TY - SOUND AU - Christie,Agatha ED - BBC Worldwide Ltd TI - Hercule Poirot's Christmas T2 - BBC Radio collection SN - 0563535113 U1 - [Fic] 22 PY - 2004/// CY - [London] PB - BBC Worldwide KW - Poirot, Hercule, KW - Poirot, Hercule (Fictitious character) KW - fast KW - Fiction KW - Detective and mystery stories KW - Talking books KW - Detective and mystery fiction KW - lcgft KW - Audiobooks N1 - Dramatised by Michael Bakewell ; directed by Enyd Williams N2 - Tyrannical millionaire Simeon Lee has been estranged from most of his family for years. But now, on Christmas Eve, the old man calls them all together once more. Unable to disobey, the children gather uneasily and wonder what their father's intentions are. Does he want to clear up past misunderstandings or cause fresh mischief? Before they can find out, a deafening crash is heard overhead. Rushing upstairs, they discover a shocking sight Simeon Lee is lying in a pool of blood, his throat cut. But it is the strangest thing - the door has been locked from the inside and there is no trace of the murderer. With so many possible suspects, it is lucky for Superintendent Sugden that the chief constable has his old friend Hercule Poirot staying with him. It seems to be an impossible case - but as Poirot knows only too well, things are not always as they seem ER -