description: Ostensibly retired, Hercule Poirot investigates a sensational news story and an international secret in this pairing of mysteries.In "The Adventure of the Christmas Pudding," detective Poirot is consulted by the government about a delicate international situation. The heir to the crown in a distant country is visiting London, and has been robbed of an extremely valuable ruby by a young woman. Can M. Poirot spend Christmas at the Lacey estate, where she is expected to be, and recover the jewel? In "The Mystery of the Spanish Chest" he is consulted this time by a leading woman in society, and again he can't say no! She asks him to assist one of her friends whose husband has been murdered. It's been all over the news. It's a scandal, but is this woman's lover actually the man who killed her husband?Librarian's note: this entry is for the two story collection. Each of the individual stories can be found elsewhere on Goodreads.
language: English
title: The Adventure of the Christmas Pudding / The Mystery of the Spanish Chest
titlecomplete: The Adventure of the Christmas Pudding / The Mystery of the Spanish Chest
characters: Hercule Poirot
genres: Mystery, Fiction, Crime, Christmas, Short Stories, Audiobook
ratings_count: 260
places: London, England, Kings Lacey
publisher: AudioGO