456:: "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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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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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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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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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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An adaptation was broadcast in 1993 to celebrate the 50th anniversary of
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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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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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1127:"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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Mrs Coppins, owner of the boarding house where Mrs Davis dies
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2011, HarperCollins; Facsimile edition Hardcover: 256 pages
1087:"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
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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
1238:"Agatha Christie on BBC Radio 4 Extra: The Pale Horse"
1008:"Binge! Agatha Christie: Nine Great Christie Novels".
1014:. No. 1343–44. 26 December 2014. pp. 32–33.
894:. Dragonby Press (Second Edition) March 1999 (p. 15)
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197:who was then at the height of his popularity. The
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1129:. mammothscreen.com. 24 June 2019. Archived from
890:Chris Peers, Ralph Spurrier and Jamie Sturgeon.
773:The novel has been adapted twice for BBC Radio:
461:named the novel as his favourite in the paper's
313:Mr Venables, a wealthy man who uses a wheelchair
51:Dust-jacket illustration of the first UK edition
2532:Works originally published in women's magazines
2522:Works originally published in British magazines
2110:Miss Marple's Final Cases and Two Other Stories
559:In another instance, in 1971, a serial killer,
358:Hermia Redcliffe, Mark's pretentious girlfriend
682:her earlier asking Mrs Coppins about her work.
431:Rev and Mrs Dane Calthrop both also appear in
288:Mark Easterbrook, a historian researching the
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236:at having mentioned it and will say no more.
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2542:British novels adapted into television shows
322:Thyrza Grey, a practitioner of the Dark Arts
294:Inspector Lejeune, the investigating officer
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1028:The Elements of Murder: A History of Poison
369:Characters repeated in other Christie works
361:David Ardingley, a historian friend of Mark
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331:Thomasina Tuckerton, a wealthy young woman
275:, not some sort of satanic assassination.
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2117:Problem at Pollensa Bay and Other Stories
1108:", Press Release by ITV, 22 February 2010
905:Detective Fiction – the collector's guide
343:Rhoda Despard, Mark Easterbrook's cousin
2131:While the Light Lasts and Other Stories
1273:at the official Agatha Christie website
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871:with an illustration by Eugenie Louis.
480:to the verge of lunacy, as narrated in
2082:The Adventure of the Christmas Pudding
597:in 1996, in a 100-minute TV film with
593:The novel was first adapted for TV by
364:Father Gorman, a Roman Catholic priest
231:, sees a fight between two girls in a
2527:Novels first published in serial form
928:"American Tribute to Agatha Christie"
698:Les Petits Meurtres d'Agatha Christie
648:New characters were invented for it:
346:Colonel Hugh Despard, Rhoda's husband
181:on 6 November 1961, and in the US by
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709:In June 2019, it was announced that
548:In 1977, a 19-month-old infant from
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2386:Agatha Christie: A Life in Pictures
1152:Ferguson, Euan (16 February 2020).
991:(pp. 201–02). Fontana Books, 1990.
442:Literary significance and reception
340:Mrs Dane Calthrop, the vicar's wife
177:, first published in the UK by the
2355:Agatha Christie's Secret Notebooks
2068:Three Blind Mice and Other Stories
1104:"Julia McKenzie back as Marple in
337:Rev Dane Calthrop, the local vicar
300:, the celebrated author (based on
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2547:British novels adapted into films
2096:The Golden Ball and Other Stories
1211:Singh, Anita (16 February 2020).
1192:from the original on 18 June 2022
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1178:Cumming, Ed (16 February 2020).
833:1964, Fontana Books (Imprint of
307:Jim Corrigan, the police surgeon
124:Print (hardback & paperback)
2418:Agatha and the Midnight Murders
2075:The Under Dog and Other Stories
1461:The Mysterious Affair at Styles
1277:Social Affairs Unit article on
316:Zachariah Osborne, a pharmacist
2410:Agatha and the Curse of Ishtar
2402:Agatha and the Truth of Murder
1025:Emsley, John (28 April 2005).
614:for the fifth series of ITV's
132:256 (first edition, hardcover)
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2473:Agatha Christie Award (Japan)
2348:The Mousetrap and Other Plays
1510:The Mystery of the Blue Train
1052:The Agatha Christie Companion
624:in 2010. As the character of
36:1961 novel by Agatha Christie
2089:Double Sin and Other Stories
1867:By the Pricking of My Thumbs
1552:Murder on the Orient Express
1378:Tommy and Tuppence Beresford
537:References in actual history
142:Double Sin and Other Stories
2191:Witness for the Prosecution
1496:The Murder of Roger Ackroyd
1252:"BBC Drama: The Pale Horse"
903:John Cooper and B.A. Pyke.
