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In Agatha Christie's short story, "The Lost Mine," Poirot investigates the suspicious disappearance of a Chinese businessman in London.
Suspicion is focused on two Englishman, one of whom has an alibi and another who was in an opium den the night of the disappearance.
A clear-cut case for Poirot soon becomes murky however.
This short story originally appeared in the November 21, 1923 issue of The Sketch magazine.
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