When the body of Ebenezer Halliday's daughter, Flossie, is found stuffed underneath a train seat, the wealthy American industrialist hires Hercule Poirot to locate the murderer and over one hundred thousand dollars' worth of jewels which have disappeared at the same time. Librarian's note: this entry is for the story, "The Plymouth Express." Collections of short stories by the author can be found elsewhere on Goodreads. Individual entries for all Poirot short stories can be found by searching Goodreads for: "a Hercule Poirot Short Story."