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Ariadne Oliver

Mrs Ariadne Oliver is "one of the foremost writers of detective and other sensational stories." She accompanies Poirot on several of his most famous cases, offering solutions based on her astute female intuition.

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Parker Pyne Investigates

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Parker Pyne

Cards on the Table

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Hercule Poirot

Mrs McGinty's Dead

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Hercule Poirot

Dead Man's Folly

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Hercule Poirot

The Pale Horse

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Ariadne Oliver

Third Girl

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Hercule Poirot

Hallowe'en Party

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Hercule Poirot

Elephants Can Remember

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Hercule Poirot

Hercule Poirot And The Greenshore Folly

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Hercule Poirot

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The Pale Horse stands out as a novel which has actually saved lives and solved crimes. In three separate instances in the 1970s, one in Latin America and two in England, people have spotted the symptoms of a type of poisoning, having recognised the description from The Pale Horse, just as Ariadne Oliver did.

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