the adventure of the christmas pudding by agatha christie

Lee-Wortley is there with his sister who is recovering from an operation and is confined to her room, convalescing.Ĭolin, Michael, and Bridget are disappointed with Poirot as he does not meet their expectations of what a detective should look like. They both think him unsuitable for their granddaughter and have invited him to join them for Christmas, in the hope that a few days' close contact with Sarah will show her how unsuitable he is, particularly in contrast to David Welwyn who has been friends with Sarah since childhood. Joining them will be her husband, Colonel Lacey Sarah, a granddaughter by their deceased son Colin, a teenage grandson by their daughter Michael, a friend of Colin's at school Bridget who is of the same age as Colin and Michael and is a great niece of Mrs Lacey's Diana, a young cousin of Mrs Lacey's and David Welwyn who is a family friend.Ĭolonel and Mrs Lacey are perturbed by Sarah's relationship with a young rake called Desmond Lee-Wortley. On Christmas Eve, at Kings Lacey, Poirot is told about the other members of their party by Mrs Lacey, his elderly host in the house. The mystery can be solved at an old English country house called Kings Lacey where it will be arranged for Poirot to join a family there for their Christmas celebrations, supposedly to experience a typical English Christmas. If it cannot be retrieved, a scandal will ensue and because of this, the police cannot be involved. The prince brought several expensive jewels with him to London for resetting by Cartier and one of them, a fabulous ruby, was stolen by the young woman. On his way to be married, he met an attractive but obviously dubious young woman, and rashly decided to have a last fling with her. The prince is due soon to be married to a cousin. Poirot is asked by a Mr Jesmond, who is acting as an intermediary to an eastern prince, to help that unfortunate young man with a problem he is having. Plot summaries The Adventure of the Christmas Pudding, or The Theft of the Royal Ruby It was not published in the US although the stories it contains were published in other volumes there. It retailed in the UK for twelve shillings and sixpence (12/6) and comprises six cases. It is the only Christie first edition published in the UK that contains stories with both Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple, the writer's two most famous detectives. The Adventure of the Christmas Pudding and a Selection of Entrées is a short story collection written by Agatha Christie and first published in the UK by the Collins Crime Club on 24 October 1960.

The adventure of the christmas pudding by agatha christie