The Labors of Hercules Author:Agatha Christie A purloined Pekingese, a slain spouse, a missing temptress ... began a twisting tale of murder, blackmail and larceny that led the formidable Hercule Poirot from the fog-bound streets of London to the icy reaches of the Swiss Alps, to the brink of total bafflement. Never had the great detective's powers of deduction been so confounded as in this... more », his greatest challenge.« less