The Affair at the Victory Ball

By Agatha Christie

In Agatha Christie’s “The Affair at the Victory Ball,” Poirot is enlisted by Chief Inspector Japp to assist in the investigation of a murder at a costumed Ball. Six attendees form a circle of suspicion when a young aristocrat and his fiancée are found dead. Poirot then makes an interesting discovery about the costumes worn by the six friends. This short story originally appeared in the March 7, 1923 issue of The Sketch magazine.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Dreamscape Media
• Release date: Jan 1, 2019
• ISBN: 9781974935857

Agatha Christie

Agatha Christie is the most widely published author of all time, outsold only by the Bible and Shakespeare. Her books have sold more than a billion copies in English and another billion in a hundred foreign languages. She died in 1976, after a prolific career spanning six decades.

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THE AFFAIR AT THE VICTORY BALL

A Hercule Poirot Mystery

By

AGATHA CHRISTIE

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About Agatha Christie

The Affair at the Victory Ball

About Agatha Christie

Agatha Christie (1890-1976) was an English crime novelist, short-story writer, and playwright. She is best known for her sixty-six detective novels and fourteen short-story collections, particularly those revolving around her fictional detectives Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple. She also wrote the world's longest-running play, the murder mystery The Mousetrap, and six romances under the name Mary Westmacott. In 1971, she was elevated to Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE) for her contribution to literature.

The Affair at the Victory Ball

PURE chance led my friend Hercule Poirot, formerly chief of the Belgian force, to be connected with the Styles Case. His success brought him notoriety, and he decided to devote himself to the solving of problems in crime. Having been wounded on the Somme and invalided out of the Army, I finally took up my quarters with him in London. Since I have a first-hand knowledge of most of his cases, it has been suggested to me that I select some of the most interesting and place them on record. In doing so, I feel that I cannot do better than begin with that strange tangle which aroused such widespread public interest at the time. I

Reviews for The Affair at the Victory Ball

[vesper1931 · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

Who killed the young Lord Cronshaw at the Victory Ball, and was the death of his actress girlfriend that same night a coincidence. Poirot investigates
Another enjoyable short story