Actor Jane Wilkinson is unhappily married to Lord Edgware who has refused a divorce. After she tells friends she wants him dead, he is found murdered in his home. Poirot investigates the usual suspects.
“And that same evening – that very same evening – Lord Edgware dies. Good title that, by the way. Lord Edgware Dies. Look well on a bookstall.”
“Lord Edgware Dies by Agatha Christie
Glanceabook: All the red herrings, mistaken identities, and plot twists are here as expected from Agatha Christie. Another enjoyable whodunnit.
Quotes:
“The positive witness should always be treated with suspicion, my friend. The uncertain witness, who doesn’t remember, is unsure, will think a minute – ah! yes, that’s how it was – is infinitely more to be depended upon!”
“Enemies! People these days don’t have enemies! Not English people!”
Author: Agatha Christie
Adaptations:
- “Lord Edgware Dies” is a 1934 British movie directed by Henry Edwards and starring Austin Trevor, Jane Carr, and Richard Cooper.
- “Thirteen at Dinner” is a 1985 British-American television movie adapted from the novel “Lord Edgware Dies” directed by Lou Antonio and starring Peter Ustinov, Faye Dunaway, Jonathan Cecil, Diane Keen, Bill Nighy and David Suchet.
- “Lord Edgware Dies” is an episode of the British crime drama “Agatha Christie’s Poirot“, featuring David Suchet as Poirot, aired in 2000.
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