When lord edgware is found murdered the police are baffled. It will be difficult indeed to lay down the book until one learns the true solution of the mystery. The main characters of this mystery, mystery story are jane wilkinson, inspector. Before its book publication, the novel was serialised in six issues marchaugust 1933 of the american magazine as for. Poirot had been present when jane bragged of her plan to get rid of her estranged husband. Unfortunately, for the lord, someone wants him out of the picture and that someone swiftly and cleanly actions that thought. It features hercule poirot and his friend arthur hastings as they originally assist an american actress to get her estranged husband, lord edgware, to agree to a divorce, but all too soon are investigating his murder. Enjoy this book on your ereader and in the format you prefer. A hercule poirot mystery ebook written by agatha christie. There were lots of twists and turns but this time i got there in the end and got there in the end and got the right.
This poirot novel may not be one of my absolute favourites, but you can tell that christie had a lot of fun with it, including some selfreferential winking. The characters, incidents, and dialogue are drawn from the authors imagination and are not to be construed as real. In christies autobiography she says i thought how clever she was and how good her impersonations were. When popular actress jane wilkinson, the wife of wealthy lord edgware, asks her husband for a divorce, he refuses. You might find this difficult to believe, but until this weekend id never knowingly read an agatha christie novel. In 1934 austin trevor took on the role of poirot for the third time, directed by. A hercule poirot mystery hercule poirot mysteries 9780062073891. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Lady jane wants a divorce and lord edgware wont accede to her request.
Three years ago she had married the wealthy but slightly eccentric lord edgware. It features hercule poirot and his friend arthur hastings as they originally assist an american actress to. I think the author of this book must be very considerate to write such a mysterious story from a third persons point of view. She spends the entire book generating behaviors in every person that walks past our eyes. I saw lord edgware yesterday, and he agreed to a divorce. A hercule poirot mystery hercule poirot series book 9. A few days later, poirot gets drawn into the private lives of curmudgeonly lord edgware and his beautiful young actress wife, jane wilkinson.
I get the impression christie had a lot of fun with this one. When you read a book you can get a lots of benefit. Have you listened to any of hugh frasers other performances before. It is a very plot twist heavy book, with every couple of chapters presenting a new clue or red herring that changes your perception of events. Poirot had been present when jane bragged of her plan to get. And yet the great belgian detective couldnt help feeling that he was being taken for a ride.
Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Reading a book to become new life style in this year. Agatha christie did her brilliant job of keeping you guessing all the way through. The marriage has never been happy, and jane wants to marry another man so lady edgware enlists the help of hercule poirot to intervene on her behalf. The plot starts with lord edgware being murdered as soon as mr. A hercule poirot mystery hercule poirot series book 9 kindle edition by christie, agatha.
The first edition of the novel was published in january 1st 1933, and was written by agatha christie. It is typical for christies poirot novels of that period. When you read ebooks, you can improve your knowledge. In addition to the larger than usual body count, the number of red herrings is tremondous, bordering at times on outrageous. Open library is an initiative of the internet archive, a 501c3 nonprofit, building a digital library of internet sites and other cultural artifacts in digital form. In fact, she was so engrossed in writing that a recovered skeleton on the dig was swiftly christened lord edgware whether or not he was murdered was a mystery for max to solve. The actor had a flat in a big block of buildings near st. I was in a youth hostel, had finished the books id taken and had to pick from their shelves. Before its book publication, the novel was serialised in six issues marchaugust 1933 of the american magazine as for dinner. Agatha christie, the acknowledged mistress of suspensecreator of indomitable sleuth miss marple, meticulous. A classic from the queen of mystery, agatha christie.
1123 477 738 1291 1451 1144 1521 585 1485 1524 1504 1190 903 1146 487 182 655 416 979 1119 436 761 929 1217 110 428 338 597 1119 5