445:: "Mrs Agatha Christie is our nearest approach to perpetual motion. And not only does she never stop, but she drops the ball into the cup nearly every time; and if one is sometimes reminded of those automatic machines where one pulls a handle and out pops the finished product, that is a compliment to the automatic machine and not by any means a reflection on Mrs Christie. For the latest tug on the Christie handle produces a product which is not only up to the standard but even above it.
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Brandon, resigned from a research organisation called CRC (Customers' Reactions Classified) that seems to be connected with the Pale Horse. When Mrs Brandon is interviewed, she reveals that both she and Mrs Davis worked for the organisation, which surveyed targeted people about what foods, cosmetics and proprietary medicines they used.
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465:: "Goodish late example – loosely plotted, but with intriguing, fantastical central idea. Plot concerns a Murder-Inc.-type organisation, with a strong overlay of black magic. Also makes use of 'The Box,' a piece of pseudo-scientific hocus-pocus fashionable in the West Country in the 'fifties (one of the things which drove
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The knowledge of Mrs Davis' involvement with CRC, is found differently due to the omissions of Poppy and Eileen – Inspector
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Mark also visits the Pale Horse, and Thyrza Grey discusses with him the ability to kill at a distance, which she claims to have developed. In retrospect, it seems to Mark that she has been outlining to him a service that she would be willing to provide. As part of the police investigation, a witness,
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coffee bar, during which one pulls out some of the other's hair at the roots. Soon afterwards, he finds out that one of the girls, Thomasina
Tuckerton, has died. At dinner with a friend, a woman named Poppy Stirling mentions something called the Pale Horse that arranges deaths, but is suddenly scared
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Easterbrook. This version omitted the character of Ariadne Oliver. It makes Easterbrook the suspect in the killing of Father Gorman. At first it seems that the murders are masterminded by Venables, who it transpires is not disabled, but ultimately Osbourne is still revealed as the murderer.
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Ariadne Oliver contacts Mark with a key connection that she has made: another victim of the Pale Horse (Mary
Delafontaine) has lost her hair during her illness. The same thing happened to Lady Hesketh-Dubois, and Thomasina's hair was easily pulled out during the fight. Moreover, Ginger has begun to
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Inspector Lejeune and the co-operation of Ginger, Mark agrees to solicit the murder of his first wife, who will be played by Ginger. At a ritual of some kind at the Pale Horse, Mark witnesses Thyrza apparently channel a malignant spirit through an electrical apparatus. Shortly
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A dying woman, Mrs Davis, gives her last confession to Father Gorman, a Roman
Catholic priest, but along with her confession she gives him a list of names and a terrible secret. Before he can take action, however, he is struck dead in the fog. As the police begin to investigate, a young hero begins
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Father Gorman is made a friend of Miss Marple, and sends the list of names he received from Mrs Davis to her just before his murder. After learning of his death, and coming to London, Miss Marple visits Mrs Davis' home and finds a second list of names in one of her shoes; because Poppy is omitted
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is in fact the best sample from this particular factory for some time, and that is saying plenty. The black magic theme is handled in a masterly and sinister fashion, and to give away what lay behind it would be unforgivable. This is a book which nobody (repeat, nobody) should miss." Iles further
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It is revealed that Osborne has been the brains behind the Pale Horse organisation, and that the black magic element was a piece of misdirection on his part. The murders were committed by replacing products the victims had named in the CRC survey with poisoned ones. Osborne's clumsy attempt to
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Zachariah Osborne, describes a man seen following Father Gorman shortly before the murder. Later, Osborne tells the police that he has seen the same man in a wheelchair. Even though he finds out that the man, Venables, is crippled by
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for the end of the year, published one week later, writing that "It has not been an outstanding year for crime fiction, but as usual there have been one or two first-class items. The best puzzle has certainly been Agatha Christie's
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Bradley's office is relocated from Birmingham to Charing Cross, London. His address (supplied in the novel by the now-omitted Poppy) is provided to Miss Marple by Ginger Corrigan, who had found his card during a party held by Mrs
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member, poisoned his neighbours, Pye and Peggy Carr and their children, with thallium introduced in a Coca-Cola Classic bottles eight-pack. Peggy Carr succumbed while the others survived the attack.
