michaelmc 's review for:

Mr. Parker Pyne, Detective by Agatha Christie

3.0

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Mr. Parker Pyne, Detective must have been one of Agatha Christie's earlier publications. It is a series of short stories about the cases of Parker Pyne who is not a detective, even the character says he's not a detective. Mr. Pyne worked for an unnamed government office and is no retired and offers to help unhappy people find happiness. His methods are odd and sometimes involve sending people off to strange situations. Some of the ideas for her other better developed novels may be hinted at here. There is a secretary named Miss Lemon, the name of Hercule Poirot's office assistant. One short story is titled Death on the Nile though it is nothing like the later book. It is no surprise that Mr. Parker Pyne is not as well known or beloved as Poirot or Miss Marple. But if one wishes to read everything by Agatha Christie Mr. Parker Pyne, Detective must be read too.