The A.B.C. Murders

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The A.B.C. Murders is a classic detective novel featuring Hercule Poirot as he investigates a series of alphabetically arranged killings by a taunting serial murderer.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf crime novel
novel
adaptedFor film
radio
television
author Agatha Christie NERFINISHED
centralMystery identity of the A.B.C. killer
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
featuresCharacter Alexander Bonaparte Cust NERFINISHED
Arthur Hastings NERFINISHED
Chief Inspector Japp NERFINISHED
Franklin Clarke NERFINISHED
Hercule Poirot NERFINISHED
Lady Clarke NERFINISHED
Megan Barnard NERFINISHED
Thora Grey NERFINISHED
firstPublicationYear 1936
followedBy Murder in Mesopotamia NERFINISHED
genre whodunit
hasAdaptation Agatha Christie's Poirot: The A.B.C. Murders NERFINISHED
The A.B.C. Murders (1965 film) NERFINISHED
The A.B.C. Murders (2018 miniseries) NERFINISHED
The Alphabet Murders NERFINISHED
hasSerialKiller A.B.C. NERFINISHED
language English
mainAntagonist Franklin Clarke NERFINISHED
mediaType print
narrator Arthur Hastings NERFINISHED
notableFor innovative serial killer structure in a Golden Age detective story
partOfSeries Hercule Poirot series NERFINISHED
plotElement alphabetically arranged murders
misdirection about the killer’s identity
taunting letters sent to Hercule Poirot
precededBy Three Act Tragedy NERFINISHED
protagonist Hercule Poirot NERFINISHED
publisher Collins Crime Club NERFINISHED
setInCountry England NERFINISHED
setInLocation Andover NERFINISHED
Bexhill-on-Sea NERFINISHED
Churston NERFINISHED
Doncaster NERFINISHED
timePeriodOfSetting 1930s
titleRefersTo A.B.C. railway guide used by the killer
alphabetical sequence of murders
workByAuthor Agatha Christie NERFINISHED

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Agatha Christie notableWork The A.B.C. Murders
Hercule Poirot appearsInWork The A.B.C. Murders
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Donald Sumpter notableWork The A.B.C. Murders
this entity surface form: The ABC Murders
Hercule Poirot series hasWork The A.B.C. Murders
this entity surface form: The ABC Murders