Agatha Christie
The Pale Horse

To John and Helen Mildmay White
with many thanks for the opportunity given me to see justice done

First Published

UK

Collins, London, Nov. 1961

Woman’s Mirror, Sep.2-Oct.21 1961

US

Dodd Mead, New York, 1962

Ladies Home Journal, Apr. 1962

Plot

(from HarperCollins "The Agatha Christie Collection" cover)

To understand the strange goings on at The Pale Horse Inn, Mark Easterbrook knew he had to begin at the beginning. But where exactly was the beginning?

Was it the savage blow to the back of Father Gorman's head? Or the priest's visit, just minutes before, to a woman on her death bed? Or was there a deeper significance to the violent squabble which Mark Easterbrook had himself witnessed earlier?

Characters

David Ardingly, Bella, C.R.Bradley, Eileen Brandon, Dr. Jim Corrigan, Ginger Corrigan, Reverend Caleb Dane Calthrop, Maud Dane Calthrop, Jesse Davis, Colonel John Hugh Despard, Rhoda Dawes Despard, Mark Easterbrook, Father Gorman, Thyrza Grey, Detective Inspector Lejeune, Milly, Mrs. Ariadne Oliver, Zachariah Osborne, Hermia Redcliff, Sybil Stamfordis, Poppy Stirling, Mr. Venables, Bella Webb

Movie & TV

The Pale Horse, 1996 (UK/USA/TV)

director Charles Beeson

cast Colin Buchanan(Mark Easterbrook), Jayne Ashbourne(Kate Mercer), Hermione Norris(Hermia Redcliffe), Michael Byrne(Venables), Ruith Madoc(Sybil), Jean Marsh(Thryza Grey)

Link

1. Official Site: The Pale Horse
2. Wikipedia: The Pale Horse
3. IMDb: The Pale Horse (1997)