Collins, London, 1935
Dodd Mead, New York, 1934 as "Murder in Three Act"
Delicated to
My Friends, Geoffrey and Violet Shipston
Plot
(from HarperCollins "The Agatha Christie Collection" cover)
Thirteen guests arrived for dinner at the actor's house. It was to be a particularly unlucky evening for the mild-mannered Reverend Stephen Babbington, who choked on his cocktail, went into convulsions and died.
But when his martini glass was sent for chemical analysis, there was no trace of poison - just as Poirot had predicted. Even more troubling for the great detective, there was absolutely no motive ...
Contents
- First Act - Suspicion
- 1. Crow's Nest
- 2. Incident Before Dinner
- 3. Sir Charles Wonders
- 4. A Modern Elaine
- 5. Flight From A Lady
- Second Act - Certainty
- 1. Sir Charles Receives A Letter
- 2. The Missing Butler
- 3. Which Of Them?
- 4. The Evidence Of The Servants
- 5. In The Butler's Room
- 6. Concerning An Ink-Stain
- 7. Plan Of Campaign
- Third Act - Discovery
- 1. Mrs Babbington
- 2. Lady Mary
- 3. Re-Enter Hercule Poirot
- 4. A Watching Brief
- 5. Division of Labour
- 6. Cynthia Dacres
- 7. Captain Dacres
- 8. Angela Sutcliffe
- 9. Murial Wills
- 10. Oliver Manders
- 11. Poirot Gives A Sherry Party
- 12. Day At Gilling
- 13. Mrs De Rushbridger
- 14. Miss Milray
- 15. Curtain
Characters
Charles Cartwright, Mr Satterthwaite, Dr.Strange, Miss Milray, Rev.Babbington, Mrs.Babbington, Hercule Poirot
Movie & TV
- [TV] Murder in Three Acts, 1986(USA/TVM)
- [direct] Gary Nelson; [script] Scott Swanson
- [cast] Peter Ustinov(Poirot), Jonathan Cecil(Hastings), Tony Curtis(Charles Cartwright), Dana Elcar(Dr.Strange), Lee McCain(Miss Milray), Diana Muldaur(Angela Stafford), Nicholas Pry or(Freddie Dayton), Lisa Eichhorn(Cynthia Dayton), Emma Samms(Egg), Philip Guilmant(Rev.Babbington), Jacqueline Evans(Mrs.Babbington)
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