Mrs. McGinty's Dead
To Peter Saunders
In gratitude for his kindness to authors
UK
Collins, London, Mar. 1952
US
Dodd, Mead & Co., New York, Feb. 1952
Chicago Tribune, Oct.7-Dec.30 1951 as 'Blood Will Tell'

Plot

Mrs. McGinty died from a brutal blow to the back of her head. Suspicion fell immediately on her shifty lodger, James Bentley, whose clothes revealed traces of the victim's blood and hair. Yet something was amiss: Bentley just didn't look like a murderer.
Poirot believed he could save the man from the gallows - what he didn't realise was that his own life was now in great danger...

Characters

Hercule Poirot • Bessie Burch • Joe Burch • Eve Carpenter • Deirdre Henderson • Evelyn Hope • Pamela Horsefall • Mrs. Kiddle • Mrs. McGinty • Michael • Mrs. Ariadne Oliver • Dr. Rendell • Shelagh Rendell • Superintendent Bert Spence • Major John Summerhayes • Maureen Summerhayes • Mrs. Sweetman • Laura Upward • Robin Upward • Mr. Wetherby • Mrs. Wetherby • Maude Williams

Films & TV

Murder Most Foul, UK, 1964
Film list
Mrs. McGinty's Dead, ITV/UK, 2008
Agahta Christie's POIROT XI
Mademoiselle Mac Ginty est morte, FR, 2015
Les petits meurtres d'Agatha Christie Saison 2

UK/US covers

Dodd, Mead and Company

Collins / Fontana Books / HarperCollins

Pocket Books

Pan Books

other publishers

Western Europe covers

Mrs McGinty est morte // Madame McGinty est morte / Mme McGinty est morte / Mrs Mac Ginty est morte

French index

Le Masque (#458) 1953

Club des Masques (#24) 1966

Le Livre de Poche (#6736) 1990

other publishers

Poirot komt terug

Dutch index


Vier Frauen und ein Mord

German index

Scherz

other publishers

Northern Europe covers

Mrs. McGinty är död

Swedish index


Dommen er afsagt

Danish index


Fru McGinty er død

Norwegian index


Rouva McGinty on kuollut

Finnish index


Á síðustu stundu

Icelandic index


Proua McGinty on surnud

Estonian index


Misis Makginti mirė

Lithuanian index


Southern Europe covers

Fermate il boia

Italian index


La señora Mcginty ha muerto // Mistress McGinty ha muerto

Spanish index


Mrs. McGinty ha mort


A Morte da Sra. McGinty / A Morte da Mrs. McGinty / Poirot contra a Evidência / Mrs. McGinty está Morta

Portuguese index

A Morte da Sra. McGinty


A Morte da Mrs. McGinty


Poirot contra a Evidência


Mrs. McGinty está Morta


Στίγμα στο πρόςωπο / Ο φόνος της κυρίας ΜακΓκίντι

Greek index

Στίγμα στο πρόςωπο


Ο φόνος της κυρίας ΜακΓκίντι


Gospođa Makginti je mrtva // Госпођа Макгинти је мртва

former Yugoslavia index


Gospodja McGinty je mrtva

former Yugoslavia index


Gospa McGinthy je mrtva

former Yugoslavia index


Eastern Europe covers

Smrť pani McGintyovej

Slovak index


Smrt staré posluhovačky

Czech index


Mrs. McGinty meghalt // Mrs. McGinty halott

Hungarian index


Смъртта на госпожа Макгинти // Смъртта на мисис МакГинти

Bulgarian index


Pani McGinty nie żyje

Polish index


Doamna McGinty a murit

Romanian index


Місіс Мак-Гінті померла

Ukrainian index


Миссис Макгинти с жизнью рассталась // Смерть Миссис МакГинти

Russian index


Middle East & Asian covers

მის მაკ-ჯინტის სიკვდილი

Georgian index

Bayan McGinty'nin Ölümü // Fotoğraftaki Lekeler / Gördü ve Öldü / Hizmetçinin Ölümü / Korkunç Sır

Turkish index


Xanım Makgintinin ölümü

Azerbaijan index


בצל עץ התליה / בצל הגרדום

Hebrew index


موت السيدة ماجنتي / اخطاء القضاء / من قتل السيدة ماغنتي؟

Arabic index

موت السيدة ماجنتي


موت السيدة ماغنتي


اخطاء القضاء


مقتل السيدة العجوز


من قتل السيدة ماغنتي؟


أخطاء القضاء


مرگ خانم مگینتی / قتل خانم مک گینتی / قتل خانم مگ گینتی

Persian index

مرگ خانم مگینتی


قتل خانم مک گینتی


قتل خانم مگ گینتی


(Malayalam) മിസ്സിസ് മഗിന്റി മരിച്ചു / (Marathi) मिसेस मॅकगिंटी इज डेड

South Asia index


অন্তরালে হন্তারক

South Asia index


Mrs. McGinty Sudah Mati // Misteri Pembunuhan di Kota Maut

Indonesian index


สวนหลังบ้าน / คดีสายเลือด / มรณะปริศนา

Thai index

สวนหลังบ้าน


คดีสายเลือด


มรณะปริศนา


Cái Chết Của Bà Mac Ginty

Vietnamese index


清潔婦命案 / 清洁妇命案 / 清洁女工之死 / 麥金堤太太之死

Chinese index

清潔婦命案


清洁妇命案


清洁女工之死


麥金堤太太之死


マギンティ夫人は死んだ

Japanese index


맥긴티 부인의 죽음

Korean index