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A collection of eight plays. From "The Mousetrap" (the longest-running play in history) to "Ten Little Indians" and "Witness for the Prosecution" (both made into classic film thrillers), here are eight brilliantly staged acts of murder featuring twice as many suspects and final-curtain twists.
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And Then There Were None (Play)
by Agatha Christie (Playwright)In this superlative mystery comedy statuettes of little soldier boys on the mantel of a house on an island off the coast of Devon fall to the floor and break one by one as those in the house succumb to a diabolical avenger. A nursery rhyme...
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Appointment with Death
A Play in Three Acts
by Agatha Christie (Playwright)Based on the 1938 novel, Appointment with Death. ...
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The Hollow
A Play
by Agatha Christie (Playwright)Gathered at the home of Sir Henry and Lucy Angkatell are various guests amongst whom is Dr John Cristow, his mistress Veronica, his ex-mistress and his wife. Veronica ardently desires to marry Cristow but he refuses to divorce, and Veronica...
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Witness for the Prosecution
A Play in Three Acts
by Agatha Christie (Playwright)Witness for the Prosecution is a play adapted by Agatha Christie based upon her short story titled The Witness for the Prosecution.
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Verdict
by Agatha Christie (Playwright)Unusually for Christie, this is an original play which is not based on a book or a novel.
The Hendryks, refugees in England, have lost everything. Karl with his talents, charm, and hard work rebuilds their lives. But Anya, his wife, is...
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Go Back for Murder
A Play
by Agatha Christie (Playwright)In 1960, Christie adapted the book Five Little Pigs into a play, Go Back For Murder. However, she edited Poirot out of the story. His function in the story is filled by a young lawyer named Justin Fogg, son of the lawyer who lead Christine...
Characters/People edit
- Mollie: Add a description of this character.
- Audrey
- Agatha Christie
- Nadine
- Gerard
- Giles
- Blore
- Myers
- Gerda
- Raymond
- Mayhew
- Christopher
- Armstrong
- Carbery
- Mrs. Boyle
- John
- Westholme
- Lennox
- Latimer
- Caroline
- Edward
- Treves
- Karl
- Nevile
- Henrietta
- Emily
- Janet
- Pryce
- Mackenzie
- Lisa
- Tressilian
- Elsa
- Amyas
- Ogden
- Henry
- Mary
- Carla
- Wilfrid
- Angela
- Mrs. Rogers
- Mrs. Ralston
- Leonard
- Justin
- Mrs. Boynton
- Mrs. Cristow
- Sarah
First Sentence edit
An Agatha Christie is, of course, a mystery novel, cleanly written, masterfully surprising, and usually featuring Hercule Poirot or Miss Marple.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Agatha Christie (Playwright)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Dodd, Mead & Co
Country: USA
Publication Date: 1978
ISBN: 0396076319
Page Count: 659
Publisher: Dodd, Mead & Co
Country: USA
Publication Date: 1978
ISBN: 0396076319
Page Count: 659
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 822.912
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