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Hickory Dickory Dock is a detective novel by the mistress of crime, Agatha Christie. Summary of the Book Hercule Poirot doesn’t usually deal with thieves. He prefers to keep his skills in reserve to tackle murderers and the like. But when a student hostel warden presents a list of stolen and vandalized items, including a stethoscope, some light bulbs, some old flannel trousers, a box of chocolates, a slashed rucksack, some boracic powder and a diamond ring later found in a bowl of a soup, Poirot is immediately inspired to take up the case. He threatens to call the police, and this makes the responsible kleptomaniac confess. However, there is a problem: she didn’t commit the vandalism, she only stole the petty objects to attract a fellow student’s attentions. Before Poirot can figure out how each of the crimes are linked, a woman is killed by drinking poisoned brandy and he is once again in his element. Can Poirot catch the murderer before it's too late? About Agatha Christie Agatha Christie was an English novelist best known for her murder mystery novels. She created several best-selling storylines centred around timeless characters such as Hercule Poirot, Miss Marple, Tommy and Tuppence and Parker Pyne. Some of her best known books are A Mysterious Affair at Styles, Curtain: Poirot’s Last Case, And Then There Were None and The Murder of Roger Ackroyd. The current title was adapted into an episode of the series Agatha Christie's Poirot, with David Suchet as Poirot and Philip Jackson as Inspector Japp. Series Reading Order Hercule Poirot fans, get your copy of Dead Man's Folly and watch Poirot team up with Ariadne Oliver once again.