The Disappearance of Mr Davenheim: A Hercule Poirot Short Story

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Agatha Christie. The Disappearance of Mr Davenheim: A Hercule Poirot Short Story

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THE DISAPPEARANCE OF MR DAVENHEIM

A Short Story

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‘Mon ami,’ said Poirot, ‘you make one error. You do not allow for the fact that a man who had decided to make away with another man – or with himself in a figurative sense – might be that rare machine, a man of method. He might bring intelligence, talent, a careful calculation of detail to the task; and then I do not see why he should not be successful in baffling the police force.’

‘But not you, I suppose?’ said Japp good-humouredly, winking at me. ‘He couldn’t baffle you, eh, Monsieur Poirot?’

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