The Adventure of the Christmas Pudding

An oriental prince begins an affair in London with a girl of dubious reputation, to whom he gives an emblematic ruby that disappears along with the young woman. Hercule Poirot is summoned to retrieve it. Posing as a guest at the Lacey family home, the detective will share a traditional Christmas to follow the thieves' trail until he finds the valuable jewel.

Agatha Christie, was an english detective novelist and playwright. Her books have sold more than 100 million copies and have been translated into some 100 languages. Agatha Christies- most famous novels include And Then There Were None; Murder on the Orient Express; The ABC Murders and many others. In addition to her celebrated Poirot and Miss Marple, Christie also created amateur detectives Thomas Beresford and his wife, Prudence.