![]() ![]() Her husband, Gregory Rolf, who bought it from a Chinese man in San Francisco, gave Mary the jewel three years ago. She has received three letters, handed to her by a Chinese man, which warn her to return her fabulous diamond jewel, the "Western Star", to where it came from – the left eye of an idol – before the next full moon. Poirot receives a visit from Miss Mary Marvell, the famous American film star on her visit to London. Plot summaries The Adventure of the Western Star ![]() The UK edition retailed at seven shillings and sixpence (7/6) while the 1925 US edition was $2.00. Smithson Broadhead, reprinted from the 21 March 1923 issue of The Sketch magazine. ![]() The UK first edition featured an illustration of Poirot on the dust jacket by W. The American version of this book, published by Dodd, Mead and Company in 1925, featured a further three stories. In the eleven stories, famed eccentric detective Hercule Poirot solves a variety of mysteries involving greed, jealousy, and revenge. Poirot Investigates is a short collection written by English author Agatha Christie and first published in the UK by The Bodley Head in March 1924. ![]()
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