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This novel is notable among Christie's books as it is credited with having saved at least two lives after readers recognised the symptoms of thallium poisoning from its description in the book.
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in London.) The final confrontation scene reveals that Inspector Lejeune was playing Venables inside the house, hence his ability to walk. The real Venables is indeed paralyzed.
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Captain Cottam – a local in Much Deeping with a firm dislike of Venables. These men do not see eye to eye, with Cottam claiming Venables was responsible for a fire at his home.
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In 1975, Christie received a letter from a woman in Latin America who recognised the symptoms of thallium poisoning, thus saving a woman from slow poisoning by her husband.
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and realised that the mysterious "Bovingdon bug" (the deaths occurred in a factory in Bovingdon, England) was in fact thallium poisoning.
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The novel is also cited to have been the "inspiration" of what was dubbed "The Mensa Murder". In 1988, George Trepal, a
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was made the chief sleuth of the plot, several changes were made for the adaptation:
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An adaptation was broadcast in 1993 to celebrate the 50th anniversary of
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In the following summary, events are not given in strict narrative order.
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1143:"The week in TV: The Pale Horse; Endeavour; The End; The Split – review"
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correctly suggested that the baby was suffering from thallium poisoning.
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Kanga Cottam – Wife of the Captain, staying with him at The Pale Horse
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as a minor character, and reflects in tone the supernatural novels of
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as an "EW favorite" on the list of the "Nine Great Christie Novels".
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Issue #1343-44 (26 December 2014–3 January 2015), the writers picked
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This article is about the Agatha Christie novel. For other uses, see
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1961, Collins Crime Club (London), 6 November 1961, Hardback, 256 pp
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Eileen Brandon, a former employee of Customers' Reactions Classified
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and featured Jeremy Clyde as Mark Easterbrooke, Stephanie Cole as
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It was adapted as a 2016 episode of the French television series
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Thomasina Tuckerton is not involved in a fight in the adaptation.
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to piece together evidence that sets him upon a converging path.
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A second adaptation was later made by the same network, done by
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1116:"BBC One announces new Agatha Christie thriller The Pale Horse"
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The novel was first serialised in the British weekly magazine
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1962, Dodd Mead and Company (New York), 1962, Hardback, 242 pp
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Mrs Coppins, owner of the boarding house where Mrs Davis dies
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2011, HarperCollins; Facsimile edition Hardcover: 256 pages
1076:"BFI Screenonline: Agatha Christie's The Pale Horse (1997)"
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Pamela "Poppy" Stirling, an employee of Flower Studies Ltd.
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The Detective Novels of Agatha Christie: A Reader's Guide
1043:, by Dennis Sanders and Len Lovallo (1984), pp. 314–15.
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Bella Webb, Thyrza Grey's cook and self-professed witch
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shed her own hair. Mark recognises the symptoms are of
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the following year. The UK edition retailed at fifteen
1227:"Agatha Christie on BBC Radio 4 Extra: The Pale Horse"
997:"Binge! Agatha Christie: Nine Great Christie Novels".
1003:. No. 1343–44. 26 December 2014. pp. 32–33.
883:. Dragonby Press (Second Edition) March 1999 (p. 15)
439:) praised the novel in the 8 December 1961 issue of
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881:Collins Crime Club – A checklist of First Editions
308:Mr Bradley, legal representative of The Pale Horse
186:who was then at the height of his popularity. The
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1118:. mammothscreen.com. 24 June 2019. Archived from
879:Chris Peers, Ralph Spurrier and Jamie Sturgeon.
762:The novel has been adapted twice for BBC Radio:
450:named the novel as his favourite in the paper's
302:Mr Venables, a wealthy man who uses a wheelchair
40:Dust-jacket illustration of the first UK edition
2521:Works originally published in women's magazines
2511:Works originally published in British magazines
2099:Miss Marple's Final Cases and Two Other Stories
548:In another instance, in 1971, a serial killer,
347:Hermia Redcliffe, Mark's pretentious girlfriend
671:her earlier asking Mrs Coppins about her work.
420:Rev and Mrs Dane Calthrop both also appear in
277:Mark Easterbrook, a historian researching the
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225:at having mentioned it and will say no more.
