Hickory Dickory Dock (Hercule Poirot #32)
Author: Agatha Christie
Desc: An outbreak of kleptomania at a student hostel was not normally the sort of crime that aroused Hercule Poirot's interest. But then he saw the list of stolen and vandalized items: a stethoscope some old flannel trousers a box of chocolates a slashed rucksack and a diamond ring found in a bowl of soup. He congratulated the warden Mrs. Hubbard on a "unique and beautiful problem."The list made absolutely no sense at all. But reasoned Poirot if this was merely a petty thief at work why was everyone at the hostel so frightened?