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The Arcadian Deer

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Genre: Detective

Format: Short Story

Recurring Characters: Hercule Poirot

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More of a romance than a mystery story, Christie draws on the resemblance of beautiful Nita to a lovely and graceful young deer.

The Arcadian Deer was published in 1940 in the UK in Strand Magazine and in the USA in This Week under the title Vanishing Lady.

One of the Labours of Hercules.

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