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2531:British novels adapted into television shows
311:Thyrza Grey, a practitioner of the Dark Arts
283:Inspector Lejeune, the investigating officer
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1017:The Elements of Murder: A History of Poison
358:Characters repeated in other Christie works
350:David Ardingley, a historian friend of Mark
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320:Thomasina Tuckerton, a wealthy young woman
264:, not some sort of satanic assassination.
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2106:Problem at Pollensa Bay and Other Stories
1097:", Press Release by ITV, 22 February 2010
894:Detective Fiction – the collector's guide
332:Rhoda Despard, Mark Easterbrook's cousin
2120:While the Light Lasts and Other Stories
1262:at the official Agatha Christie website
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860:with an illustration by Eugenie Louis.
469:to the verge of lunacy, as narrated in
2071:The Adventure of the Christmas Pudding
586:in 1996, in a 100-minute TV film with
582:The novel was first adapted for TV by
353:Father Gorman, a Roman Catholic priest
220:, sees a fight between two girls in a
2516:Novels first published in serial form
917:"American Tribute to Agatha Christie"
687:Les Petits Meurtres d'Agatha Christie
637:New characters were invented for it:
335:Colonel Hugh Despard, Rhoda's husband
170:on 6 November 1961, and in the US by
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1814:The Mirror Crack'd from Side to Side
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698:In June 2019, it was announced that
537:In 1977, a 19-month-old infant from
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2375:Agatha Christie: A Life in Pictures
1141:Ferguson, Euan (16 February 2020).
980:(pp. 201–02). Fontana Books, 1990.
431:Literary significance and reception
329:Mrs Dane Calthrop, the vicar's wife
166:, first published in the UK by the
2344:Agatha Christie's Secret Notebooks
2057:Three Blind Mice and Other Stories
1093:"Julia McKenzie back as Marple in
326:Rev Dane Calthrop, the local vicar
289:, the celebrated author (based on
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2536:British novels adapted into films
2085:The Golden Ball and Other Stories
1200:Singh, Anita (16 February 2020).
1181:from the original on 18 June 2022
1056:. Floridacapitalcases.state.fl.us
194::8, where it is ridden by Death.
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1167:Cumming, Ed (16 February 2020).
822:1964, Fontana Books (Imprint of
296:Jim Corrigan, the police surgeon
113:Print (hardback & paperback)
2407:Agatha and the Midnight Murders
2064:The Under Dog and Other Stories
1450:The Mysterious Affair at Styles
1266:Social Affairs Unit article on
305:Zachariah Osborne, a pharmacist
2399:Agatha and the Curse of Ishtar
2391:Agatha and the Truth of Murder
1014:Emsley, John (28 April 2005).
603:for the fifth series of ITV's
121:256 (first edition, hardcover)
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2462:Agatha Christie Award (Japan)
2337:The Mousetrap and Other Plays
1499:The Mystery of the Blue Train
1041:The Agatha Christie Companion
613:in 2010. As the character of
25:1961 novel by Agatha Christie
2078:Double Sin and Other Stories
1856:By the Pricking of My Thumbs
1541:Murder on the Orient Express
1367:Tommy and Tuppence Beresford
526:References in actual history
131:Double Sin and Other Stories
2180:Witness for the Prosecution
1485:The Murder of Roger Ackroyd
1241:"BBC Drama: The Pale Horse"
892:John Cooper and B.A. Pyke.
478:In the "Binge!" article of
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2309:Come, Tell Me How You Live
1611:Hercule Poirot's Christmas
1548:Why Didn't They Ask Evans?
1513:The Murder at the Vicarage
1387:Chief Inspector James Japp
1372:Lady Eileen "Bundle" Brent
833:Edition, Hardcover, 256 pp
776:. This was dramatized by
314:Sybil Stamfordis, a medium
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2501:Novels by Agatha Christie
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1946:The Rose and the Yew Tree
1471:The Man in the Brown Suit
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1030:– via Google Books.
