Brain-twisters, spine-chilling perils, secret codes, daring deductions, well-hidden clues, suspicious-looking characters—these are just a few of the tantalizing ingredients Miss Christie serves up to Hercule Poirot, Jane Marple, Harley Quin, Mr Parker Pyne, Tommy and Tuppence, and Inspector Evans in this collection.

Contents: The veiled lady — The Nemean lion — The girdle of Hyppolita — The Market Basing mystery — Tape-measure murder — The blue geranium — The four suspects — The face of Helen — The bird with the broken wing — The Regatta mystery — Problem at Pollensa Bay — The unbreakable alibi — Accident