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    The Case of the City Clerk: A Parker Pyne Story
    The Case of the City Clerk: A Parker Pyne Story
    The Case of the City Clerk: A Parker Pyne Story
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    The Case of the City Clerk: A Parker Pyne Story

    By Agatha Christie

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    Previously published in the print anthology Parker Pine Investigates.

    Plans for England’s new submarine have been stolen from the aspiring Prime Minister. Hercule Poirot is summoned to crack the case, but none of the witnesses’ accounts are the same …

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherHarperCollins
    Release dateOct 22, 2013
    ISBN9780062302571
    The Case of the City Clerk: A Parker Pyne Story
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    Agatha Christie

    Agatha Christie is known throughout the world as the Queen of Crime. Her books have sold over a billion copies in English with another billion in over 70 foreign languages. She is the most widely published author of all time and in any language, outsold only by the Bible and Shakespeare. She is the author of 80 crime novels and short story collections, 20 plays, and six novels written under the name of Mary Westmacott.

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      The Case of the City Clerk - Agatha Christie

      Contents

      The Case of the City Clerk

      About the Author

      The Agatha Christie Collection

      Copyright

      About the Publisher

      THE CASE OF THE CITY CLERK

      Mr. Parker Pyne leaned back thoughtfully in his swivel chair and surveyed his visitor. He saw a small sturdily built man of forty-five with wistful, puzzled, timid eyes that looked at him with a kind of anxious hopefulness.

      I saw your advertisement in the paper, said that little man nervously.

      You are in trouble, Mr. Roberts?

      No, not in trouble exactly.

      You are unhappy?

      I shouldn’t like to say that either. I’ve a great deal to be thankful for.

      We all have, said Mr. Parker Pyne. But when we have to remind ourselves of the fact it is a bad sign.

      I know, said the little man eagerly. That’s just it! You’ve hit the nail on the head, sir.

      Supposing you tell me all about yourself, suggested Mr. Parker Pyne.

      There’s not much to tell, sir. As I say, I’ve a great deal to be thankful for. I have a job; I’ve managed to save a little money; the children are strong and healthy.

      So you want—what?

      I—I don’t know. He flushed. I expect that sounds foolish to you, sir.

      Not at all, said Mr. Parker Pyne.

      By skilled questioning he elicited further confidences. He heard of Mr. Roberts’ employment in a well-known firm and of his slow but steady rise. He heard of his marriage; of the struggle to

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