497:References to other works
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2546:Fiction about poisonings
2526:Collins Crime Club books
2383:The Unicorn and the Wasp
2361:Agatha Christie Memorial
2145:And Then There Were None
2022:Parker Pyne Investigates
1639:One, Two, Buckle My Shoe
1625:And Then There Were None
1102:25 February 2010 at the
625:Agatha Christie's Poirot
606:Agatha Christie's Marple
369:Parker Pyne Investigates
2277:Butter in a Lordly Dish
2043:The Labours of Hercules
1953:A Daughter's a Daughter
1744:They Do It with Mirrors
1660:The Body in the Library
1506:The Seven Dials Mystery
1464:The Murder on the Links
1382:Captain Arthur Hastings
1080:www.screenonline.org.uk
967:15 December 1961 (p. 9)
492:References or allusions
2152:Appointment with Death
2015:The Listerdale Mystery
1994:The Mysterious Mr Quin
1884:Elephants Can Remember
1870:Passenger to Frankfurt
1688:Death Comes as the End
1604:Appointment with Death
1478:The Secret of Chimneys
955:8 December 1961 (p. 7)
773:Saturday Night Theatre
726:as Zachariah Osborne,
722:as Inspector Lejeune,
550:Graham Frederick Young
405:Elephants Can Remember
172:Dodd, Mead and Company
2113:The Harlequin Tea Set
2001:The Thirteen Problems
1800:Cat Among the Pigeons
1723:A Murder Is Announced
1576:Murder in Mesopotamia
1520:The Sittaford Mystery
1362:Superintendent Battle
819:(New York), Paperback
795:as Mark Easterbrook,
718:as Mark Easterbrook,
595:Second ITV adaptation
2208:The Unexpected Guest
2092:Poirot's Early Cases
1939:Absent in the Spring
1786:4.50 from Paddington
1772:Hickory Dickory Dock
1758:A Pocket Full of Rye
1730:They Came to Baghdad
1457:The Secret Adversary
1377:Sir Henry Clithering
1122:on 25 September 2020
1000:Entertainment Weekly
826:), Paperback, 191 pp
714:. The cast included
578:First ITV adaptation
481:Entertainment Weekly
437:Anthony Berkeley Cox
2506:1961 British novels
2316:Star Over Bethlehem
2036:The Regatta Mystery
1980:Poirot Investigates
1932:Unfinished Portrait
1828:A Caribbean Mystery
1793:Ordeal by Innocence
1765:Destination Unknown
1562:Death in the Clouds
857:Ladies Home Journal
804:Publication history
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2541:Thallium poisoning
2302:The Road of Dreams
2215:Go Back for Murder
2159:Murder on the Nile
2029:Murder in the Mews
2008:The Hound of Death
1835:At Bertram's Hotel
1737:Mrs McGinty's Dead
1709:Taken at the Flood
1646:Evil Under the Sun
1583:Cards on the Table
1569:The A.B.C. Murders
1527:Peril at End House
921:home.insightbb.com
829:1965, Ulverscroft
740:Kathy Kiera Clarke
631:Cards on the Table
504:Cards on the Table
414:Cards on the Table
381:Mrs McGinty's Dead
375:Cards on the Table
262:thallium poisoning
168:Collins Crime Club
162:by British writer
86:Collins Crime Club
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2445:Ashfield, Torquay
2386:(2008 TV episode)
1987:Partners in Crime
1751:After the Funeral
1695:Sparkling Cyanide
1674:The Moving Finger
1597:Death on the Nile
1555:Three Act Tragedy
1534:Lord Edgware Dies
976:Barnard, Robert.
842:978-0-00-739572-9
680:French adaptation
510:The Moving Finger
423:The Moving Finger
198:Plot introduction
160:detective fiction
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102:Publication place
56:Cover artist
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2415:See How They Run
2378:(2004 docudrama)
2330:An Autobiography
2270:Three Blind Mice
2248:television plays
1863:Hallowe'en Party
1779:Dead Man's Folly
1667:Five Little Pigs
1392:Miss Jane Marple
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1972:collections
1632:Sad Cypress
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941:Bournemouth
831:Large-print
768:BBC Radio 4
732:Sheila Atim
615:Miss Marple
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2495:Categories
2354:Depictions
2246:Radio and
2166:The Hollow
1960:The Burden
1917:Westmacott
1842:Third Girl
1821:The Clocks
1702:The Hollow
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1898:Curtain
1877:Nemesis
1653:N or M?
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