He is described as a ‘younger inspector’, and is played by Rupert Grint in the 2018 adaptation of the show. I – Inspector Crome is the policeman put in charge of the case of the ABC murderer. He would also make a one-line flash-forward cameo in Evil Under the Sun (1941). The character would only narrate two more Poirot novels after The ABC Murders: Dumb Witness (1937) and Curtain: Poirot's Last Case (1975). Greenway is now open to the public, and owned by the National Trust. G – Greenway House, Christie’s holiday home, is just down the road from the real-life village of Churston in Devon where murder number three happens. The seaside town (population: 43K), was used in the 2018 adaptation of The ABC Murders.Ĭ – Cards on the Table and Curtain, both Poirot novels published after The ABC Murders, have their plots foreshadowed in conversations Poirot has in The ABC Murders.ĭ – David Suchet once stated that his adaption of The ABC Murders was his favourite episode of Agatha Christie's Poirot.Į – Egotism is a key characteristic of the ABC killer – arrogance emanates from the letters they write to taunt Poirot.į – First- and third-person narration alternate in the novel, which reflects Christie's continuing experiments with narration styles and perspectives.

It was an extensive guide to train timetables and ticket prices in the UK, which also detailed recommended routes as well as places to stay at your destination.ī – Bexhill-on-Sea is the location of the second murder in the book. The original ABC alphabetical railway guide was published in 1853. To celebrate the new adaptation of The ABC Murders, we’ve worked with Agatha Christie expert Chris Chan to explore facts about the story and its various iterations.Ī – The ABC Railway Guide is a recurring motif throughout the story.

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