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Encyclopedia > Lord Edgware Dies

Lord Edgware Dies (published in 1933), also known as Thirteen at Dinner, is a murder mystery by Agatha Christie. It features Hercule Poirot, Arthur Hastings and Chief Inspector Japp. 1933 (MCMXXXIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... Sherlock Holmes, pipe-puffing hero of crime fiction, confers with his colleague Dr. Watson; together these characters popularized the genre. ... Agatha Christie Dame Agatha Mary Clarissa Christie, Lady Mallowan, DBE (September 15, 1890 – January 12, 1976), was an English crime fiction writer. ... David Suchet as Poirot Hercule Poirot (pronounced ) is a fictional character, the primary detective of Agatha Christies novels. ... Captain Arthur Hastings, OBE, is a fictional character, the partner and best friend of Agatha Christies Belgian detective, Hercule Poirot. ... The fictional character Chief Inspector Japp of Scotland Yard appears in many of Agatha Christies novels and stories about Hercule Poirot. ...


Jane Wilkinson, an actress, is suspected of murdering her husband, the fourth Baron Edgware, so that she can marry another man. At the time of his murder, she is attending a dinner party with friends, but a witness places her at the scene of the crime. Jane turns to Poirot for help.


What is the role of Carlotta Adams, the accomplished actress who has so successfully imitated Jane on stage? How does the perversion of late lamented Lord Edgware come into picture? Does the nephew have any hand in this? Poirot has never been baffled before as he is here and a chance remark of a passerby shows him the way.


Film versions

One movie, Lord Edgware Dies (1934) and two television movies (in 1985 and 2000) have been made from this book. Respectively, Austin Trevor, Peter Ustinov and David Suchet played Poirot. 1934 (MCMXXXIV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... This article is about the year. ... This article is about the year 2000. ... Ustinov as Hercule Poirot Sir Peter Alexander Ustinov (born Peter Alexander von Ustinov) on April 16, 1921 - died March 28, 2004) was a British actor, writer, dramatist and raconteur. ... David Suchet as Hercule Poirot (foreground) with Hugh Fraser as Captain Arthur Hastings. ...


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Lord Edgware Dies - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (217 words)
Lord Edgware Dies (published in 1933), also known as Thirteen at Dinner, is a murder mystery by Agatha Christie.
Jane Wilkinson, an actress, is suspected of murdering her husband, the fourth Baron Edgware, so that she can marry another man. At the time of his murder, she is attending a dinner party with friends, but a witness places her at the scene of the crime.
One movie, Lord Edgware Dies (1934) and two television movies (in 1985 and 2000) have been made from this book.
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