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The Listerdale Mystery
The Listerdale Mystery is a short story collection written by Agatha Christie and first published in the UK by William Collins and Sons in June 1934. The book retailed at seven shillings and sixpence (7/6). The collection did not appear in the US; however, all of the stories contained within it did appear in other collections only published there.
The collection is notable for the first book appearance of the story "Philomel Cottage", which was turned into a highly successful play and two feature films
", this makes "The Listerdale Mystery" one of only three major book publications of Christie's crime works not to appear under the "Crime Club" imprint in the UK between 1930 and 1979.
Publication history US book appearances of stories.
The stories contained in "The Listerdale Mystery" appeared in the following US collections:
- "The Witness for the Prosecution and Other Stories" (1948) – "Accident", "Mr Eastwood's Adventure" (under the revised title of "The Mystery of