A classic Agatha Christie short story available individually for the first time on audio.Hercule Poirot and Captain Hastings are on holiday at the opulent Grand Metropolitan Hotel in Brighton where they meet the wife of a wealthy stockbroker. As they discuss the jewels worn by Mrs Opalsen the great detective relates his experiences in cases which have concerned some of the best-known jewels in the world. Excited by his anecdotes the wealthy matron eagerly offers to show him a very expensive pearl necklace but when she goes to retrieve it she discovers that it has been stolen…In this bestselling book Agatha Christie the classic Sunday Times bestselling author crafts a traditional mystery filled with suspense. The story featuring the amateur sleuth Hercule Poirot is a top pick for fans of cosy thrillers.For fans of Richard Osman (We Solve Murders) Anthony Horowitz (Magpie Murders) M. C. Beaton (Agatha Raisin and the Deadly Dance) Alexandra Benedict (Murder On The Christmas Express) and Daphne Du Maurier (Don't Look Now And Other Stories).