Three Act Tragedy
The Reverend Stephen Babbington seldom imbibes, but at a gala thrown by actor Sir Charles Cartwright, he indulges in a cocktail and falls over dead. Since there is no trace of poison or foul play, the case is closed . . . until an identical death at a London party arouses the suspicions of...
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The Reverend Stephen Babbington seldom imbibes, but at a gala thrown by actor Sir Charles Cartwright, he indulges in a cocktail and falls over dead. Since there is no trace of poison or foul play, the case is closed . . . until an identical death at a London party arouses the suspicions of Hercule Poirot. Also published as Murder in Three Acts. Reissue.
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Format: audiobook
ISBN:
9780007154807 (0007154801)
Publish date: August 19th 2002
Publisher: HarperCollins
Edition language: English
Series: Hercule Poirot (#11)
Series: Poirot #11 *Applause.* I feel a bit as if this was Christie’s response to Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s The Hound of the Baskervilles. As in that book, our detective disappears near the beginning only to reappear halfway through. Instead of Poirot, we get to witness the sleuthing talents of S...
I would have never guessed the culprit until the very end... A very good one! Also with some kind of sweet romance in the background.
This book did start off really slow. The first few pages were setting the scene so to speak and it was good to set up all of the characters. However, this story was told from Hercule Poirot's friend Mr. Satterthwaite third person point of view. I realize that I really don't care for most of the Poir...
"Am I being a complete fanciful ass, or does this business remind you of—of—?’ ‘Of that business at Loomouth? Yes, it does. But of course we may be mistaken. The resemblance may be only superficial. After all, sudden deaths occur the whole time from a variety of causes.’ " Really, the whole time? ...
No doubt a good Agatha Christie novel. Couldn't figure it out who the killer and I was suprised. I really was. My problem with the book was the lack of... Herculae Poirot. More than half the book has no Poirot in it. The "play" is set by three other characters. Mr Satterthwaite, Sir Charles Cartwrig...
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