The Lost Mine (Hercule Poirot Short Story)

by Agatha Christie

Overview

An illustrated short story from the queen of crime. Hercule Poirot always kept a healthy symmetrical balance in the bank of four hundred forty-four pounds, four and four pence. But what about investments? Hastings proposes he buy shares worth three hundred pounds in oil fields promising a yield of 100% in one year! No need for speculative behavior, as Poirot explains, for the exercise of his little grey cells was rewarded with fourteen thousand shares by the Burma Mines, Ltd. Hastings wants to know more...

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781974936250
Publisher:	Dreamscape Media
Publication date:	01/01/2019
Series:	Hercule Poirot Series
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	11
File size:	602 KB
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

Agatha Christie (1890-1976) was an English crime novelist, short-story writer, and playwright. She is best known for her sixty-six detective novels and fourteen short-story collections, particularly those revolving around her fictional detectives Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple. She also wrote the world's longest-running play, the murder mystery The Mousetrap, and six romances under the name Mary Westmacott. In 1971, she was elevated to Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE) for her contribution to literature.

Date of Birth:

September 15, 1890

Date of Death:

January 12, 1976

Place of Birth:

Torquay, Devon, England

Education:

Home schooling

Website:

http://www.agathachristie.com