TY - BOOK AU - Christie,Agatha TI - LABOURS OF HERCULES SN - 9780007299836 U1 - F PY - 1947////01/01 CY - UK PB - Harper KW - Fiction KW - Poirot, Hercule -- (Fictitious character) -- Fiction KW - Poirot, Hercule -- (Fictitious character) N1 - Watch Hercule Poirot match his wits against 12 impossible cases in The Labors of Hercules, a short story collection by Agatha Christie. Hercule Poirot is growing old. His grey cells aren't decaying, but he knows that no man can escape the call of old age. Like the Hercules of legend, he decides to take on 12 self-imposed labors , 12 cases to test his mettle once and for all before he calls it quits. However, despite the little Belgian detective's overwhelming confidence, has he finally aged so much that his grey cells have begun to fail him? Can he really solve these 12 mind-boggling cases? Will this modern day Hercules survive the effects of these labors, or will he fall short of his namesake? Find out in this suspense-filled book from Agatha Christie! ER -