Hercule Poirot, The Veiled Lady (Unabridged)

In Agatha Christie's short story, «The Veiled Lady,» Poirot's investigation of a jewelry heist intersects with a case of blackmail brought to him by a heavily veiled lady. The woman wants to retrieve an embarrassing letter from an extortionist, but is she telling the whole truth? This short story originally appeared in the October 3, 1923 issue of The Sketch magazine.