A Day in the Life
When the world's second largest cut diamond disappears from the collection of British Crown Jewels, the King himself calls Hippot in to track down the treasure. Meet Hippot, Colonel Pastings, Miss Pinkie, and Inspector Naff.
The Disappearance of Harold Hedgehog
Harold Hedgehog disappears on a country house weekend in Sussex and his hosts are frantic! Hippot and Colonel Pastings must travel to Hastings to sort out the mystery, the solution of which turns on the recipe to Miss Pinkie's famous ginger snap cookies.
The Pink Shoes
Dame Margot, prima ballerina of the Ballet Russe du Cheapside, cannot dance because her favorite ballet slippers have gone missing. Hippot and Pastings follow their noses to solve the shoe-napping and get Dame Margot on stage.
The Maltese Hippot
Bridget Hungerford, the red-haired young woman who interrupts Hippot's luncheon, thinks she is being followed by unsavory characters. Miss Hungerford turns out to have as many names as she has accomplices. Pinot Noir, Clifford Whynot, and Algernon Truffle all make an appearance as they scheme to possess the famous Maltese Hippo. Chief Inspector Naff of Scotland Yard also appears to help wrap up the case.
Auld McDonald Had a Farm
Scottish farmer McDonald's eggs have gone missing. Is local egg thief Reggie Reynard responsible for the crime? Hippot must interview McDonald's chickens to determine the truth in this case of fowl play.
Hercule Hippot and the Mummy's Curse
Is the Curse of Tutankhamen responsible for the disappearance of Professor Swanson of the British Museum? Tuppence for your thoughts.
Hercule Hippot's Fish Story
A salmon fishing weekend at Commander Pinchnose's Yorkshire estate goes seriously wrong when the salmon stream vanishes overnight. Hippot's little grey cells appear to have met their match until the mystery's solution is absorbed.
The Adventure of the Welsh Rabbit
Newlywed Alice Asgarth arrives at her new estate in Wales to find the house decorated for her welcoming party - but the house is deserted! At the same time, reports reach London of a giant rabbit roaming the Welsh countryside. Could this fiendish rabbit be the cause of husband Johnny Asgarth's disappearance and the deserted house? Miss Pinkie's famous sticky buns help solve this mystery.
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