Agatha Christie Titles - In Other Words #2 Quiz

Answer: Nemesis

Jason Rafiel, a millionaire whom Miss Marple had met earlier, sends her a note asking her to solve a crime. To compound the mystery, the note reaches Miss Marple after Rafiel has died and also does not specify the nature of the crime. Will she still be able to tackle this problem?

Answer: The Mystery of the Blue Train

A wealthy heiress, Ruth Kettering, is found murdered aboard the Blue Train and an expensive ruby that was in her possession goes missing. When it is learnt that the husband she was leaving to unite with her lover was also on the same train, suspicion soon falls on him. With Hercule Poirot also travelling on the Blue Train though, can the murderer escape getting caught for long?

Answer: Death on the Nile

Jacqueline de Bellefort is madly in love with Simon Doyle, whom she is engaged to marry. When she introduces Simon to her best friend, Linnet in the hopes that the latter will give him some employment, things begin to go awry. Soon Simon has left Jackie and married Linnet and a few months later, the three find themselves on board a cruise ship on the Nile.

Answer: The Body in the Library

The Bantrys awake one morning to the distressing news that a body has been found in the library of their house. At first, the police are unable to identify the corpse. Soon Miss Marple enters the picture and along with the police, a tangled web of deceit is unraveled.

Answer: The Pale Horse

The novel derives its name from the book of Revelation in the Bible. A dying woman confesses a secret to a priest but before he can do anything about it, he too is dead.

Answer: After the Funeral

The book was also published under two other titles - "Funerals are Fatal" and "Murder at the Gallop". When the moneyed Richard Abernethie dies, the entire family gathers for his funeral and the subsequent reading of the contents of his will. Shockingly, his sister Cora claims that he was murdered. When Cora herself is found murdered the next morning, it is time for Poirot to step in.

Answer: The Secret of Chimneys

'Chimneys' is the name of Lord Caterham's house. A weekend party at the house results in one of the guests being murdered. With some of the guests having hidden identities, the murder mystery soon assumes multiple layers which have to be carefully peeled off to find the solution.

Answer: Postern of Fate

This book contains the last appearance of Christie's detective couple, Tommy and Tuppence Beresford. The couple who had first been introduced in the short story collection "Partners in Crime" as a young pair, are now well into their old age. Deciding to live out a peaceful retirement, the two move to a little village in the English countryside.

Their house, however, has secrets of its own; will they be able to resist taking a shot at one more mystery?

Answer: Cat Among the Pigeons

The seemingly shocking murder of a school teacher at the Meadowbank School for Girls has the principal in a flux. Little does she know that it is connected to the world of international espionage. Luckily for her, Hercule Poirot is around to unmask the killer.

Answer: Endless Night

The title is taken from William Blake's poem "Auguries of Innocence". The story is narrated by Michael Rogers in the first person. He talks of his chance meeting with a wealthy heiress Ellie Guteman with whom he soon becomes romantically involved. Things take a bleak turn when Ellie is found dead one day.