Delicious Death

UK

Collins, London, Jan. 1935

US

Dodd, Mead, New York, 1934 as "Murder in Three Act"

Saturday Evening Post, Jun.9-Jul.14 1934 as 'Murder in Three Acts'

Plot

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

Films & TV

Murder in Three Acts, US, 1986

TV drama list

Three Act Tragedy, ITV/UK, 2010

Agahta Christie's POIROT XII

Drame en trois actes, France 2/FR, 2017

Les petits meurtres d'Agatha Christie Saison 2