Black Coffee is a theatre play written by Agatha Christie, who stated a frustration with other stage adaptations of her Poirot mysteries. In 1998, author Charles Osborne adapted the play into a novel.
Hercule Poirot and his friend Arthur Hastings are called upon to visit the famous physicist Sir Claud Amory, but find that he has been murdered before they arrived. Hercule must once again figure out which of the houseguests has performed the deed. David Suchet as Hercule Poirot in The Dream Hercule Poirot (pronounced ) is a fictional Belgian detective who featured in the novels of Agatha Christie. ... Captain Arthur Hastings, OBE, is a fictional character, the partner and best friend of Agatha Christies Belgian detective, Hercule Poirot. ...