Description
A radio bulletin, a sudden murder, and an approaching snowstorm set the stage for a tense, closed-circle mystery at Monkswell Manor, where strangers have gathered as guests in the early 1950s. As the night unfolds, clues surface through sharp observations and unsettling revelations, drawing everyone into a web of suspicion that feels both intimate and inescapable. With its carefully staged misdirection and Christie’s signature command of character psychology, the play challenges the very expectations of detective fiction—until the final turn reframes what the audience thought they understood. Themes of trust, deception, and the thin line between order and chaos pulse beneath the suspense, making this a classic study in how a mystery can be engineered as much as solved.
Available Editions
paperback
HarperCollins Publishers
Published Jan 1, 2013
33 pages
ISBN: 9780062304223
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Details
First Published
1952
Language
eng
Content Warnings
Content and trigger warnings for The Mousetrap by Agatha Christie.