Čas přílivu / Tragédie o třech jednáních

by Agatha Christie, Běla Dintrová (translator), Eva Ruxová (translator)

Peníze a láska. Formují lidské životy, diktují svá pravidla a mohou být i v pozadí zločinu. Tak je tomu i v obou románech Čas přílivu a Tragédie o třech jednáních anligcké spisovatelky Agathy Christie. Oba příběhy se odehrávají na anglickém venkově a v kontrastu k venkovské idyle se pravda ukazuje tím drsněji. V prvním příběhu jsou to peníze po bohatém příbuzném, který překvapil rodinu nečekaným sňatkem. Veškerý majetek najednou dědí nevítaná vdova, dívka s podivnou minulostí, a to je chvíle, v níž potlačované vášně začnou připravovat půdu pro vraždu. Důvtip Hercule Poirota však objasní i důmyslně provedený zločin. V druhém příběhu dochází ke zločinům vpodstatě z lásky. Ke zločinům hned několika, zdánlivě nesouvisejícím. V dramatických okamžicích i zde zasáhne Hercule Poirot, přijde záhadám na kloub a odhalí viníka.

272 pages, Paperback

Published January 1, 1989

About the author

Agatha Christie also wrote romance novels under the pseudonym Mary Westmacott, and was occasionally published under the name Agatha Christie Mallowan.

Dame Agatha Mary Clarissa Christie, Lady Mallowan, DBE (née Miller) was an English writer known for her 66 detective novels and 14 short story collections, particularly those revolving around fictional detectives Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple. She also wrote the world's longest-running play, the murder mystery The Mousetrap, which has been performed in the West End of London since 1952. A writer during the "Golden Age of Detective Fiction", Christie has been called the "Queen of Crime". She also wrote six novels under the pseudonym Mary Westmacott. In 1971, she was made a Dame (DBE) by Queen Elizabeth II for her contributions to literature. Guinness World Records lists Christie as the best-selling fiction writer of all time, her novels having sold more than two billion copies.

This best-selling author of all time wrote 66 crime novels and story collections, fourteen plays, and six novels under a pseudonym in romance. Her books sold more than a billion copies in the English language and a billion in translation. According to Index Translationum, people translated her works into 103 languages at least, the most for an individual author. Of the most enduring figures in crime literature, she created Hercule Poirot and Miss Jane Marple. She atuhored The Mousetrap, the longest-running play in the history of modern theater.

Associated Names:
Agata Christie
Agata Kristi
Агата Кристи (Russian)
Агата Крісті (Ukrainian)
Αγκάθα Κρίστι (Greek)
アガサ クリスティ (Japanese)
阿嘉莎·克莉絲蒂 (Chinese)

Reviews

[Berenika · Rating 5 out of 5]

i grew up watching poirot, but somehow i've never seen the "there's a tide" episode (or at least i don't remember it); therefore, i couldn't wait to find out how it ends - and i wasn't disappointed.

three act tragedy is one of my favourite poirot stories. i've seen the episode from the tv show way too many times and i love it; and it was very interesting to read the original written version of it.

[Ron Del · Rating 4 out of 5]

úvod tragédie bol trochu nezáživný