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{{quote|Come away, come away, death, and in sad cypress let me be laid; fly away, fly away, breath; I am slain by a fair cruel maid. My shroud of white, stuck all with yew- oh, prepare it! My part of death- noone so true did share it.}}▼
| title = Sad Cypress
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| author = Agatha Christie
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| genre = Crime novel
| franchise = Hercule Poirot
| preceded by = Hercule Poirot's Christmas
| followed by = One, Two, Buckle My Shoe
| publication date = March 1940
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▲{{quote|Come away, come away, death, and in sad cypress let me be laid; fly away, fly away, breath; I am slain by a fair cruel maid. My shroud of white, stuck all with yew- oh, prepare it! My part of death- noone so true did share it.|''[[Twelfth Night]]'', Act II Scene IV (novel's epigraph) }}
{{quote|"Mrs Welman, whose money went to Elinor Carlisle, was murdered by morphine; Mary Gerrard, who stood between Elinor Carlisle and her fiance, was murdered by morphine. And nobody in the world had the slightest motive to commit these murders other than the accused; noone had the slightest opportunity other than the accused."|'''Prosecuting attorney''', ''[[Sad Cypress]]'' TV adaptation}}▼
▲{{quote|"Mrs Welman, whose money went to Elinor Carlisle, was murdered by morphine; Mary Gerrard, who stood between Elinor Carlisle and her fiance, was murdered by morphine. And nobody in the world had the slightest motive to commit these murders other than the accused; noone had the slightest opportunity other than the accused."}}
Murder mystery novel by [[Agatha Christie]]. Elinor Carlisle seems to be the only possible suspect for the murders of her wealthy aunt, Laura Welman, and her [[Murder the Hypotenuse|romantic rival]], Mary Gerrard. However, doctor Peter Lord, who is in love with Elinor, asks [[Hercule Poirot]] to [[Clear Their Name|clear her name]], insisting she can't be guilty, [[Love Makes You Dumb|despite the overwhelming evidence to the contrary]]. Poirot points out that there's an extremely strong case against her, but still he agrees to investigate the case and find out the truth.
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The novel has been adapted for radio in 1992 by BBC Radio 4 with John Moffat as Poirot. It has also been [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0402444/ adapted for TV] by London Weekend Television as part of the ''Agatha Christie's Poirot'' series in 2003 starring David Suchet as Poirot and Elizabeth Dermot-Walsh as Elinor Carlisle.
'''Warning: unconcealed spoilers ahead.'''▼
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▲'''Warning: unconcealed spoilers ahead.'''
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* [[Adaptational Angst Upgrade]]: In the original novel, Elinor's innocence is proved at court thanks to the clues gathered by Poirot. However, in the adaptation, Elinor is found ''guilty'' and sentenced to be hanged in five days after her appeal is denied. Poirot does manage to acquit her, but it's much more [[True Art Is Angsty|angsty]] that way.
* [[All Love Is Unrequited]]: Dr. Lord is in love with Elinor, who's in love with Roddy. Roddy is fond of Elinor but has fallen head-over-heels for Mary Gerrard. Mary finds Roddy's attentions annoying and keeps telling him to go back to Elinor. Meanwhile, Mary has Ted, her boyfriend in the village. She likes him, but has ambitions that are likely to take her away from him. (However, after about two hundred and fifty pages of this, a [[Subverted Trope|subversion]] is implied in the end with Elinor and Dr Lord. D'aw.)
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