Welcome to the beta version of Shelfari’s new Book Detail pages!
These pages are editable by the community, so please contribute! Click here to learn more about this feature. We’d love to hear your feedback.
Description
Sure, actress Jane Wilkinson wants out of a miserable marriage, but is she guilty of stabbing her way out of it? She claims she's innocent. Hercule Poirot wonders if she's giving the performance of a lifetime.
Cast of Characters/Important People
- Hercule Poirot: A well-known detective retired from the Belgian police force now living in England.
- Captain Arthur Hastings: Poirot's friend and assistant.
- Inspector Japp: A Scottland Yard Inspector who has worked with Poirot and Hastings before.
- Lord Edgware: An eccentric.
- Donald Ross: An actor who attended both Sir Montagu Corner's dinner party and the Widburns' luncheon party.
- Jane Wilkinson: Lady Edgware, nee Jane Wilkinson, is a Hollywood actress now residing in London.
- Carlotta Adams: An actress adept at impersonations, including one of Jane Wilkinson.
- Bryan Martin: A Hollywood film star and friend of Jane Wilkinson.
- The Duke of Merton: One of the most eligible bachelors in London; an Anglo-Catholic under his mother's thumb.
- Captain Ronald Marsh: Lord Edgware's nephew and heir.
- Ellis: Jane Wilkinson's maid.
- Miss Carroll: Lord Edgware's secretary.
- Miss Jenny Driver: A friend of Carlotta Adams.
- Geraldine Marsh: Lord Edgware's daughter by his first wife.
- Sir Montagu Corner: A man with refined taste in art; he hosted a dinner party on the night that Lord Edgware was murdered which he invited Jane Wilkinson to.
- The Widburns: A couple interested in celebrities and the art world; they hosted a luncheon which they invited Jane Wilkinson, Hercule Poirot, and Captain Hastings to.
First Sentence
THE memory of the public is short.
Table of Contents
A Theatrical Performance
A Supper Party
The Man with the Gold Tooth
An Interview
Murder
The Widow
The Secretary
Possibilities
The Second Death
Jenny Driver
The Egoist
The Daughter
The Nephew
Five Questions
Sir Montagu Corner
Mainly Discussion
The Butler
The Other Man
A Great Lady
The Taxi Driver
Ronald's Story
Strange Behaviour of Hercule Poirot
The Letter
News from Paris
A Luncheon Party
Paris?
Concerning Pince-Nez
Poirot Asks a Few Questions
Poirot Speaks
The Story
A Human Document
Series
This is book 8 in the Hercule Poirot series.
Authors & Contributors
- Agatha Christie (Author)
Popular Tags
See all 50 tagsBooks with Additional Background Information
List the books that contain additional information about this book.
If you have any suggestions for how we can improve this page or if there are sections that you would like us to add, please let us know.
