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compares other moustaches with his own and awards his own the palm, when his lips are forced to utter the unaccustomed words 'I was in error', when Mrs Oliver, famous authoress, discourses upon art and craft of fiction. But all that never obscures the main theme as Poirot gradually unravels the puzzle of which four bridge-players had murdered their host." He concluded, "Largely by a careful study of the score, Poirot is able to reach the truth, and Mrs
Christie sees to it that he does so by way of springing upon the reader one shattering surprise after another."
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injection when he visited her house. Although
Roberts initially protests, he is forced to confess when Poirot reveals a surprise eye-witness to the killing, a window-cleaner. After Roberts is led away, Rhoda notes what amazing luck it was that the window cleaner had been there at the exact moment of the fatal injection. Poirot replies that it had not been luck at all, and introduces them to a hired actor whose presence had prompted Roberts' confession.
405:(19 November 1936) wrote: "There was a time when M. Hercule Poirot thought of going into retirement in order to devote himself to the cultivation of marrows. Fortunately, the threat was never carried out; and in Mrs Christie's latest novel the little Belgian detective is in very good form indeed. The plot is simple but brilliant." The review concluded by saying, "Mrs Oliver, the novelist, is one of Mrs Christie's most amusing creations."
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discloses that she had actually seen Anne commit the crime, but feels sympathy for a young girl just starting out in life. The next day, Despard, Roberts, and Anne all receive a suicide note and confession to the crime, supposedly written by Mrs
Lorrimer. Battle informs Poirot by telephone that Dr Roberts rushed to the house only to find the woman had died of an overdose.
387:. This author, unlike many who have achieved fame and success for qualities quite other than literary ones, has studied to improve in every branch of writing in each of her detective stories. The result is that, in her latest book, we note qualities of humour, composition and subtlety which we would have thought beyond the reach of the writer of
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from his own collection. None of the suspects can be ruled out, as all had moved around during the evening. Leading the police investigation, Superintendent Battle agrees to put his "cards on the table" and to allow the other professionals to make their own enquiries. Poirot uses the bridge scores to
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making her first appearance in a Poirot novel. The four detectives and four possible suspects play bridge after dinner with Mr
Shaitana. At the end of the evening, Mr Shaitana is discovered murdered. Identifying the murderer, according to the author, depends wholly on discerning the psychology of the
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reviewed the novel in the 20 November 1936 issue when he began, "Even in a tale of crime and mystery humour is often of high value." He went on to say that, "In this respect... Agatha
Christie shows herself once again... a model of detective tales. There are delightful passages when Poirot anxiously
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Poirot explains his findings. Despard had indeed shot and killed the botanist, but entirely by accident. Anne had poisoned her employer by switching the two bottles, to conceal her petty thieving. Although Mrs
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Poirot is again suspicious, as he knows that Anne had visited Mrs
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Poirot notes that only one suspect was psychologically capable of carrying out such a risky, unplanned stabbing – namely Dr
Roberts. Fearing Shaitana had proof of the anthrax murder, Roberts quickly took his chance. He covered his tracks by forging Mrs Lorrimer's letters and killing her with an
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Poirot's fellow guests include three other crime professionals: secret serviceman
Colonel Race, mystery writer Mrs Ariadne Oliver, and Superintendent Battle of Scotland Yard; along with four people Shaitana believes to be murderers: Dr Roberts, Mrs Lorrimer, Anne Meredith, and Major Despard.
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by chance at an art exhibition and brags about his personal crime-related collection. Scoffing at the idea of collecting mere artefacts, Shaitana explains that he collects only the best exhibits: criminals who have evaded justice. He invites Poirot to a dinner party to meet them.
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shortly after accusing the doctor of improper conduct. A botanist that Despard had been guiding through the Amazon was rumoured to have been shot. Anne's housemate Rhoda Dawes tells Mrs Oliver that an elderly woman for whom Anne was acting as
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is one of Agatha Christie's finest and most original pieces of crime fiction: even though the murderer is, as the author has promised, one of the four bridge players, the ending is positively brilliant and a complete surprise."
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said, "On the very top rung. Special opportunities for bridge enthusiasts, but others can play. Superb tight construction and excellent clueing. Will be read as long as hard-faced ladies gather for cards."
