THE ADVENTURE OF THE WESTERN STAR by AGATHA CHRISTIE

1001 Classic Short Stories & Tales

Jon Hagadorn

Arts, Fiction

4.5 • 1.2K Ratings

🗓️ 31 October 2021

⏱️ 51 minutes

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0:00.0	And the Yeah, Welcome back everyone to 1001 classic short stories and tales. This is your host and narrator John Hagadorn and
0:36.0	we're glad to have you with us today.
0:39.0	Outsold only by the Bible and Shakespeare, Agatha Christie is the best-selling novelist of all time and
0:44.5	she also gave us a huge collection of great short stories some of which have
0:48.8	only recently entered the public domain. Today's story The Adventure of the Western Star has all the elements needed for a great
0:56.3	detective story, blackmail letters, and elusive Chinaman, and a fabulous diamond called The Western Star.
1:04.0	If you enjoy this story, please remember to set us a kind review
1:07.0	for 1001 Classic Short Stories.
1:09.6	And now, our story, The adventure of the Western Star.
1:14.4	I was standing at the window of Poiro's rooms looking out idly on the street below.
1:19.3	That's queer, I said suddenly beneath my breath. What is mon ami? asked Poirot placidly from the depths of his comfortable chair.
1:27.0	deduce Poirot from the following facts.
1:30.0	Here is a young lady richly dressed, fashionable hat, magnificent furs.
1:35.0	She's coming along slowly, looking up at the houses as she goes.
1:39.0	Unknown to her, she's being shadowed by three men and a middle-aged woman.
1:43.0	They have just been joined by an errand boy who points after the girl,
1:47.0	gesticulating as he does so.
1:49.0	What drama is this being played?
1:51.0	Is the girl a crook? And are the Shadowers detectives preparing to arrest her?
1:56.0	Or are they the scoundrels and are they plotting to attack an innocent victim?
2:00.0	What does the great detective say?
2:03.0	The great detective Monami chooses as ever the simplest course.
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