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The Murder of Roger Ackroyd
Agatha Christie
Black Coffee
by Agatha Christie
West End
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Synopsis
This little known mystery will surprise and delight Christie fans.
Written in 1934, the story concerns a physicist named Sir Claude Amory who has come up with a formula for an atom bomb.
In the first act, Sir Claude is poisoned (in his coffee, naturally) and Hercule Poirot is called in to solve the case.
He does so after many wonderful twists and turns in true Christie fashion.
Press Reviews
"A tasty confection… delivers at least as many laughs as thrills."
— Stage Scene LA
"Black Coffee is hot… Christie knew how to craft a good mystery."
— The Topeka Capital-Journal
"It’s exactly as Agatha Christie – and Poirot – should be. I'm totally in the dark, in every way, but having fun."
— The Guardian
Characters
| Character |
|---|
| HERCULE POIROT |
| TREDWELL |
| LUCIA AMORY |
| MISS CAROLINE AMORY |
| RICHARD AMORY |
| BARBARA AMORY |
| EDWARD RAYNOR |
| DR. CARELLI |
| SIR CLAUD AMORY |
| CAPTAIN ARTHUR HASTINGS, O.B.E. |
| DR. GRAHAM |
| INSPECTOR JAPP |
| JOHNSON |
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Publication
Publisher Samuel French
Year 2014
Binding Paperback
Edition Illustrated
Pages 108
Language English
ISBN-13 9780573702341
ISBN-10 0573702349
Black Coffee is a British mystery play written by Agatha Christie and published by Samuel French (2014).
Digital editions available on Amazon Kindle .
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