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Ingots of Gold: Short Story
Raymond West, Miss Marple’s nephew, is writing a new book. For research, he visits John Newman who has bought the rights to salvage an Armada ship containing a vast amount of gold. Raymond learns that another ship was wrecked in the area six months before; but this one was carrying ...
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Peril at End House: Novel
Hercule Poirot’s relaxing holiday on the Cornish coast takes an unexpected turn when he meets young and pretty Nick Buckley. For it seems to Poirot that someone is trying to kill Nick and he determines that she needs his protection. But even hiding her away in a nursing home does ...
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The Bloodstained Pavement: Short Story
Joyce has come to Cornwall for a painting holiday but whilst painting the local village she suddenly realises she has included drops of blood on the pavement, but none exist. A local man tells her of the local superstition that seeing blood on the pavement means a death within 24 ...
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The Cornish Mystery: Short Story
A passionate Cornishwoman, Mrs. Pengelley, tries to convince Poirot that her husband is trying to poison her. He has long had an illicit affair with a younger woman, and she is sure they want her out of the way... But can Poirot save her and is her husband really to ...
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The Hound of Death: Short Story
A young Englishman visiting Cornwall finds himself delving into the legend of a Belgian nun who is living as a refugee in the village. Possessed of supernatural powers, she is said to have caused her entire convent to explode when it was occupied by invading German soldiers during World War. ...
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The Rose and the Yew Tree:
The story of John Gabriel’s life is told by Hugh Norreys, crippled by a road accident and convalescing in ...