The Listerdale Mystery

The Listerdale Mystery
Dust-jacket illustration of the first UK edition
AuthorAgatha Christie
LanguageEnglish
GenreDetective fiction Short stories
PublisherCollins Mystery
Publication date
June 1934
Publication placeUnited Kingdom
Media typePrint (hardback & paperback)
Pages256 pp (first edition, hardcover)
Preceded byUnfinished Portrait 
Followed byWhy Didn't They Ask Evans? 

The Listerdale Mystery is a short story collection written by Agatha Christie and first published in the UK by William Collins and Sons in June 1934. The book retailed at seven shillings and sixpence (7/6). The collection did not appear in the US; however, all of the stories contained within it did appear in other collections only published there.

The collection is notable for the first book appearance of the story Philomel Cottage, which was turned into a highly successful play and two feature films, and was also televised twice in the UK.