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The Rats by Agatha Christie (1980): Sandra Grey


The Rats by Agatha Christie

2 Men, 2 Women

Author of (a selection): Ten Little Indians, Appointment with Death, The Hollow, The Mousetrap, Witness for the Prosecution, Towards Zero, Verdict, Go Back for Murder, The Unexpected Guest

Rule of Three (1962) is comprised of three one-act plays--The Rats, The Patient, and Afternoon at the Seaside.

In The Rats, a melodrama set in a Hampstead flat, a widow and her lover are trapped in a deserted apartment by her late husband's best friend who suspects she had something to do with her recent bereavement.