mirror and Triangle at Rhodes) all featuring Hercule Poirot. Murder in the Mews is the suicide of a young lady that Poirot investigates with Inspector Japp and they come to suspect is a murder. The Incredible Theft is a house party at which some sensitive government documents go missing. Dead Man's Mirror, briefly features Mr. Satterthwaite and references his interaction with Poirot in the Three Act Tragedy, then moves on to the suspicious suicide of a country gentlemen in whose death many people seemed to have an interest. My favorite was Triangle at Rhodes (the shortest story of the collection), because it was so unlike the other three, and features a love triangle that develops between two married couples who are on vacation and the tragic consequences of the association, with Poirot and a few others watching from afar as the developments turn dangerous. Great collection of stories!

Movie Adaptations:

Agatha Christie’s Poirot (TV Series 1989-)

Murder in the Mews (Season 1, Episode 2)

The Incredible Theft (Season 1, Episode 8)

Dead Man’s Mirror (Season 5, Episode 7)

Triangle at Rhodes (Season 1, Episode 6)

David Suchet, Hugh Fraser, Philip Jackson