Agatha Christie's "A Murder Is Announced"
by Agatha Christie


What readers are saying
Readers appreciate the cleverness and humor of the play, stating it's an entertaining adaptation of Agatha Christie's work. Many enjoy the unpredictable twists and find it suitable for both fans of murder mysteries and new readers alike. However, some feel that certain details in the adaptation lack relevance and that the ending could be stronger.
Synopsis
Mystery / Casting: 5m, 7f / Scenery: Interior
The announcement in the local paper states time and place of a murder to occur in Miss Blacklock's Victorian house.
The victim is not one of several occupants, temporary and permanent, but an unexpected and unknown visitor.
What follows is a classic Christie puzzle of mixed motives, concealed identities, a second death, a determined Inspector grimly following the twists and turns, and Miss Marple on hand to provide the final solution at some risk to herself in a dramatic confrontation scene just before the final curtain.
"Had the first night audience on the edge of their seats."
Evening Post.
"Re enter Agatha with another whodunit hit, another of her fiendishly ingenious murder mysteries."
London Evening News.
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Agatha Christie's "A Murder Is Announced" is a British mystery play written by Agatha Christie and published by Samuel French in London (1987).
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Samuel French · 1987 · 112 pp
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