The Adventure of The Western Star

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Summary

Genre: Thriller, Detective

Format: Short Story

Recurring Characters: Hercule Poirot

Synopsis

Blackmail letters, fabulous diamonds and an elusive Chinaman – surely not an unsolvable combination for Poirot’s little grey cells!

This story was first published in the UK in 1924 in The Sketch as part of the series The Grey Cells of M. Poirot. It was filmed for television in 1990 with David Suchet as Poirot.

Published in Poirot Investigates.

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