Poirot: Series 3 - Volume 2

Dame Agatha Christie's incomparable Hercule Poirot is brought to life in these five stories, set in the art deco elegance of 1930's England. "The Double Clue" - For the first time in his life, Poirot falls in love with a beautiful Russian, the Countess Vera Rossakoff, whom Poirot meets during his investigation into four high society jewel robberies. "The Mystery of the Spanish Chest" - Poirot is approached by a lady who asserts that the life of her friend is threatened by her jealous husband. At a party, the grizzly discovery is made of the husband's body in a large ornate chest. "The Theft of the Royal Ruby" - Poirot is briefed by the Foreign Office about the theft of the gem belonging to the petulant heir to the King of Egypt. "The Affair at the Victory Ball" - A radio star is found dead from a cocaine overdose after attending a Ball. At the ball Poirot noticed the star arguing with Viscount Cronshaw who was later found dead in the supper room. "The Mystery of Hunter's Lodge" - Hastings is invited to a grouse shoot which goes disastrously wrong. Later that evening, a mystery figure arrives at Hunter's Lodge and murders Roger Havering in his gun room.