An unhappy game of romantic follow-the-leader explodes into murder one weekend at The Hollow, home of Sir Henry and Lucy Angkatell, arguably Christie’s finest comic grande dame.
Category: Thriller
1988
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Pack of Lies
All is blissful in their world until a detective from Scotland Yard asks the Jackson family to use their house as an observation station to try and foil a Soviet spy ring operating in the area.
1987
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House Guest
Robert and Stella learn that their son has been kidnapped – not for ransom, but to force them to allow one of the kidnappers to remain in their house.
1986
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The House By The Lake
Maurice plans to eliminate his half-brother Colin, but Colin’s unhappy wife is also prompted to murder him. When the body is found the question arises: who is responsible?
1984
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A Murder Is Announced
An announcement in the local paper states the time and place of an imminent murder. When an unknown visitor to Miss Blacklock’s home dies Miss Marple turns up to solve the case.
1982
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Dangerous Corner
Robert Caplan and his wife are entertaining guests – all of whom are associated with Robert in a publishing business. Robert tries to uncover the truth about his brother Martin’s “suicide”.
1979
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Dr Morelle
Brian Cartwright, impecunious adventurer, blackmails four unfortunates unwittingly involved in a crime. As zero hour approaches he invites them all to dine with him.
1975
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The Ghost Train
A ghostly driver, sudden deaths and a travelling parrot make this 1920s thriller an unnervingly hilarious exploration of our capacity for belief in the supernatural.
1974
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Spider’s Web
Clarissa, wife of a diplomat, is adept at spinning tales of adventure but when a murder takes place in her drawing room she finds live drama much harder to cope with.
1974
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Doctor in the House
About the off duty lives of a group of medical students, this play weaves their happy triumphs and brave failures, love affairs and parties into a many colored pattern.