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Nov 2022
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Ep. 811, The Western Star, by Agatha Chr...

B.J. Harrison
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Cryptic letters threaten the theft of an ancient jewel, yet Poirot seems powerless to prevent the inevitable. Agatha Christie, today on The Classic Tales Podcast.

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