Hercule Poirot has saved the day again, just barley avoiding anything in his coffee. Mystery, murder, what is not to like?

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From: "The Agatha Christie Companion - The Complete Guide to Agatha Christie's Life and Work"

Given Agatha Christie's love for the theatre, it was only a matter of time before she tried her hand at stage writing. Eventually "Black Coffee" was pulled together and in 1930 opened in the West End and had a modest run. Poirot was protraid by Francis L. Sullivan.

Over a quarter of a century after her death, Christie remains the most popular mystery writer of all times. With the adaptation of "Black Coffee" by Charles Osborne, fans and newcomers alike were treated to another Christie novel. "Black Coffee" brings back the beloved detective Hercule Poirot to exercise his "little grey cells" one more deliciously deductive time...

The plot:
An urgent call from physicist Sir Claud Amory sends famed detective Hercule Poirot rushing from London to a sprawling country estate. Sir Claud fears a member of his own household wants to steal a secret formula destined for the Ministry of Defence. But Poirot arrives too late. The formula is missing. Worse, Sir Claud has been poisoned by his after-dinner coffee. Poirot soon identifies a potent brew of despair, treachery, and decetpion amid the mansion's occupants. Now he must find the formula and the killer...while letting no poison slip 'twix his own lips.

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This is a wonderful book...I got it Friday and had finished it 3 days later, just reading in my spare time!

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This is one of many books I have of Christie's, all of them keep you thinking

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Adaptation by Charles Osborne of her play of the same title. A scientist places an urgent call to Poirot. It seems that a member of his household wants to steal a secret formula for advanced weaponry. On his arrival at the estate, Poirot finds that his client has been poisoned; the vehicle is his coffee. He takes it black; so were the results. He is as dead as a door nail. As in The Unexpected Guest, suspicion shifts among the members of the household scene by scene. So does the motive for whacking him. See if you can outwit Auntie Agatha.

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After reading Charles Osborne's adaptation, I was less than thrilled, as the writing somehow missed the inimitable style of Agatha Christie herself. My recommendation is to stick to the original for a superior reading experience.

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I like all of Agatha Christie's Novels. This was probably not my very favorite one but still an enjoyable read.

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