Agatha Christie's Assortment Part Three Quiz

Answer: Littlegreen House

The novel is also known as "Poirot Loses a Client". Emily Arundell writes to Poirot, asking him to assist her. However, Poirot does not get the letter for over two months. By then, Miss Arundell is dead, presumably from a fall down the stairs. Miss Arundell's nieces and nephew were all in desperate need of money, but Miss Arundell left her considerable fortune to her companion.

The "dumb witness" of the title is Miss Arundell's fox terrier, Bob.

Answer: The Karnak

This is another very well known Poirot mystery; it was made into a successful film in 1978. It takes place on a journey down the Nile. Young Linnet Doyle has everything - she is rich, and has recently married handsome Simon Doyle. The only problem is that Simon was once engaged to Jacqueline De Bellefort, and Jacqueline keeps following Linnet and Simon wherever they go. Linnet is found shot dead and there is a bloody letter "J" written by her body. Two more passengers are killed during the story.

Answer: Petra

Poirot is staying in Jerusalem, at the beginning of the story, when he hears someone saying "You do see, don't you, she has to be killed?" The victim in this story is Mrs Boynton. Mrs Boynton was an exceedingly unpopular person, who controlled her stepchildren and child so they had no lives of their own, even when they were married.

She is poisoned by an injection of digitoxin, which is obtained from the foxglove plant. Digitalis is used for heart ailments.

Answer: Gorston Hall

This book is also known as "Murder for Christmas". All the other choices appear in other Agatha Christie books. Simeon Lee decided that he wanted all his sons around him at Christmas with their wives. He also invites his only granddaughter, Pilar - her mother died before the story begins.

There is also a stranger from South Africa, Stephen Grant. Simeon is murdered during the novel, and Poirot investigates, seeing as he is staying nearby.

Answer: Policeman

This is also known as "Easy to kill". Luke Fitzwilliam is returning to England after a long time in Asia. On his journey home, he meets Miss Lavinia Pinkerton - she was known as Mrs Fullerton in American editions - who is on her way to Scotland Yard. She believes there have been at least four murders in her quiet village. Luke later reads of her death from a car accident.

He travels to Wychwood-under-Ashe to investigate. The novel also features Superintendent Battle.

Answer: U. N. Owen

This is perhaps one of the most famous Christie novels without a definite detective. It is known by other titles, which are now politically incorrect. Eight guests go to Indian Island, in the South of England - a remote island cut off from everything. One by one, each guest, and the two servants, are killed, following a pattern of an old nursery rhyme ...

Answer: Nurse Hopkins

This is the only Poirot novel that Christie regretted putting Poirot in. Elinor Carlisle is accused of murdering her aunt, Laura Welman, and Mary Gerrard, who was in love with Elinor's fiancé, Roddy (Roderick) Welman. A rose bush helps solves the mystery.

Answer: Dentist

Poirot's dentist is found murdered in his surgery, by a gunshot wound, shortly after Poirot has been to see him. He was due to see Mr Alistair Blunt, the most powerful man in England. This is another novel revolving around a nursery rhyme.

Answer: Strangled

Arlena Stuart is an actress who has had several husbands. She is married to Kenneth Marshall, who has a daughter, Linda. Linda dislikes Arlena. Poirot is holidaying at the Jolly Roger Hotel in Devon. There is a love triangle as well as drug smuggling.

Answer: Mr Grant

Tommy and Tuppence are rather at a loose end, staying in London while World War Two rages. Tommy is asked to go on a secret mission, but Tuppence follows him, under the name "Mrs Blenkensop". This story involves espionage, too.