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    The Double Clue

    By Agatha Christie

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    In Agatha Christie’s short story, “The Double Clue,” Poirot investigates the robbery of a collection of medieval jewelry from the safe of a dealer. Since the theft occurred during a dinner party, the suspects could be any of the guests. But which one? This short story originally appeared in the December 5, 1923 issue of The Sketch magazine.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherDreamscape Media
    Release dateJan 1, 2019
    ISBN9781974936298
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    Agatha Christie

    Agatha Christie is known throughout the world as the Queen of Crime. Her books have sold over a billion copies in English with another billion in over 70 foreign languages. She is the most widely published author of all time and in any language, outsold only by the Bible and Shakespeare. She is the author of 80 crime novels and short story collections, 20 plays, and six novels written under the name of Mary Westmacott.

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    • 3/5
      Marcus Hardman asks Poirot to investigate when his jewels are stolen. Two clues left at the scene of the crime give Poirot his solution.
      An enjoyable short story