Spider's Web

Clarissa, the second wife of Henry Hailsham-Brown is known for spinning tales of adventure, but when a murder takes place in her own drawing-room, she finds live drama much harder to cope with, especially as she suspects that the murderer might be her young stepdaughter, Pippa.

Year: 2000
Location: In a country house

Cast of characters

Clarissa Hailsham-Brown, Sir Rowland Delahaye, Hugo Birch, Jeremy Warrender, Pippa Hailsham-Murray, Mildred Peak, Elgin, Oliver Costello, Henry Hailsham-Brown, Inspector Lord, Constable Jones

Publishing history

Novelisation by Charles Osborne, published in the UK in 2000. Adapted from the original stage play which Agatha Christie wrote for the actress Margaret Lockwood. The play premiered in London on 13 December 1954.

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