Three Act Tragedy

Agatha Christie's "Three Act Tragedy," reviewed this week on my "Classic Mysteries" podcast, is a very readable and enjoyable story, built around an actor as the central character, and unfolding with a great deal of theatricality. Christie's detective, Hercule Poirot, finds himself faced with what appears to be an impossible and senseless murder: why would anyone choose to murder a seemingly blameless and inoffensive, elderly clergyman?

In typical Christie fashion, the clues are well obscured by several giant red herrings that get dragged across the trail - but the misdirection is fair and fun. You can listen to the podcast here; of course, you are also welcome to copy this link - http://classicmysteries.podbus.com/index.xml - and subscribe to it.