Collins, London, 1942
Dodd Mead, New York, 1942 as "Murder in Retrospect"
To Stephen Glanville
Plot
(from HarperCollins "The Agatha Christie Collection" cover)
Beautiful Caroline Crale was convicted of poisoning her husband, yet there were five other suspects: Philip Blake (the stockbroker) who went to market; Meredith Blake (the amateur herbalist) who stayed at home; Elsa Gree (the three-time divorcee) who had roast beef; Cecilia Williams (the devoted governess) who had none; and Angela Warren (the disfigured sister) who cried 'wee wee wee' all the way home.
It is sixteen years later, but Hercule Poirot just can't get that nursery rhyme out of his mind...
Contents
- Introduction
- Carla Lemarchant
- BOOK I
- I. Counsel for the Defence
- II. Councel for the Prosecution
- III. The Young Solicitor
- IV. The Old Solicitor
- V. The Police Superintendent
- VI. This Little Pig went to Market...
- VII. This Little Pig stayed at Home
- VIII. This Little Pig had Roast Beef
- IX. This Little Pig had None
- X. This Little Pig cried "Wee Wee Wee"
- Book II
- Narrative of Philip Blake
- Narrative of Meredith Blake
- Narrative of Lady Dittisham
- Narrative of Cecilia Williams
- Narrative of Angela Warren
- Book III
- I. Conclusions
- II. Poirot asks Five Questions
- III. Reconstruction
- IV. Truth
- V. Aftermath
Characters
Hercule Poirot, Meredith Blake, Philip Blake, Caleb,, Amyas Crale, Caroline Crale, Sir Montague Depleach, Load Dittisham, Quentin, Fogg, Elsa Greer, Jonatha, Carla Lemarchant, John Rattery, Angela Warren, Cecelia Williams
Mother Goose
- Five Little Pigs
- This little pig went to market,
- This little pig stayed at home,
- This little pig had roast beef,
- This little pig had none,
- And this little pig cried,
- Wee-wee-wee-wee-wee,
- I can't fine my way home.
Play
- Go Back for Murder
- dramatised by Agatha Christie, 1960.
- Presented by Peter Saunders at the Duchess Theatre, London, on 23rd March 1960, with the following cast of characters:
- (in the order of their appearance)
| JUSTIN FOGG | Robert Urquhart |
| TURNBALL | Peter Hutton |
| CARLA | Ann Firbank |
| JEFF ROGERS | Mark Eden |
| PHILIP BLAKE | Anthony Marlowe |
| MEREDITH BLAKE | Laurence Hardy |
| LADY MELKSHAM | Lisa Daniely |
| MISS WILLIAMS | Margot Boyd |
| ANGELA WARREN | Dorothy Bromiley |
| CAROLINE CRALE | Ann Firbank |
| AMYAS CRALE | Nigel Green |
- Directed by Hubert Gregg
- Decor by Michael Weight
Movie & TV
- [TV] Five Little Pigs, 2003(UK/LWT)
- [direct] Paul Unwin; [script] Kevin Elyot
- [cast] David Suchet(Hercule Poirot), Rachael Stirling(Caroline Crale), Aidan Gillen(Amyas Crale), Toby Stephens(Philip Blake), Marc Warren(Meredith Blake), Julie Cox(Elsa Greer), Aimee Mullins(Lucy Crale), Gemma Jones(Miss Williams), Sophie Winkelman(Angela Warren)
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