Crime Collection. The Mirror Crack’d From Side To Side: What did famous actress Marina Gregg see just before a murder was committed in her house? Who or what caused her expression to change so violently that one observer was reminded of the famous quote from Tennyson? They Came To Baghdad: Victoria Jones, office typist, does not agree with office life – nor it with her. Unemployed again, she chances an opportunity to fly to Baghdad in search of glorious adventure and an attractive young man. A job with a mysterious organisation, three words uttered by a dying man and Victoria is in a mix of international intrigue. The ABC Murders: “Look out for Andover on the 21st of the month…” The letter disturbed Poirot greatly. It was written by a killer in deadly earnest. Sure enough, a Mrs Ascher was murdered at Andover on the due date. A second letter announced a murder at Bexhill. The victim was Betty Barnard. And a third, at Churston – Sir Carmichael Clarke…followed by a fourth at Doncaster…Beside each corpse lay a copy of the ABC Railway Guide, open at the relevant page. Poirot is tested by the sinister logic of the ABC Murders.
