Hercule Poirot of Police of Brussels, until "the Great War" (World War I) forced him to leave for England. (In "The Mysterious Affair at Styles" Poirot had retired at age 55 in 1905) I had called in at my friend Poirot's rooms to find him sadly overworked. So much had he become the rage that every rich woman who had mislaid a bracelet or lost a pet kitten rushed to secure the services of the great Hercule Poirot. During World War I, Poirot left Belgium for England as a refugee (although he returned a few times). On 16 July 1916 he again
Agatha-Christie-Krimipreis Agatha-Christie-Krimipreis Agatha-Christie-Krimipreis (Agatha Christie Crime Award) was a German literary prize for unpublished crime short stories awarded from 2003 to 2014. Stories with a maximum of ten manuscript pages were requested on a specified topic, changing annually. The 25 best stories were published in an anthology]] by "Fischer Taschenbuchverlag". The awards were presented as part of the annual "Krimifestival München" (Munich Crime Story Festival), with the three best stories being awarded a non-cash prize. The namesake of the prize was the English crime writer Agatha Christie. Initially renowned sponsors could be found by the Fischer-Verlag and the annual awards were