A Christmas Tragedy

Short story

 

ORIGINAL PUBLICATION:

The short story is first published in The Story-Teller Magazine (UK) in January 1930 (Vol. XLVI, No. 273) under the title The Hat and the Alibi.

In the US there is no publication prior to the one in the short story collection published in 1933.

 

Alternative titles:

The short story has also been published under the title Never Two Without Three in Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine (US) in 1961 (Vol. 37, No. 1).

In addition, the short story has also been published under the title Never Two Without Three; or A Christmas Tragedy in Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine (UK) in 1961 (No. 104).

 

In book form, the short story is represented in:

The Thirteen Problems 1932 (British Edition)
Published in the US the following year under the title The Tuesday Club Murders.

 

Publications in Swedish:

1. Ett förutsett mord 1933 (Dagens Nyheter on February 26)

2. Mannen som ville döda sin hustru 1943 (Göteborgs Handels- och Sjöfartstidning on October 9)

3. Ännu en skall dö 1945 (Hemmets Journal No. 10)

4. En jultragedi 1953 (Vecko-Revyn Christmas Issue)

5. En jultragedi 1982 (Året Runt No. 52)

6. En jultragedi 1990 (In the short story collection Miss Marples mysterier)

7. En jultragedi 1997 (Allas Veckotidning No. 50-51(/52))

8. En jultragedi 2000 (Hemmets Veckotidning No. 52)

    Comment: The short story is also published under the original title in the short story collection Miss Marple. The Complete Short Stories which
                      is published in different types of book formats.