The Disappearance of Mr Davenheim: Poirot Investigates. Agatha Christie short story collection
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The Disappearance of Mr Davenheim - classic short story written by English author Agatha Christie. The story was first published as a book in the collection Poirot Investigates, 1924.
Poirot and Hastings are entertaining Japp when the conversation turns to the recent disappearance of a banker, Mr Davenheim, from his large country house, the Cedars. Boasting, Poirot makes a five-pound bet with Japp that he could solve the case within a week without moving from his chair.
The facts of the case are that Davenheim arrived home from the city at midday on Saturday. He seemed normal and went out to post some letters late in the afternoon. He said that he was expecting a business visitor, a Mr Lowen, who should be shown into the study to wait for his return. Mr Davenheim never did return and no trace of him can be found.
Poirot is interested that the house has a boating lake, which Japp tells him is being searched tomorrow.
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