The Shadow on the Glass

The Shadow on the Glass
Author: Agatha Christie
Publisher: Harper Collins
Total Pages: 46
Release: 2012-05-08
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0062211080

At Mr. and Mrs. Unkerton's party in Greenway's House, Mr. Satterthwaite learns of a haunted window: no matter how many times it is replaced, it always contains the image of a gentleman in a plumed hat. When gunshots are heard, Satterthwaite finds that two of the guests have been shot dead, which is shortly followed by a sighting of the gentleman in the newly-replaced windowpane. Can Mr. Quin shed light on the mystery?

In a Glass Darkly

In a Glass Darkly
Author: Agatha Christie
Publisher: Harper Collins
Total Pages: 22
Release: 2013-09-17
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0062302175

Previously published in the print anthology The Regatta Mystery and Other Stories. The narrator is startled by a vision in his mirror: He sees a man with a scarred neck strangling a beautiful blonde. He later meets the woman in his vision, Sylvia, and notes her fiancé's scarred neck. He tells her of his premonition, and the engagement is broken off. But is that all there is to it?

Within a Wall

Within a Wall
Author: Agatha Christie
Publisher: Harper Collins
Total Pages: 31
Release: 2013-11-26
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0062302868

Previously published in the print anthology The Harlequin Tea Set and Other Stories. Alan Everard, a successful modernist painter, is married to the beautiful society girl Isobel Loring, who eagerly promotes her husband's work. At one of her tea parties, to which she invites the London art critics, she unveils her husband's latest masterpiece—a portrait of herself. But Alan realizes the picture is lifeless. However, a sketch he has done of his daughter's godmother, Jane Haworth, is full of life and honesty. Alan soon discovers that the real contribution Jane has made to his life is not just her artistic judgment.

The Lamp

The Lamp
Author: Agatha Christie
Publisher: Harper Collins
Total Pages: 24
Release: 2013-09-03
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0062300644

Previously published in the print anthology The Golden Ball and Other Stories. Thirty years ago, a house was inhabited by a man and his young son. One day the man traveled to London, was recognized as a criminal, and shot himself. What ever happened to the boy?