The Adventures of the Christmas Pudding

Hercule Poirot is a true genius of his craft. Therefore, he is constantly invited to his investigations by the highest echelons of power. Now, the little Belgian must expose a certain con artist who has stolen a world-renowned ruby from... an Eastern prince visiting London. The trail leads to the noble estate of Kings Lacey. Now all of its household members and their friends have gathered there to celebrate Christmas and enjoy the traditional English pudding, a true decoration of the festive table. Poirot is going there as a guest. But he still doesn't suspect that he will have to confront one of the most unusual cases in his practice and that the Christmas pudding will play a special role in it... Agatha Christie herself recommended the book to her readers: 'This collection of Christmas treats can be called “The Chef's Selection,” where the chef is me!' Hercule Poirot is a true genius of his craft. Therefore, he is constantly invited to his investigations by the highest echelons of power. Now, the little Belgian must expose a certain con artist who has stolen a world-renowned ruby from an Eastern prince visiting London. The trail leads to the noble estate of Kings Lacey. Now all of its household members and their friends have gathered there to celebrate Christmas and enjoy the traditional English pudding, a true decoration of the festive table. Poirot is going there as a guest. But he still doesn't suspect that he will have to confront one of the most unusual cases in his practice and that the Christmas pudding will play a special role in it... 'Undoubtedly, she is a genius.' — Elizabeth George, bestselling author of New York Times 'It is generally recognized that Christie is a brilliant master of suspense. However, she represents something much more significant.' — The Guardian 'If it’s a murder drama, there is no one more inventive than Christie.' — Sunday Times '…I still adore Christie's novels.' — Louise Penny 'Reading a Christie novel is like sinking your teeth into a ripe apple: pure, crunchy, and absolute satisfaction…' — Tana French Agatha Christie is the most published author of all time after Shakespeare. The print runs of her books are second only to the print runs of his works and the Bible. More than a billion of Christie's books have been sold worldwide in English and the same amount in other languages. She is the author of eighty detective novels and short story collections, twenty plays, two memoirs, and six psychological novels written under the pseudonym Mary Westmacott. Her characters Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple have forever become exemplary heroes of the suspense genre.