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A Hercule Poirot Amuse-Bouche: The Disappearance of Mr. Davenheim by Agatha Christie
Episode 22
Published 9 years ago
Description
This week's pleasing Poirot puzzle is noteworthy for a few reasons: 1) it features Agatha Christie's recitation of the different ways a person might disappear, written five years before her own disappearance; 2) the Suchet adaptation features a bit of delightful wordplay involving a parrot; and 3) that same parrot leads to perhaps the greatest Hastings putdown ever recorded. Poor, poor Hastings....
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