The Case of the Distressed Lady: A Parker Pyne Story
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Previously published in the print anthology Parker Pine Investigates.
Daphne St. John enlists Parker Pyne’s aid. She must return a valuable diamond she stole to pay off gambling debts. Now, repenting her rash act, Daphne needs help to return the diamond without its owner being any the wiser.
Agatha Christie
Agatha Christie is known throughout the world as the Queen of Crime. Her books have sold over a billion copies. She is the author of eighty crime novels and short-story collections, nineteen plays and six novels written under the pseudonym Mary Westmacott.
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The Case of the Distressed Lady - Agatha Christie
Contents
The Case of the Distressed Lady
About the Author
The Agatha Christie Collection
Copyright
About the Publisher
THE CASE OF THE DISTRESSED LADY
The buzzer on Mr. Parker Pyne’s desk purred discreetly. Yes?
said the great man.
A young lady wishes to see you,
announced his secretary. She has no appointment.
You may send her in, Miss Lemon.
A moment later he was shaking hands with his visitor. Good morning,
he said. Do sit down.
The girl sat down and looked at Mr. Parker Pyne. She was a pretty girl and quite young. Her hair was dark and wavy with a row of curls at the nape of the neck. She was beautifully turned out from the white knitted cap on her head to the cobweb stockings and dainty shoes. Clearly she was nervous.
You are Mr. Parker Pyne?
she asked.
I am.
The one who—advertises?
The one who advertises.
You say that if people aren’t—aren’t happy—to—to come to you.
Yes.
She took the plunge. "Well, I’m frightfully unhappy. So I thought I’d come