Three Act Tragedy
Delicated to
My Friends, Geoffrey and Violet Shipston
UK
Collins, London, Jan. 1935
US
Dodd, Mead, New York, 1934 as "Murder in Three Act"
Saturday Evening Post, Jun.9-Jul.14 1934 as 'Murder in Three Acts'

Plot

Thirteen guests arrived for dinner at the actor's house. It was to be a particularly unlucky evening for the mild-mannered Reverend Stephen Babbington, who choked on his cocktail, went into convulsions and died.
But when his martini glass was sent for chemical analysis, there was no trace of poison - just as Poirot had predicted. Even more troubling for the great detective, there was absolutely no motive ...

Contents

First Act - Suspicion
1. Crow's Nest • 2. Incident Before Dinner • 3. Sir Charles Wonders • 4. A Modern Elaine • 5. Flight From A Lady
Second Act - Certainty
1. Sir Charles Receives A Letter • 2. The Missing Butler • 3. Which Of Them? • 4. The Evidence Of The Servants • 5. In The Butler's Room • 6. Concerning An Ink-Stain • 7. Plan Of Campaign
Third Act - Discovery
1. Mrs Babbington • 2. Lady Mary • 3. Re-Enter Hercule Poirot • 4. A Watching Brief • 5. Division of Labour • 6. Cynthia Dacres • 7. Captain Dacres • 8. Angela Sutcliffe • 9. Murial Wills • 10. Oliver Manders • 11. Poirot Gives A Sherry Party • 12. Day At Gilling • 13. Mrs De Rushbridger • 14. Miss Milray • 15. Curtain

Characters

Charles Cartwright • Mr Satterthwaite • Dr.Strange • Miss Milray • Rev.Babbington • Mrs.Babbington • Hercule Poirot

Films & TV

Murder in Three Acts, US, 1986
TV drama list
Three Act Tragedy, ITV/UK, 2010
Agahta Christie's POIROT XII
Drame en trois actes, FR, 2018
Les petits meurtres d'Agatha Christie Saison 2

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Audio
BBC Audiobooks, 2004; ISBN:9780563494065
BLACKSTONE AUDIO BOOKS, 2014
HarperCollins, 2002; ISBN:9780007139637
AudioGO, 2004; ISBN:9781572704107
Audio Partners, 2004; ISBN:9781572704091
BBC Worldwide, 2010
HarperCollins, 2002; ISBN:9780007154807
HarperAudio, 2012
HarperCollins, 2016; ISBN:9781504765220
HarperCollins, 2006

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Le Masque (#366) 1949

Club des Masques (#192) 1973

Le Livre de Poche (#6075) 1985

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Tragedi i tre akter
Saga Egmont, 2021; ISBN:9788711788561

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Mord for åbent tæppe
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