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1. "Le couteau sur la nuque" ("The Knife in the Neck): A rather unpleasant aristocrat is found murdered, and the method is precisely what it says in the title. Which Poirot novel is it?
2. "Je ne suis pas coupable" ("I Am Not Guilty"): Poirot rushes to the aid of a woman wrongfully accused of murder in this courtroom drama. Which is the English title?
3. "La dernière enigme" ("The Last Enigma"): While this was not the last book Agatha Christie wrote, it was the last to be published and intended as the conclusion of the Miss Marple series. Which is the English title?
4. "Les indiscrétions de Hercule Poirot" ("The Indiscretions of Hercule Poirot"): This title may refer to the fact that Poirot infiltrates the grieving family of a recently deceased millionaire under the false name of "Mr. Pontarlier" in this book. Which novel is it?
5. "Le cheval à bascule" ("The Rocking Horse"): A rocking horse called "Truelove" plays a pivotal role in this late Christie novel about a long-forgotten Secret Service affair and an elderly couple of formidable amateur spies. Which is the English title?
6. "La fête du potiron" ("The Feast of the Pumpkin"): This French title is basically a synonym of the original English title, which I would like you to fill in the blank below. For simplicity, spell the first word the modern way, without an apostrophe.
7. "La plume empoisonnée" ("The Poison Pen"): Even though this is a Miss Marple mystery, Miss Marple only makes an appearance towards the end of the book, which is narrated by a nice young ex-soldier called Jerry Burton. Which is the novel?
8. "Poirot joue le jeu" ("Poirot Plays the Game"): Poirot's only reason for being there when murder is committed is that he can't say no when his friend Ariadne Oliver asks a favor. And to think that it was really a game at the start! Which is the novel?
9. "Le major parlait trop" ("The Major Talked Too Much"): Yes, the first victim is a major, and yes, he talked indeed too much, which is why he meets an early demise. Which novel is it?
10. "Cinq heures vingt-cinq" ("Twenty-Five Minutes Past Five"): At 5:25 p.m., a message of death is received during a séance held solely out of boredom. And when a concerned friend goes to check on the purported victim, he is indeed dead. Which standalone Christie novel is this?
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