Like The Labors of Hercules, the twelve cases Poirot must solve in this captivating collection of short crime fiction stories are dangerous, demanding, and positively ingenious.
In appearance Hercule Poirot hardly resembled an ancient Greek hero. Yet—reasoned the detective—like Hercules he had been responsible for ridding society of some of its most unpleasant monsters.
So, in the period leading up to his retirement, Poirot makes up his mind to accept just twelve more cases: his self-imposed “Labors.” Each would go down in the annals of crime as a heroic feat of deduction.
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"Whether new to the genre or a Christie fan, you will enjoy this collection. There is something symbolic in the Classical stories that resonate through the centuries. There is something in Christie's stories that is undeniably rooted in human nature. Paired, you end up with a journey that takes you through several countries, and are presented with many different kinds of riddles. Poirot undertakes to do his own 12 labors. Thoroughly enjoyable."
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