Double Sin and Other Stories
Double Sin and Other Stories is a short story collection written by Agatha Christie and first published in the US by Dodd, Mead and Company in 1961 and retailed for $3.50. The collection contains eight short stories and was not published in the UK; however all of the stories were published in other UK collections.
List of stories
- Double Sin
- Wasp's Nest
- The Theft of the Royal Ruby
- The Dressmaker's Doll
- Greenshaw's Folly
- The Double Clue
- The Last Seance
- Sanctuary
Publication history
- 1961, Dodd Mead and Company, Hardcover, 247 pp
- 1962, Pocket Books, Paperback,, 181 pp
- 1964, Dell Books, Paperback, 191 pp
First publication of stories in the US
The Double Clue: August 1925 issue of the Blue Book Magazine with an uncredited illustration.The Last Seance: November 1926 issue of Ghost Stories magazine under the title The Woman Who Stole a Ghost.Wasp's Nest: 9 March 1929 issue of Detective Story Magazine under the title The Worst of All.Double Sin: 30 March 1929 issue of Detective Story Magazine under the title By Road or Rail.Sanctuary: serialised in the weekly newspaper supplement This Week magazine in two instalments from 12 to 19 September 1954 under the title Murder at the Vicarage with illustrations by Robert Fawcett.Greenshaw's Folly: March 1957 issue of Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine, unillustrated.The Dressmaker's Doll: June 1959 issue of Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine, unillustrated. The story had previously appeared in Canada in the 25 October 1958 issue of the Star Weekly magazine.The Theft of the Royal Ruby: serialised in the weekly newspaper supplement This Week magazine in two instalments from 25 September to 2 October 1960 with illustrations by William A. Smith.For first publications in the UK, see the applicable UK collections below.