Full Length Play / Dramatic Comedy(Mystery/Thriller) / More than 120 minutes
written in 1930
Alfred Ashley, Nov. 1934
Samuel French, London, Jul. 1952
Characters
Hercule Poirot • Tredwell • Lucia Amory • Miss Caroline Amory • Richard Amory • Barbara Amory • Edward Raynor • Dr. Carelli • Sir Claud Amory • Captain Arthur Hastings • Dr. Graham • Inspector Japp • Johnson
Films & TV
- Black Coffee, UK, 1931
- Film list
- Le Coffret de laque, FR, 1932
- Film list
- Black Coffee, W.Germany, 1973
- TV drama list
Black Coffee (Novelize)
adapted as a novel by Charles Osborne, 1997
Sir Claud Amory has discoverd the formula for a new powerful explosive, which is stolen by one of the large household of relatives and friends.
Locking everyone in the library, Sir Claud switches off the lights to allow the thief to replace the formula on the table, no questions asked.
When the lights come on, he is dead, and Hercule Poirot - with assistance from Hastings and Inspector Japp - has to unravel a tangle of family feuds, old flames and suspicious foreigners to find the killer and prevent a global catastrophe.
UK/US covers
play
- Alfred Ashley and Son, 1934
- Samuel French, 2010; ISBN:9780573618857
- Samuel French, 2010
- Samuel French, 2014; ISBN:9780573702341
- Samuel French
- Samuel French; ISBN:9780573110252
Novelisation by Charles Osborne
- HarperCollins, 1998; Hardcover; ISBN:9780002326629
- HarperCollins, 1999; ISBN:9780006511373
- St. Martin's Press, 1998; Hardcover; ISBN:9780312192419
- St. Martin's Press, 1999; ISBN:9780312970079
- HarperCollins, 2002
- HarperCollins, 1999; Masterpiece edition; ISBN:9780006511373
- HarperCollins, 2002; ISBN:9780007121113
- HarperCollins, 2017; ISBN:9780008196653
- HarperFiction, 2017; ISBN:9780008255763
- HarperCollins, 2017; Kindle edition; ISBN:9780007423064
Western Europe covers
Black coffee
Le Masque (#2451) 2001
- Le Masque, 1998
- Le Masque, 2001
- Masque Christie, 2006
- Masque Christie, 2017; ISBN:9782702448441
- Edition du Masque, 1998; ISBN:9782702478677
Le Livre de Poche (#14707) 1999
- Le Livre de Poche, 1999; ISBN:9782253147077
- Le Livre de Poche, 2005
- Le Livre de Poche; ISBN:9782253147077
- Le Livre de Poche, 2022; ISBN:9782253939443
Zwarte koffie
- Sijthoff, 1998; ISBN:9789024509393
- Sijthoff, 2001; ISBN:9789024538652
Black coffee
- Scherz, 1998; ISBN:9783502111009
- Scherz, 1999; ISBN:9783502517078
- Scherz, 2002
- Fischer, 2010; ISBN:9783596169504
Northern Europe covers
Mörk Brygd
- Bonniers, 1999; ISBN:9789100577278
- Bonniers, 2000; Bonnierpocket; ISBN:9789100574000; ca: Annika Lyth
Sort kaffe
- Peter Asschenfeldts, 1998; ISBN:9788778802705
- Lindhardt og Ringhof (e-bog), 2017; ISBN:9788711720455
- Lindhardt og Ringhof (e-bog), 2017; ISBN:9788711720455
Hercule Poirot ja salainen kaava
- WSOY, 1999; ISBN:9789510222461
- WSOY, 2018; ISBN:9789510430989
Must kohv
- Varrak: Hercule Poirot' lood, 2007; ISBN:9789985315071
Juoda kava
- FNS GROUP, 2012; ISBN:9786098057072
Southern Europe covers
Black Coffee / Un caffè nero per Poirot
- Mondadori, 1991
