Deze serie volgt de avonturen van een onconventionele privédetective die zich toelegt op bijzondere zaken die de politie voor een raadsel stellen. Zijn unieke aanpak is gebaseerd op scherpe observatie en inzicht in de menselijke psychologie, in plaats van op standaard detectivewerk. Elk deel presenteert een unieke puzzel, waarin zijn vermogen wordt getoond om motieven te ontcijferen en orde te herstellen door scherpzinnig inzicht.
But what sort of detective would solicit in the personals? The sort who has a knack for investigating affairs of the heart, f or therein lie the darkest motives for murder. And the cases are proving most lucrative for the hopelessly romantic -- and suspicious -- Inspector Parker Pyne, a retired government employee who considers himself a "detective of the heart."
Zatímco s většinou detektivních románů Agathy Christie měl český čtenář možnost se seznámit, značná část její rozsáhlé povídkové tvorby zůstává do češtiny nepřeložená. Opět se zde setkáváme se svéráznou slečnou Marplovou v povídce Útočiště, s metodickým Herculem Poirotem v povídce Vražda na plese a s Parkerem Pynem v povídce nazvané Případ manželky ve středních letech.
Agatha Christie once again demonstrates her mastery of the short form mystery with Parker Pyne Investigates—short stories of crime and detection featuring Parker Pyne, certainly one of the most unconventional private investigators ever to pursue a hot lead. Mrs. Packington felt alone, helpless and utterly forlorn. But her life changed when she stumbled upon an advertisement in the Times that read: "Are you happy? If not, consult Mr. Parker Pyne." Equally adept at putting together the fragments of a murder mystery or the pieces of a broken marriage, Mr. Parker Pyne is possibly the world's most unconventional private investigator. Armed with just his intuitive knowledge of human nature, he is an Englishman abroad, traveling the globe to solve and undo crime and misdemeanor.