I am participating in the #ReadChristie2021 Challenge this year and this was the February pick. It was also my first Christie book and thus an introduction of criminal novels into my reading repertiore. As I am a big fan of the movie adaptations of Christie's novels, I suspected that I would enjoy her writing as well. And indeed, I quite enjoyed this collection of short stories. Parker Pyne is quite a unique character, though I must admit that I prefer Miss Marple and Hercule Poirot. However, it is your "classical" Christie-read, I guess, as the ending of each story reveals a surprise and it is both thrilling and funny. My favourite story of this collection was by far "The Case of the Discontented Soldier".