Three Act Tragedy: A Hercule Poirot Mystery: The Official Authorized Edition

by Agatha Christie

Overview

In this official authorized edition from the Queen of Mystery, the normally unflappable Hercule Poirot faces his most baffling investigation: the seemingly motiveless murder of the thirteenth guest at dinner party, who choked to death on a cocktail containing not a trace of poison.

Sir Charles Cartwright should have known better than to allow thirteen guests to sit down for dinner. For at the end of the evening one of them is dead—choked by a cocktail that contained no trace of poison.

Predictable, says Hercule Poirot, the great detective. But entirely unpredictable is that he can find absolutely no motive for murder.…

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780063376045
Publisher:	HarperCollins
Publication date:	02/25/2025
Series:	Hercule Poirot Series
Pages:	272
Product dimensions:	5.31(w) x 8.00(h) x 0.61(d)

About the Author

Agatha Christie is the most widely published author of all time, outsold only by the Bible and Shakespeare. Her books have sold more than a billion copies in English and another billion in a hundred foreign languages. She died in 1976, after a prolific career spanning six decades.

Date of Birth:

September 15, 1890

Date of Death:

January 12, 1976

Place of Birth:

Torquay, Devon, England

Education:

Home schooling

Website:

http://www.agathachristie.com

Editorial Reviews

There has never been, and probably never will be, a P.I. more fun to observe and listen to, than Hercule Poirot.” — Joseph Wambaugh, New York Times bestselling author

“Makes uncommonly good reading.” — New York Times

“Mrs. Christie at the top of her form.” — Dorothy L. Sayers, Sunday Times (London)

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