Lord Edgware Dies (1933)

by Agatha Christie

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Series: Hercule Poirot Mystery (8)

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MissJessie | Apr 19, 2013 |

A good book that I was curious about the entire way through. It didn't seem to hold my attention as well as some of her previous stories, though. On the one hand, I think it would have done better with fewer characters. In the other, the addition of so many people and locations fostered the sense of confusion and ill-ease which Poirot has for most of the story. (

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breakerfallen | Apr 13, 2013 |

I hadn’t read this one in a long time. Not her strongest, but interesting as always. [Aug. 2010]

maureene87 | Apr 4, 2013 |

Originally published as Lord Edgware Dies, this is a better-than-average Poirot and Hastings mystery (

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leslie.98 | Apr 3, 2013 |

Originally published as Lord Edgware Dies, this is a better-than-average Poirot and Hastings mystery (

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Author name	Role	Type of author	Work?	Status
Agatha Christie	—	primary author	all editions	confirmed
Brinchmann, Jacob	Translator	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Fraser, Hugh	Narrator	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Postif, Louis	Translator	secondary author	some editions	confirmed

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Five Complete Hercule Poirot Novels: The ABC Murders, Cards on the Table, Death on the Nile, Murder on the Orient Express, Thirteen at Dinner by Agatha Christie

2 Novels: Lord Edgware Dies; Towards Zero by Agatha Christie

Agatha Christie Crime Collection: 4:50 from Paddington, Lord Edgware Dies, Murder In Mesopotamia by Agatha Christie

Murder for Christmas and Three Other Great Mysteries: The Hollow, Murder in Retrospect, Thirteen At Dinner by Agatha Christie

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Lord Edgware Dies [BBC Radio Collection] by Enyd Williams

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Hercule Poirot Mystery (8)

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Arthur Hastings (Captain)

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London, England, UK

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Lord Edgware Dies (1934 ∙ IMDb)

Thirteen at Dinner (1985 ∙ IMDb)

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To Dr. and Mrs. Campbell Thompson

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aka Thirteen at dinner

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Collins Crime Club (White Circle No. 41)

The Albatross Crime Club (No. 115)

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A PROPOSITION FOR POIROT
It was absolutely indecent! It was also highly irregular, completely illegal, and dangerous. What the beautiful actress had actually suggested to Hercule Poirot was the the plan the perfect way to get rid of her husband.

Of course the idea of Poirot being involved in such a scheme was absurd - that is, until the husband turned up dead, and the actress turned up with the most perfect alibi ever invented ...

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Sure, actress Jane Wilkinson wants out of a miserable marriage, but is she guilty of stabbing her way out of it? She claims she's innocent. Hercule Poirot wonders if she's giving the performance of a lifetime.

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Poirot agrees to visit the husband of a famous actress to urge him to reconsider her request for a divorce. Edgware insists that he has already agreed to his wife's request. Yet, within twenty-four hours, he is found murdered.

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