489:In the "Binge!" article of
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2320:Come, Tell Me How You Live
1622:Hercule Poirot's Christmas
1559:Why Didn't They Ask Evans?
1524:The Murder at the Vicarage
1398:Chief Inspector James Japp
1383:Lady Eileen "Bundle" Brent
844:Edition, Hardcover, 256 pp
787:. This was dramatized by
325:Sybil Stamfordis, a medium
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2512:Novels by Agatha Christie
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1957:The Rose and the Yew Tree
1482:The Man in the Brown Suit
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1041:– via Google Books.
508:References to other works
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2557:Fiction about poisonings
2537:Collins Crime Club books
2394:The Unicorn and the Wasp
2372:Agatha Christie Memorial
2156:And Then There Were None
2033:Parker Pyne Investigates
1650:One, Two, Buckle My Shoe
1636:And Then There Were None
1113:25 February 2010 at the
636:Agatha Christie's Poirot
617:Agatha Christie's Marple
380:Parker Pyne Investigates
2288:Butter in a Lordly Dish
2054:The Labours of Hercules
1964:A Daughter's a Daughter
1755:They Do It with Mirrors
1671:The Body in the Library
1517:The Seven Dials Mystery
1475:The Murder on the Links
1393:Captain Arthur Hastings
1091:www.screenonline.org.uk
978:15 December 1961 (p. 9)
503:References or allusions
2163:Appointment with Death
2026:The Listerdale Mystery
2005:The Mysterious Mr Quin
1895:Elephants Can Remember
1881:Passenger to Frankfurt
1699:Death Comes as the End
1615:Appointment with Death
1489:The Secret of Chimneys
966:8 December 1961 (p. 7)
784:Saturday Night Theatre
737:as Zachariah Osborne,
733:as Inspector Lejeune,
561:Graham Frederick Young
416:Elephants Can Remember
183:Dodd, Mead and Company
18:The Pale Horse (novel)
2124:The Harlequin Tea Set
2012:The Thirteen Problems
1811:Cat Among the Pigeons
1734:A Murder Is Announced
1587:Murder in Mesopotamia
1531:The Sittaford Mystery
1373:Superintendent Battle
830:(New York), Paperback
806:as Mark Easterbrook,
729:as Mark Easterbrook,
606:Second ITV adaptation
2219:The Unexpected Guest
2103:Poirot's Early Cases
1950:Absent in the Spring
1797:4.50 from Paddington
1783:Hickory Dickory Dock
1769:A Pocket Full of Rye
1741:They Came to Baghdad
1468:The Secret Adversary
1388:Sir Henry Clithering
1133:on 25 September 2020
1011:Entertainment Weekly
837:), Paperback, 191 pp
725:. The cast included
589:First ITV adaptation
492:Entertainment Weekly
448:Anthony Berkeley Cox
2517:1961 British novels
2327:Star Over Bethlehem
2047:The Regatta Mystery
1991:Poirot Investigates
1943:Unfinished Portrait
1839:A Caribbean Mystery
1804:Ordeal by Innocence
1776:Destination Unknown
1573:Death in the Clouds
868:Ladies Home Journal
815:Publication history
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2552:Thallium poisoning
2313:The Road of Dreams
2226:Go Back for Murder
2170:Murder on the Nile
2040:Murder in the Mews
2019:The Hound of Death
1846:At Bertram's Hotel
1748:Mrs McGinty's Dead
1720:Taken at the Flood
1657:Evil Under the Sun
1594:Cards on the Table
1580:The A.B.C. Murders
1538:Peril at End House
932:home.insightbb.com
840:1965, Ulverscroft
751:Kathy Kiera Clarke
642:Cards on the Table
515:Cards on the Table
425:Cards on the Table
392:Mrs McGinty's Dead
386:Cards on the Table
273:thallium poisoning
179:Collins Crime Club
173:by British writer
97:Collins Crime Club
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2397:(2008 TV episode)
1998:Partners in Crime
1762:After the Funeral
1706:Sparkling Cyanide
1685:The Moving Finger
1608:Death on the Nile
1566:Three Act Tragedy
1545:Lord Edgware Dies
987:Barnard, Robert.
853:978-0-00-739572-9
691:French adaptation
521:The Moving Finger
434:The Moving Finger
209:Plot introduction
171:detective fiction
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113:Publication place
67:Cover artist
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2426:See How They Run
2389:(2004 docudrama)
2341:An Autobiography
2281:Three Blind Mice
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1874:Hallowe'en Party
1790:Dead Man's Folly
1678:Five Little Pigs
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