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Hercule Poirot: Book 10
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Description edit
Thirteen guests arrived for dinner. In retrospect Sir Charles should have taken his secretary up on her offer to be the fourteenth. At the end of the evening one of the guests is dead – but when his glass is sent for analysis it is found to contain nothing but an excellent dry martini. It is... read more
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Characters edit
- Sir Charles Cartwright: An Actor.
- Mr. Satterthwaite: A friend of Sir Charles Cartwright
- Sir Bartholomew Strange: A Doctor and a friend of Sir Charles Cartwright
- Reverend Stephen Babbington: The local parson.
- Egg Lytton Gore: Fond of Sir Charles.
- Miss Milray: Sir Charles Cartwright 's secretary
- Mr and Mrs. Dacres: The Dress Designer and her husband
- Anthony Astor: The play wright. Female, real name is Miss Muriel Wills.
- Lady Mary Lytton Gore: Egg Lytton Gore 's mother
- Oliver Manders: an outspoken young man
- Hercule Poirot: The Detective
- Miss Angela Sutcliffe: An Actress
- Mr. Ellis: Sir Bartholomew's temporary butler
- Mrs. De Rushbridger: Sir Bartholomew's patient
- Beatrice: Add a description of this character.
- Mrs. Leckie
- Crow
- Colonel Johnson
- Alice
- Gilling
- Miss Lyndon
- Cynthia
Setting & Locations edit
First Sentence edit
Mr. Satterthwaite sat on the terrace of "Crow's Nest" and watched his host, Sir Charles Cartwright, climbing up the path from the sea.
Table of Contents edit
First Act: Suspicion
I. Crow's Nest
II. Incident Before Dinner
III. Sir Charles Wonders
IV. A Modern Elaine
V. Flight From A Lady
Second Act: Certainty
I. Sir Charles Receives A Letter
II. The Missing Butler
III. Which of Them?
IV. The Evidence of the Servants
V. In the Butler's Room
VI. Concerning an Ink-Stain
VII. Plan of Campaign
Third Act: Discovery
I. Mrs Babbington
II. Lady Mary
III. Re-Enter Hercule Poirot
IV. A Watching Brief
V. Division of Labour
VI. Cynthia Dacres
VII. Captain Dacres
VIII. Angela Sutcliffe
IX. Muriel Wills
X. Oliver Manders
XI. Poirot Gives a Sherry Party
XII. Day at Gilling
XIII. Mrs De Rushbridger
XIV. Miss Milray
XV. Curtain
Series & Lists edit
This is book 10 of 39 in Hercule Poirot. (standard series)
Preceded by Murder on the Orient Express, and followed by Death in the Clouds.
This is book 34 of 74 in Agatha Christie - Luitingh-Sijthoff pockets. (edition-based publisher list)
Preceded by The Secret of Chimneys, and followed by Taken at the Flood.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Agatha Christie (Author)
Other Contributors:
- M.J. Landré-Tollenaar (Translator) - Dutch translation of 'Three-act Tragedy/Murder in Three Acts'
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Collins Crime Club
Country: UK
Publication Date: 1934
ISBN: N/A
Page Count: 279
Publisher: Collins Crime Club
Country: UK
Publication Date: 1934
ISBN: N/A
Page Count: 279
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 823
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Links to Supplemental Material edit
- Wikipedia: "Three Act Tragedy" on Wikipedia
- Official Agatha Christie website: "Three Act Tragedy" on the Official Agatha Christie website.
Movie Connections edit
- Murder in Three Acts (IMDb): 1986
- Agatha Christie: Poirot - Three Act Tragedy (IMDb): 1 January 2010 (Season 12, Episode 2)
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