Masterpieces in Miniature: the Detectives is a collection of Agatha Christie short stories published by St Martin's Minotaur (New York) in 2005. The collection comprises selections of short stories featuring four of Christie's detectives: Hercule Poirot, Jane Marple, Parker Pyne and Harley Quin. To help readers become acquainted with the lesser known detectives, the collection also features two short essays by Agatha Christie which she had written for earlier collectons. Also in 2005, the Mystery Guild released a hardcover version with the same content (ISBN 9780739460177).
List of stories[]
Part One: Parker Pyne[]
- Meeting Parker Pyne - from Christie's introduction to the 1953 Penguin U.K. edition of Parker Pyne Investigates
- The Case of the Middle-aged Wife
- The Case of the Discontented Soldier
- The Case of the Distressed Lady
- The Case of the Discontented Husband
- The Case of the City Clerk
- The Case of the Rich Woman
- Have You Got Everything You Want?
- The Gate of Baghdad
- The House at Shiraz
- The Pearl of Price
- Death on the Nile
- The Oracle at Delphi
Part Two: Harley Quin[]
- Presenting Mr. Harley Quin - from Christie's introduction to the 1953 Penguin U.K. edition of The Mysterious Mr. Quin
- The Coming of Mr. Quin
- The Shadow on the Glass
- At the 'Bells and Motley'
- The Sign in the Sky
- The Soul of the Croupier
- The World's End
- The Voice in the Dark
- The Face of Helen
- The Dead Harlequin
- The Bird with the Broken Wing
- The Man from the Sea
- Harlequin's Lane
- The Love Detectives
Part Three: Hercule Poirot[]
- The Third Floor Flat
- The Adventure of Johnnie Waverly
- Four and Twenty Blackbirds
- The Double Clue
- Double Sin
- Wasps' Nest
- The Theft of the Royal Ruby
- The Second Gong
Part Four: Miss Jane Marple[]
- Strange Jest
- Tape-Measure Murder
- The Case of the Perfect Maid
- The Case of the Caretaker
- Greenshaw's Folly
- Sanctuary