First published in 1933, this is one of Agatha Christie's Hercule Poirot mysteries.
An actress, Jane Wilkinson, wants Hercule Poirot to go to her husband, Lord Edgware, and convince him to grant her a divorce, as she wishes to remarry. When Poirot meets with Lord Edgware, Edgware tells Poirot that he has already agreed to a divorce, and sent a letter to his wife to inform her of this. When confronted by Poirot, Jane denies ever receiving such a letter.
That night, Lord Edgware is murdered. The butler admitted Jane Wilkinson to the house after she announced who she was, her husband's secretary saw her from above entering her husband's study, and the next morning her husband's body is discovered.
However, it was reported in the press that the same night her husband was killed, she was attending a dinner party with twelve other people, who all deny she could have left and committed the murder. The same night Lord Edgware died, another actress, a famous impressionist, also dies from a dose of Veronal.
This is a typical Poirot mystery, with red herrings dragged in,there are plot twists, and Hastings is there to help Poirot! Enjoyed this quite a bit, one of my favorite Poirot stories.
This is part of my 2014 Vintage Mystery BINGO--Golden--G--Set in Entertainment World
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