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Previously published in the print anthology The Harlequin Tea Set and Other Stories. Two cousins, Fenella Mylecharane and Juan Faraker, are engaged. When their eccentric uncle dies, they eagerly return to the Isle of Man for the reading of the will. Having grown up hearing tales of buried treasure on the island, they are excited when the will reveals that their uncle found it. But where?
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Previously published in the print anthology Parker Pine Investigates. Parker Pyne is traveling incognito under the name of Mr. Thompson. In Delphi, he learns that someone calling himself Parker Pyne is being consulted by Mrs. Peters, who refers to him as "the good gentleman." But who is this imposter, and what does he want with Mrs. Peters?
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Previously published in the print anthology The Witness for the Prosecution and Other Stories. Alicia Coombe manages her very smart dressmaking business with the help of her young assistant, Sybil. One day, a doll appears in the shop-a floppy, long-legged doll that sits itself on the best sofa. But where did it come from, and why does it appear to watch them?
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Previously published in the print anthology The Regatta Mystery and Other Stories. Parker Pyne is on holiday at the Hotel Pino D'Oro on the island of Mallorca. Unfortunately also staying at the hotel are two fellow British guests, Mrs. Adela Chester and her dutiful young son, Basil. When Mrs. Chester discovers that Pyne is a "wizard" at solving human problems, she calls on him to save Basil from a most unsuitable marriage.
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Previously published in the print anthology The Harlequin Tea Set and Other Stories. Frank Oliver returns to England after years of overseas service only to realize he no longer knows anyone there. On visiting the British Museum, he encounters the "lonely god," who seems to be experiencing the same sense of isolation he is. Will this strange deity help relieve him of his loneliness?
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Previously published in the print anthology The Witness for the Prosecution and Other Stories. One rainy night on the Wiltshire Downs, the Dinsmeads' evening meal is interrupted by a stranger. Mortimer Cleveland enters their lives when his car breaks down and he seeks shelter. Cleveland is a psychic researcher who immediately senses that something is wrong; he detects murder in the air. Can he save the victim before it is too late?
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Previously published in the print anthology Parker Pine Investigates. Daphne St. John enlists Parker Pyne's aid. She must return a valuable diamond she stole to pay off gambling debts. Now, repenting her rash act, Daphne needs help to return the diamond without its owner being any the wiser.
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Previously published in the print anthology The Golden Ball and Other Stories. When Sir Arthur Carmichael, the young and healthy heir to a large estate, starts behaving strangely, psychiatrist Edward Carstairs is summoned to assess the situation. Sir Arthur appears to be behaving like a cat-only days after his mother killed a grey Persian!
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Previously published in the print anthology Parker Pine Investigates. A party of tourists is traveling from Amman to a camp in Petra. The group includes an American magnate and his daughter Carol. When Carol loses one of her earrings, Jim Hurst, an ex-convict, becomes a prime suspect. But is he really guilty, and can Parker Pyne shed light on the theft?
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Previously published in the print anthology The Golden Ball and Other Stories. George Rowland, a bored playboy, disowned for the seventh time by his wealthy uncle, is on the train to London. When a beautiful girl bursts into his compartment, frantically begging to be hidden, his life changes dramatically.
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Previously published in the print anthology The Harlequin Tea Set and Other Stories. John Seagrove, a young city clerk, awakens early one morning in his London bedsit, desperately clinging to a dream that has just transformed his life. The next day, while dining at his boss's house, he meets the enigmatic Allegra Kerr. Falling in love with her at first sight, John instantly realizes this is the overwhelming joy his dream foreshadowed … but could...
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Previously published in the print anthology The Regatta Mystery and Other Stories. Diamond merchant Isaac Pointz and his guests come ashore at Dartmouth to enjoy the fair after the yacht races. Over dinner, young Eve Leathern bets she can make Pointz's famous diamond, the Morning Star, disappear right at the table. When the girl does exactly that, she discovers she has made the priceless gem disappear more completely than she had intended. Fortunately,...
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Previously published in the print anthology Parker Pine Investigates. Reginald Wade goes to Parker Pyne when he learns that his wife has decided to leave him for another man. Reggie's only hope is that his wife has declared a six-month grace period. If she still feels the same at the end, she wants a divorce. Pyne decides that dark, glamorous Madeline de Sara is just what Reggie needs to console him-but will Mrs. Wade think this is such a good idea?...
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Previously published in the print anthology The Harlequin Tea Set and Other Stories. Claire Halliwell lives a quiet country life with her dogs. A conscientious and popular parish worker, she takes everything in her stride-even when Sir Gerald Lee, the man she loves, marries Vivien, a glamorous city girl. When Claire learns that Vivien is having an affair, her sense of duty to Gerald is stretched to the limit!
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Previously published in the print anthology Parker Pine Investigates. Mrs. Abner Rymer needs help from Parker Pyne. She may be a rich widow, but she's been shunned by her friends and is very lonely. After Pyne takes her to see Dr. Constantine, an Oriental sage, Mrs. Rymer passes out and awakens with a totally different identity!
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Previously published in the print anthology Partners in Crime. The monogrammed kit bag of the American ambassador to England, Randolph Wilmot, is switched with Senator Ralph Westerman's. Wilmot hires Tommy and Tuppence to find out why. When the senator's valet shows up at the embassy to exchange the bags, they discover that the senator has never heard of this valet, or of any confusion between kit bags. Who is the valet, and why did he need the bag?...
100) The Man from the Sea
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Previously published in the print anthology The Mysterious Mr. Quin. Mr. Satterthwaite has moved to a Mediterranean island, where he encounters Anthony Cosden just as Cosden is about to leap to his death. Apparently this was not Cosden's first attempt; only yesterday he had been stopped from jumping by Harley Quin. Can they bring happiness back to the poor man's life?
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