Lord Edgware Dies

John Moffatt stars as the great Belgian detective in this BBC Radio full-cast dramatization. "Monsieur Poirot, somehow or other I’ve just got to get rid of my husband!" No sooner had she uttered the words than Lady Edgware’s husband was dead, brutally stabbed in the neck. The evidence against her is overwhelming, the case cut and dried. But what was the truth behind it all? What enemies lurked in the background of the victim’s life? Hercule Poirot is on the case, intrigued once more, ready to investigate murder in the library...

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When her husband is found murdered, all eyes turn to Jane Wilkinson, especially since she was seen entering his study only moments before the body was found.

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A facsimile first edition hardback of the Poirot books, published to mark the 80th anniversary of his first appearance and to celebrate his new-found success on television. Poirot had been present when Jane bragged of her plan to 'get rid of' her estranged husband. Now the monstrous man was dead. And yet the great Belgian detective couldn't help feeling that he was being taken for a ride. After all, how could Jane have stabbed Lord Edgware to death in his library at exactly the same time she was seen dining with friends? And what could be her motive now that the aristocrat had finally granted her a divorce? To mark the 80th anniversary of Hercule Poirot's first appearance, and to celebrate his renewed fortunes as a primetime television star, this collection of facsimile first editions will be the perfect way to enjoy these books in their original form - 15 novels and one short story collection. Reproducing the original typesetting and formats of the first editions from the Christie family's own archive copies, these books sport the original covers which have been painstakingly restored from the best available copies, reflecting five decades of iconic cover design.

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Actress Jane Wilkinson approaches Hercule Poirot and asks for help with her husband, Lord Edgware, who is refusing to divorce her. The next morning Lord Edgware is found murdered and witnesses say Jane Wilkinson was the last person to see him alive. However, Jane was at a dinner party miles away at the time with guests who will testify to her being there. When a second murder is committed, Poirot finds himself in the midst of one his most perplexing cases.

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Shortly after his young actress wife discloses her desire to be rid of him, wealthy and slightly eccentric Lord Edgware is killed.