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Stories: The Adventure of the Sinister Stranger
Tommy and Tuppence need to assist a doctor who keeps receiving hoax calls. From Partners in Crime.
Stories: Death on the Nile [Parker Pyne Short Story]
Parker Pyne is on a ship sailing up the Nile from Assouan to Cairo. Among the passengers are a group of wealthy British travellers. One of them, Lady Grayle, soon lets Pyne know someone is trying to poison her. All the evidence points to her husband but can Pyne save her before the killer gets his wish?
Stories: Have You Got Everything You Want?
Boarding the Orient Express at the Gare de Lyon, a young woman discovers the presence of the detective Parker Pyne on the train, who is there to solve a jewel robbery that hasn’t happened yet. She thinks she might know the intended victim…
Stories: Problem at Pollensa Bay
Holidaying Mallorca, Parker Pyne is approached by a fellow British guest looking for some assistance saving her son from an unsuitable marriage... From Problem at Pollensa Bay and Other Stories and The Regatta Mystery and Other Stories.
Stories: The Case of the City Clerk
With his family on holiday, the conventional Mr Roberts goes to Parker Pyne seeking to inject excitement into his drab life. Before long Roberts finds more romance and intrigue than he’d bargained for.
Stories: The Case of the Discontented Husband
A young husband fears his wife is bored of him and enlists Parker Pyne’s assistance in recovering her affections.
Stories: The Case of the Discontented Soldier
The recently retired Major Wilbraham is bored and unhappy so he answers Parker Pyne’s newspaper ad. Before long he embarks on a daring adventure to find treasure in the wilds of Africa.
Stories: The Regatta Mystery
When a young woman performs a magic trick to vanish a diamond and it is truly lost, Parker Pyne must get to the bottom of the mystery. From The Regatta Mystery and Other Stories and Problem at Pollensa Bay and Other Stories.
Stories: The Case of the Distressed Lady
Daphne St John enlists Parker Pyne’s aid. Having stolen a diamond to pay gambling debts, she needs help to return it without its owner noticing...
Stories: The Pearl of Price
On his travels Parker Pyne joins a party of people from Amman, through Jordon to Petra. When talk turns to the nature of honesty and a pearl earring goes missing, the group suspect each other of theft. From Parker Pyne Investigates.