The Adventure of the Cheap Flat: a Hercule Poirot Short Story (Hercule Poirot, #SS-07)

Previously published in the print anthology Poirot Investigates. When a redheaded stranger gossips to party guests that she has rented an amazing apartment at a bargain rate, Poirot smells a rat. Over morning coffee, Hastings recounts a story to Poirot that he heard the previous evening at a small party. A beautiful redheaded stranger had gossiped to the guests that she had recently rented an amazing apartment at a truly bargain rate. To Poirot, there was something wrong about the story and he smelled a rat. Surprisingly, he starts to investigate! Librarian's note: this entry is for the story, "The Adventure of the Cheap Flat." Collections of short stories by the author can be found elsewhere on Goodreads. The individual entries for all Poirot short stories can be found by searching Goodreads for "a Hercule Poirot Short Story."