Parker Pyne Investigates


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Agatha Christie once again demonstrates her mastery of the short form mystery with Parker Pyne Investigates—short stories of crime and detection featuring Parker Pyne, certainly one of the most unconventional private investigators ever to pursue a hot lead. Mrs. Packington felt alone, helpless and utterly forlorn. But her life changed when she stumbled upon an advertisement in the Times that read: "Are you happy? If not, consult Mr. Parker Pyne." Equally adept at putting together the fragments of a murder mystery or the pieces of a broken marriage, Mr. Parker Pyne is possibly the world's most unconventional private investigator. Armed with just his intuitive knowledge of human nature, he is an Englishman abroad, traveling the globe to solve and undo crime and misdemeanor.




The Case of the Middle-Aged Wife


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Maria Packington suspects her husband of having an affair. In an attempt to revitalise her marriage, she responds to an ad from Mr. Parker Pyne – who promises to provide solutions to unhappiness. Maria's life soon undergoes a rapid transformation…







The House at Shiraz: An Agatha Christie Short Story


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A classic Agatha Christie short story, available individually for the first time as an ebook.




The Pearl of Price: An Agatha Christie Short Story


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A classic Agatha Christie short story, available individually for the first time as an ebook.




The Gate of Baghdad: An Agatha Christie Short Story


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A classic Agatha Christie short story, available individually for the first time as an ebook.




Oracle at Delphi


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The Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) presents information about the Oracle at Delphi, an important shrine in ancient Greece that was considered to be the center of the world. The information is part of an online supplement to the series "Empires." The details about the Oracle at Delphi are from the series episode "The Greeks: Crucible of Civilization."




Have You Got Everything You Want?


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Previously published in the print anthology Parker Pine Investigates. Elsie Jeffries, married for eighteen months to successful businessman Edward Jeffries, meets Parker Pyne by chance on the Simplon-Orient Express. She has seen Pyne’s advertisements and feels he may be able to help her. She tells Pyne she has seen a fragment of a letter left on Edward’s blotting pad, which points to some sort of plot against her, to be carried out while she is on the train to Stamboul ...







Problem at Pollensa Bay


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A collection of short stories featuring some of Agatha Christie’s best-loved detectives – Hercule Poirot, Parker Pyne, Mr Satterthwaite and Harley Quin...