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Peers, Chris; Spurrier, Ralph; Sturgeon, Jamie (March 1999).
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deduce the playing style and personality of each suspect.
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A Talent to Deceive – an appreciation of Agatha Christie
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is perhaps the most perfect of the little grey cells."
883:(Revised ed.). Fontana Books. pp. 189–190.
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457:as Superintendent Battle and a cast that included
2733:The Witness for the Prosecution and Other Stories
1882:Agatha Christie: Hercule Poirot - The London Case
1874:Agatha Christie: Hercule Poirot - The First Cases
1405:The Witness for the Prosecution and Other Stories
357:is not quite up to Agatha Christie's best work."
313:Rhoda Dawes – Anne's wealthy friend and flatmate
33:Dust-jacket illustration of the first UK edition
2782:Miss Marple's Final Cases and Two Other Stories
1890:Agatha Christie - Murder on the Orient Express
768:(Second ed.). Dragonby Press. p. 15.
330:of the murderer that is of supreme interest".
265:With the murder solved, Despard courts Rhoda.
180:The book features the recurring characters of
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717:Detective Fiction – the collector's guide
611:(New York), Paperback, (Dell number 293
2803:While the Light Lasts and Other Stories
1469:While the Light Lasts and Other Stories
963:at the official Agatha Christie website
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2754:The Adventure of the Christmas Pudding
1429:The Adventure of the Christmas Pudding
905:The Life and Crimes of Agatha Christie
3199:Novels first published in serial form
1858:Agatha Christie: 4.50 from Paddington
744:"American Tribute to Agatha Christie"
519:Les Petits Meurtres d'Agatha Christie
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165:on 2 November 1936 and in the US by
16:1936 Poirot novel by Agatha Christie
3058:Agatha Christie: A Life in Pictures
1826:Agatha Christie: Peril at End House
1818:Agatha Christie: Evil Under the Sun
334:Literary significance and reception
242:died after mistaking hat paint for
161:, first published in the UK by the
3027:Agatha Christie's Secret Notebooks
2740:Three Blind Mice and Other Stories
1834:Agatha Christie: Death on the Nile
1413:Three Blind Mice and Other Stories
507:in December 2005 and in the UK on
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3090:Agatha and the Midnight Murders
2747:The Under Dog and Other Stories
2133:The Mysterious Affair at Styles
1512:The Killings at Kingfisher Hill
1421:The Under Dog and Other Stories
1098:The Mysterious Affair at Styles
715:Cooper, John; Pyke, BA (1994).
390:The Mysterious Affair at Styles
3082:Agatha and the Curse of Ishtar
3074:Agatha and the Truth of Murder
831:The New York Times Book Review
679:"British Library Item details"
350:The New York Times Book Review
108:Print (hardback and paperback)
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3020:The Mousetrap and Other Plays
2182:The Mystery of the Blue Train
1504:The Mystery of Three Quarters
1130:The Mystery of the Blue Train
971:at Agatha Christie site. 2016
819:The Times Literary Supplement
621:, Paperback, (Pan number 176)
2761:Double Sin and Other Stories
2539:By the Pricking of My Thumbs
2224:Murder on the Orient Express
2050:Tommy and Tuppence Beresford
1732:Murder on the Orient Express
1686:Murder on the Orient Express
1636:Murder on the Orient Express
1437:Double Sin and Other Stories
1154:Murder on the Orient Express
584:as Colonel Johnny Race, and
157:novel by the English author
2863:Witness for the Prosecution
2168:The Murder of Roger Ackroyd
1114:The Murder of Roger Ackroyd
821:, 14 November 1936 (p. 927)
549:played the role of Poirot.
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2294:Hercule Poirot's Christmas
2231:Why Didn't They Ask Evans?
2196:The Murder at the Vicarage
2070:Chief Inspector James Japp
2055:Lady Eileen "Bundle" Brent
1226:Hercule Poirot's Christmas
857:, 19 November 1936 (p. 15)
833:, 28 February 1937 (p. 23)
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2154:The Man in the Brown Suit
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804:Christie, Agatha (1936).
