Problem at Pollensa Bay - a Parker Pyne Short Story / a Hercule Poirot Short Story(1935)

Agatha Christie

Parker Pyne is on holiday at the Hotel Pino D’Oro on the island of Mallorca, one of Spain's Balearic islands in the Mediterranean. He desperately wants to relax. Unfortunately also staying at the hotel are two fellow British guests, Mrs. Adela Chester and her dutiful son, Basil. When Mrs. Chester discovers that Pyne is a wizard, as she puts it, at solving human problems, she calls on him to save Basil from a most unsuitable marriage.

Librarian's note #1: an earlier version has Hercule Poirot as the lead character, with minor differences. Thus the entry on Goodreads shows both as leads.

Librarian's note #2: this entry is for the short story, Problem at Pollensa Bay, not the collection under the same name. Collections of short stories by the author, including the two mentioned below, are located elsewhere on Goodreads. Entries for all Parker Pyne stories can be found by searching GR for: a Parker Pyne Short Story, and the same for Hercule Poirot stories: a Hercule Poirot Short Story.

Librarian's note #3: the story was published in the anthologies, The Regatta Mystery and Other Stories, and Problem at Pollensa Bay and Other Stories. It first came out in Strand Magazine in November 1935, and then in the USA as Siren Business in Liberty in September 1936.

Librarian's note #4: this is #13 of the 14 Parker Pyne stories.