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''Black Coffee'' is a novelisation by the Australian-born writer and opera expert Charles Osborne of the 1930 play of the same name by crime fiction author Agatha Christie. The novelisation was first published in the United Kingdom by HarperCollins on 2 November 1998 and in the United States by St. Martin's Press on 31 December 1998. It features Christie's famous literary creation Hercule Poirot, a London-based Belgian private detective. Until the 1998 publication of the novel, the play on which it was based was one of the least known pieces in the Christie canon. The publication proved successful enough to warrant adaptations by Osborne of two other Agatha Christie plays, namely ''The Unexpected Guest'' in 1999 and ''Spider's Web'' in 2000. ==Characters== * Hercule Poirot – The protagonist. A detective known for his "little grey cells." * Captain Arthur Hastings – A friend and assistant of Poirot. * Chief Inspector James Japp- A Scotland Yard detective and another assistant of Poirot. * Sir Claud Amory – A reclusive, rich scientist. He dies from hyoscine poisoning via his black coffee. * Richard Amory – Sir Claud's only son. He had to quit the army and now lives with his father. He has tried several businesses and has failed to earn any real money. * Lucia Amory – Richard's wife. Lucia is an Italian. She and Richard met a year ago, fell in love and got married. Her mother died before she met Richard and very little is known about her life. * Caroline Amory – Sir Claud's spinster sister. Caroline is a prudish woman who symbolizes Victorian ideals. She maybe under her brother's thumb, but is practically the matriarch of the household. * Barbara Amory – Sir Claud's and Caroline's niece. Barbara is polar opposite of her aunt and seldom thinks twice before saying something. * Edward Raynor – Sir Claud's secretary. * Dr Carelli – An acquaintance of Lucia, presumably an old Italian friend. Lucia and Carelli met after a long time some days ago, and now he is a guest at the Amory residence. His background is as vague as that of Lucia's. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Black Coffee (novel)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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