658:The Saturday Evening Post
341:Times Literary Supplement
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3209:Collins Crime Club books
3189:Plays by Agatha Christie
3066:The Unicorn and the Wasp
3044:Agatha Christie Memorial
2828:And Then There Were None
2705:Parker Pyne Investigates
2322:One, Two, Buckle My Shoe
2308:And Then There Were None
1242:One, Two, Buckle My Shoe
903:Osborne, Charles (1982)
879:Barnard, Robert (1990).
705:, 1 November 1936 (p. 6)
488:Agatha Christie's Poirot
453:on 9 December 1981 with
192:, with the crime writer
2960:Butter in a Lordly Dish
2726:The Labours of Hercules
2636:A Daughter's a Daughter
2427:They Do It with Mirrors
2343:The Body in the Library
2189:The Seven Dials Mystery
2147:The Murder on the Links
2065:Captain Arthur Hastings
1397:The Labours of Hercules
1106:The Murder on the Links
503:and aired in the US on
2835:Appointment with Death
2698:The Listerdale Mystery
2677:The Mysterious Mr Quin
2567:Elephants Can Remember
2553:Passenger to Frankfurt
2371:Death Comes as the End
2287:Appointment with Death
2161:The Secret of Chimneys
1617:Appointment with Death
1346:Elephants Can Remember
1218:Appointment with Death
495:as Hercule Poirot and
321:Foreword by the author
167:Dodd, Mead and Company
3219:Superintendent Battle
3194:Hercule Poirot novels
2796:The Harlequin Tea Set
2684:The Thirteen Problems
2483:Cat Among the Pigeons
2406:A Murder Is Announced
2259:Murder in Mesopotamia
2203:The Sittaford Mystery
2045:Superintendent Battle
1461:The Harlequin Tea Set
1314:Cat Among the Pigeons
1186:Murder in Mesopotamia
935:www.indulgexpress.com
380:Murder in Mesopotamia
290:Superintendent Battle
190:Superintendent Battle
126:Murder in Mesopotamia
2891:The Unexpected Guest
2775:Poirot's Early Cases
2622:Absent in the Spring
2469:4.50 from Paddington
2455:Hickory Dickory Dock
2441:A Pocket Full of Rye
2413:They Came to Baghdad
2140:The Secret Adversary
2060:Sir Henry Clithering
1678:The Alphabet Murders
1652:A Haunting in Venice
1609:Murder in Three Acts
1488:The Monogram Murders
1445:Poirot's Early Cases
1298:Hickory Dickory Dock
375:Edward Powys Mathers
269:Principal characters
3184:1936 British novels
2999:Star Over Bethlehem
2719:The Regatta Mystery
2663:Poirot Investigates
2615:Unfinished Portrait
2511:A Caribbean Mystery
2476:Ordeal by Innocence
2448:Destination Unknown
2245:Death in the Clouds
1389:The Regatta Mystery
1373:Poirot Investigates
1170:Death in the Clouds
596:Publication history
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2985:The Road of Dreams
2898:Go Back for Murder
2842:Murder on the Nile
2712:Murder in the Mews
2691:The Hound of Death
2518:At Bertram's Hotel
2420:Mrs McGinty's Dead
2392:Taken at the Flood
2329:Evil Under the Sun
2266:Cards on the Table
2252:The A.B.C. Murders
2210:Peril at End House
1928:(1985–2007, radio)
1920:(1985, board game)
1783:Peril at End House
1593:Thirteen at Dinner
1585:Evil Under the Sun
1381:Murder in the Mews
1282:Mrs McGinty's Dead
1274:Taken at the Flood
1250:Evil Under the Sun
1194:Cards on the Table
1178:The A.B.C. Murders
1138:Peril at End House
969:Cards on the Table
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907:, Collins (London)
806:Cards on the Table
641:Edition, Hardcover
637:1969, Ulverscroft
558:Cards on the Table
543:Cards on the Table
451:Vaudeville Theatre
433:Cards on the Table
395:Cards on the Table
385:Cards on the Table
355:Cards on the Table
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150:Cards on the Table
139:Murder in the Mews
81:Collins Crime Club
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2280:Death on the Nile
2238:Three Act Tragedy
2217:Lord Edgware Dies
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1146:Lord Edgware Dies
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371:Supreme de Poirot
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