Agatha Christie
Fifteen short stories were first published in the UK, unillustrated, in The Sketch magazine. Christie wrote them following a suggestion from its editor, Bruce Ingram, who had been impressed with the character of Poirot in The Mysterious Affair at Styles.The Affair at the Victory BallThe Adventure of the Clapham CookThe Cornish MysteryThe Adventure of Johnnie WaverlyThe Double ClueThe King of ClubsThe Lemesurier InheritanceThe Lost MineThe Plymouth ExpressThe Chocolate BoxThe Veiled LadyThe Submarine PlansThe Market Basing MysteryThe stories below were published as follows:Double Sin: First published in the 23 September 1928 edition of the Sunday Dispatch.Wasp’s Nest: First published in the 20 November 1928 edition of the Daily Mail.