- Il Giallo Mondadori(#2569), 1998
- Un caffè nero per Poirot; Mondadori, 2018; ebook; ISBN:9788852089695
Café solo
- Plaza & Janes, 1998
- Círculo de Lectores, 2000
- Plaza & Janes, 1999
Café preto / Café negro
- Café preto; Record, 2000; ISBN:9788501052964; ♦Gabriel Paschoal
- Café preto; Bestbolso, 2010; ISBN:9788577990764
- Café negro; ASA(#68), 2011; ISBN:9789892315645
Πικρός καφές / Καφές Σκέτος
- Πικρός καφές; Λυχνάρι(M033), 2002
- Πικρός καφές; Λυχνάρι(A212), 2007; ISBN:9789605172916
- Καφές Σκέτος; Ψυχογιός, 2022; ISBN:9786180143461
Crna kafa
- Narodna knjiga - Alfa (Beograd), 2001
- BDR Media, 2019; ISBN:9788660120573
Crna kava
- V.D.T. (Zagreb), 2007; ISBN:9789536838523; ♦Svetlana Andjelic
Eastern Europe covers
Černá káva
- Knižní klub, 2016; ISBN:9788024252957
- Knižní klub, 2016; ISBN:9788024252957
Feketekávé
- Magyar Könyvklub/Európa Kiadó, 1998; Képkeretes-Sorozat; ♦Czibóka Tamas
- Aquila Kiadó, ?; Aquila Könyvek; ♦Horváth Tamás
- Európa Kiadó, 2011; Madaras Sorozat; ISBN:9789630791137
Черно кафе
- СЕЛЕКТА, 1999
- Ера(#51), 2014
Czarna kawa
- Prószyński i S-ka, 1999; ISBN:9788373370647
- Hachette Polska: Kolekcja Hachette: Agatha Christie, 2004; ISBN:9788371847400
- Wydawnictwo Dolnośląskie, 2004; Seria z Gawronem; ISBN:9788373841246
- Wydawnictwo Dolnośląskie, 2015; Klasyka Kryminału; ISBN:9788327150615
- Wydawnictwo Dolnośląskie, 2015; Agata Christie - Królowa Kryminału; ISBN:9788327153951
- Wydawnictwo Dolnośląskie, 2017; Agatha Christie Kolekcja Kryminałów(80); ISBN:9788327155016
- Wydawnictwo Dolnośląskie, 2023; Luksusowa kolekcja Agaty Christie
Cafeaua Neagra
- Excelsior-Multi Press, 1992
Черный кофе
- Амфора, 2005
- Hachette, 2019; Коллекция Агата Кристи
- Эксмо, 2010
- Эксмо, 2015; Агата Кристи. Серебряная коллекция; ISBN:9785699825462
- Эксмо, 2016; Pocket book; ISBN:9785699908905
- Эксмо, 2021; Агата Кристи. Первая леди детектива; ISBN:9785041553685
- Эксмо, 2021; Агата Кристи. Любимая коллекция; ISBN:9785041561048
Middle East & Asian covers
Acı Kahve
- Altın Kitaplar, 1999
- Altın Kitaplar, 2005
- Altın Kitaplar, 2018; ISBN:9789754058789
- Altın Kitaplar, 2021; Poirot Seçkisi Seti; ISBN:9789752126015
Qara Qəhvə
- Qanun Nəşriyyatı, 2018; ISBN:2000030177961
- Qanun Nəşriyyatı, 2021; ISBN:9789952265637
القهوة السوداء / فنجان قهوة
القهوة السوداء
- JARIR Reader, 2014; ISBN:6281072079338
- JARIR Reader, 2014
فنجان قهوة
- دار أسامة
2008
(Marathi) ब्लॅक कॉफी
- (Marathi) Padmagandha Prakashan, 2014
ব্ল্যাক কফি / কালো কফি
- ব্ল্যাক কফি; সমতট, 2018; ISBN:9789849233350
- কালো কফি; সেবা প্রকাশনী, 2018
කළු කෝපි
- Aratuwa Prakashana, ; ISBN:9789557010403
ฆาตกรไม่กลับใจ
- TSG Publishing, 2543; ♦Rattanachai Lueangwongngam
- TSG Publishing, 2546; ♦Rattanachai Lueangwongngam
黑咖啡
- 新星出版社(阿加莎·克里斯蒂侦探作品集62), 2017; ISBN:9787513326759
ブラック・コーヒー
- 早川書房, 1984; ハヤカワ・ミステリ文庫(HM1-74); ISBN:9784150700744; ca: Hiroshi Manabe
- 早川書房, 2004; クリスティー文庫(65); ISBN:9784151300653
- 早川書房, 1998; ハヤカワ・ミステリ文庫(HM1-88)小説版; ISBN:9784150700881
- 早川書房, 2004; クリスティー文庫(34)小説版; ISBN:9784151300349
Play
- 2009
- 2013
- 2022