September has been a slow month. I've been reading, but non-fiction takes a lot longer to get through. Hopefully I'll have one more post this month.
Book 76 was Agatha Christie's Murder in Three Acts (Three Act Tragedy). Given the title, it follows that this mystery is organized around the theater and uses theatrical vocabulary to describe events and the characters.
Sir Charles Cartwright, a middle-ages stage actor, hosts a dinner party at his house. In attendance are:
Mr. Satterthwaite: a socialite patron of the arts and drama
Dr. Bartholomew Strange: a nerve specialist
Miss Milray: Sir Charles' secretary/housekeeper
Angela Sutcliffe : an actress
Captain Dacres
Mrs. Dacres: dressmaker
Anthony Astor: Anthony Astor is her penname, playwright
Lady Mary Lytton Gore
Hermione Lytton Gore: known as Egg
Oliver Manders: young man in love with Egg
Reverend Babbington
Mrs. Babbington
Hercule Poirot
As they enjoy cocktails, Reverend Babbington suddenly falls ill and dies. His death is ruled an accident.
Several weeks later, Dr. Strange hosts a dinner party and dies after drinking a cocktail. An autopsy reveals that Dr. Strange died of nicotine poisoning. Many of the same invitees were present at both dinner parties.
Sir Charles, Mr. Satterhtwaite, Egg, and Hercule Poirot believe that the Reverend's death wasn't an accident. They work to solve these murders and prevent a third from occurring.
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