Third Girl
- 255
- Pages
- about 4.5 h
- Reading time
- TV film 2008
- On screen
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Our view
“Third Girl” is a late Poirot novel that draws real warmth from teaming the detective with the crime writer Ariadne Oliver. Some readers note that the mystery takes its time and the murder comes late, yet they are pleased with the solution. Others object to dated observations and hasty romances. Admirers of Poirot will enjoy watching the two work together again.
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About the book
Third Girl is a mystery novel by Agatha Christie and first published in the UK by the Collins Crime Club in November 1966 and in the US by Dodd, Mead and Company the following year. The UK edition retailed at eighteen shillings (18/-) and the US edition at $4.50.
Reading order · canon of Hercule Poirot
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On screen
This book has been adapted for the screen once.
- TV filmThird GirlIMDb
Adaptation data: Wikidata · On screen →
Where the score comes from
The sources average 6.8 across 103 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 41% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Crime & mystery average of 7.6. That is how 7.3 comes out.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open Library | 6.9 | 7 | 7% |
| Hardcover | 6.8 | 96 | 93% |
Frequently asked
How long is Third Girl?
It has 255 pages — shorter than 91% of the ranked books in Crime & mystery.
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