Hickory Dickory Dock (novel)
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Hickory Dickory Dock (published in 1955), also known as Hickory Dickory Death, is a detective fiction novel by Agatha Christie, featuring her detective Hercule Poirot.
Plot
An outbreak of kleptomania at a student hostel is not normally the sort of crime that arouses Hercule Poirot's interest. But when he sees the bizarre list of stolen and vandalized items - including a stethoscope, some old flannel trousers, a box of chocolates, a slashed rucksack and a diamond ring found in a bowl of a soup - he congratulates the warden, Mrs Hubbard, on a 'unique and beautiful problem'. And, reasons Poirot, if this is merely a petty thief at work, why is everyone at the hostel so frightened?
Nursery rhyme
The title is taken from a nursery rhyme, as are many of Christie's titles.
Film version
Adapted for television in 1994.
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