"Captain Hastings recounts 18 of Poirot's early cases from the days before he was famous! Hercule Poirot delighted in telling people that he was probably the best detective in the world. So turning back the clock to trace eighteen of the cases which helped establish his professional reputation was always going to be a fascinating experience. With his career still in its formative years, the panache with which Hercule Poirot could solve even the most puzzling mystery is obvious. Chronicled by his friend Captain Hastings, these eighteen early cases - from theft and robbery to kidnapping and murder - were all guaranteed to test Poirot's soon-to-be-famous 'little grey cells' to their absolute limit."
"CRIME & MYSTERY FICTION. Agatha Christie's world-famous serial killer mystery, reissued with a striking new cover designed to appeal to the latest generation of Agatha Christie fans and book lovers. There's a serial killer on the loose, bent on working his way through the alphabet. And as a macabre calling card he leaves beside each victim's corpe the ABC Railway Guide open at the name of the town where the murder has taken place. Having begun with Andover, Bexhill and then Churston, there seems little chance of the murderer being caught -- until he makes the crucial and vain mistake of challenging Hercule Poirot to frustrate his plans!"
"Seorang dokter gigi terbunuh di tempat praktiknya di Harley Street ... Dokter gigi itu ditemukan dengan lubang menghitam di bawah pelipis kanannya. Sebuah pistol tergeletak di lantai dekat tangan kanannya yang terbuka. Kemudian, salah satu pasiennya ditemukan meninggal karena dosis anestesi lokal yang mematikan. Kasus pembunuhan dan bunuh diri yang jelas. Tapi mengapa seorang dokter gigi melakukan kejahatan di tengah hari yang sibuk dengan janji? Sepatu gesper memegang kunci misteri. Sekarang - dalam kata-kata sajak"
"Hercule Poirot's quiet supper in a London coffee house is interrupted when a young woman confides to him that she is about to be murdered. She is terrified, but begs Poirot not to find and punish her killer. Once she is dead, she insists, justice will have been done. Later that night, Poirot learns that three guests at a fashionable London hotel have been murdered, and a cufflink has been placed in each one's mouth. Could there be a connection with the frightened woman? While Poirot struggles to put together the bizarre pieces of the puzzle, the murderer prepares another hotel bedroom for a fourth victim"
