Three Act Tragedy
Three Act Tragedy is a work of detective fiction by British writer Agatha Christie, first published in the United States by Dodd, Mead and Company in 1934 under the title Murder in Three Acts and in the UK by the Collins Crime Club in January 1935 under Christie's original title. The US edition retailed at $2.00 and the UK edition at seven shillings and sixpence (7/6) (approximately equivalent to $44 in 2022 and approximately equivalent to £28 in 2021 respectively).
Dust-jacket illustration of the US edition. | |
| Author | Agatha Christie |
|---|---|
| Country | United Kingdom United States |
| Language | English |
| Series | Hercule Poirot |
| Genre | Crime novel, Theatre-fiction |
| Publisher | Dodd, Mead and Company |
Publication date | 1934 |
| Media type | Print (hardback & paperback) |
| Pages | 279 (first edition, hardback) |
| ISBN | 0-00-615417-4 |
| Preceded by | Murder on the Orient Express |
| Followed by | Death in the Clouds |
The book features Hercule Poirot, supported by his friend Mr Satterthwaite, and is the one book in which Satterthwaite collaborates with Poirot. Satterthwaite previously appeared in the stories featuring Harley Quin, in particular those collected in The Mysterious Mr Quin (1930). The novel was adapted for television twice, first in 1986 as Murder in Three Acts, and again in 2010 as Three Act Tragedy.