Hercule Poirot in "The Million Dollar Bond Robbery" by Agatha Christie
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SYNOPSIS
In "The Million Dollar Bond Robbery", Hercule Poirot returns to investigate a curious case of disappearing bonds. The bonds have seemingly vanished off a cruise ship arriving in New York City. As time goes on, the bank manager responsible for their transit increasingly looks like the culprit. Nothing in this case makes sense!
Can Poirot decipher the plot and track down the true perpetrator of...
The Million Dollar Bond Robbery?
THE FIRST PAGE
“What a number of bond robberies there have been lately!” I observed one morning, laying aside the newspaper. “Poirot, let us forsake the science of detection, and take to crime instead!”
“You are on the- how do you say it?- get-rich-quick tack, eh, mon ami?”
“Well, look at this last coup, the million dollars’ worth of Liberty Bonds which the London and Scottish Bank were sending to New York, and which disappeared in such a remarkable manner on board the Olympia.”
“If it were not for the mal de mer, and the difficulty of practising the so excellent method of Laverguier for a longer time than the few hours of crossing the channel, I should delight to voyage myself on one of these big liners,” murmured Poirot dreamily.
“Yes, indeed,” I said enthusiastically. “Some of them must be perfect palaces; the swimming-baths, the lounges, the restaurant, the palm courts- really, it must be hard to believe that one is on the sea.”
“Me, I always know when I am on the sea,” said Poirot sadly. “And all those bagatelles that you enumerate, they say nothing to me; but, my friend, consider for a moment the geniuses that travel as it were incognito! On board these floating palaces, as you so justly call them, one would meet the élite, the haute noblesse of the criminal world!”
I laughed.
“So that’s the way your enthusiasm runs! You would have liked to cross swords with the man who sneaked the Liberty Bonds?”
The landlady interrupted us.
“A young lady as wants to see you, Mr. Poirot. Here’s her card.”
The card bore the inscription: Miss Esmée Farquhar, and Poirot, after diving under the table to retrieve a stray crumb, and putting it carefully in the waste-paper-basket, nodded to the landlady to admit her.
In another minute one of the most charming girls I have ever seen was ushered into the room. She was perhaps about five-and-twenty, with big brown eyes and a perfect figure. She was well-dressed and perfectly composed in manner.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Agatha Christie (1890 - 1976) was a renowned and prolific British author, best known for her contributions to the mystery genre. Often hailed as the "Queen of Crime," Christie's literary career spanned over six decades, during which she wrote 66 detective novels, 14 short story collections, and the world's longest-running play, "The Mousetrap." Her iconic characters, Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple, became beloved figures in crime fiction. Christie's works, including classics like "Murder on the Orient Express," "And Then There Were None," and "The Murder of Roger Ackroyd," have sold over two billion copies worldwide, making her one of the best-selling authors in history.
CHAPTERS
0:00 - Start
0:15 - Thank You
0:26 - audiobooky.co
0:35 - Feature Presentation
0:45 - Part 1
12:51 - Part 2
16:34 - Part 3
21:13 - Outro