Stories: Three Blind Mice

Snowed in, the residents of a guest house find themselves trapped with a murderer. This story would later become the famous play, The Mousetrap.

Stories: The Third Floor Flat

When a body of a woman is discovered in the third floor flat of Friar Mansions, it is fortunate that Hercule Poirot lives in the same block and is on hand – but can he help? From Poirot's Early Cases and Three Blind Mice and Other Stories.

Stories: The Witness for the Prosecution

1920s London. A murder, brutal and bloodthirsty, has stained the plush carpets of a handsome London townhouse. The victim is the glamorous and enormously rich Emily French. All the evidence points to Leonard Vole, a young chancer to whom the heiress left her vast fortune and who ruthlessly took her life. At least, this is the story that Emily’s dedicated housekeeper Janet Mackenzie stands by in court. Leonard however, is adamant that his partner, the enigmatic chorus girl Romaine, can prove his innocence.

Stories: The Veiled Lady

Lady Millicent is soon to be married but an old lover is blackmailing her, threatening to send her future husband an old love letter she wrote. Lady Millicent implores Poirot to find the letter, but will he have to turn to crime to do so? From Poirot's Early Cases and Poirot Investigates (US).

Stories: The Submarine Plans

Poirot is summoned to the home of Lord Alloway, the aspiring Prime Minister. Plans for England’s new submarine have been stolen from Alloway's household and Poirot is his only hope. From Poirot's Early Cases and The Under Dog and Other Stories.

Stories: The Strange Case of Sir Arthur Carmichael

A man takes on the habits of a cat but only his psychologist seems able to see a real cat in the house. In The Hound of Death and The Golden Ball and Other Stories.

Stories: The Red Signal

“Danger ahead” – the red signal which a young man sees whenever his life is threatened. From The Hound of Death and The Witness for the Prosecution and Other Stories.

Stories: Problem at Sea

A hypochondriac woman is found dead in her cabin on a ship to Egypt. From Poirot’s Early Cases and The Regatta Mystery and Other Stories.

Stories: The Plymouth Express

Aboard the Plymouth Express train there is a strange smell of chloroform. It is soon found to come from a body under the seat - that of Mrs Rupert Carrington, pampered child of an American millionaire. From Poirot's Early Cases and The Under Dog and Other Stories.

Stories: The Mystery of the Baghdad Chest

The morning after a party, a man’s body is found stabbed and hidden in a chest. From The Regatta Mystery and Other Stories and While the Light Lasts.