RULE OF THREE

This triple bill of oneact murder mysteries combines the lighthearted comedy Afternoon at the Seaside in which a detective attempts to find a priceless emerald necklace and the culprit who stole it The Rats a dark and chilling tale in which a pair of adulterous lovers find themselves lured to a flat trapped like rats and framed for murder and finally The Patient a tense thriller in which a woman has been hospitalised after seemingly falling from her balconyThree thrilling denouements for the price of oneTHE DAILY TELEGRAPHA trio of playlets devoted like the rest of her work to whetting one’s appetite for retributionTHE OBSERVERThey are without exception the work of an experienced and artful cook whose interest is to pleaseTHE TIMES LITERARY SUPPLEMENT