Murder in Three Acts by Agatha Christie

Murder in Three Acts by Agatha Christie Paperback: 336 pages Released: 1934

Source: Borrowed from my local library.

Book Description, Modified from Back Cover:
Thirteen guests arrived at dinner at the actor's house. It was to be a particularly unlucky evening for the mild-mannered Reverend Stephen Babbington, who choked on his cocktail, went into convulsions and died. But when his martini glass was sent for chemical analysis, there was no trace of poison -- and there was absolutely no motive. But when another one of the guests is murdered at a different dinner party in the same fashion, it's clear the first death wasn't from natural causes.


My Review:
Murder in Three Acts is a historical mystery set in 1934 in England (though it was written as a contemporary mystery). It was a clue-based puzzle mystery. Whodunit was my strong favorite (of three possible suspects) even when I started guessing whodunit. Whodunit only seemed more likely as more clues surfaced, but someone not familiar with Christie is less likely to guess correctly. Turns out that I was wrong about the motive, though I was surprised how close I was on the motive for the first murder. The characters were interesting and included a character from the Mr. Quinn stories, which was fun.

There was no sex. There was a very minor amount of bad language. Overall, I'd recommend this fun mystery.


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