- UK
- Collins, London, Nov. 1940
- US
- Dodd, Mead & Co., New York, Feb. 1941 as "The Patriotic Murders"
- Collier's Weekly, Aug.3-Sep.28 1940 as 'The Patriotic Murders'
- a.k.a. "An Overdose of Death"
Plot
The dentist was found with a blackened hole below his right temple. A pistol lay on the floor near his outflung right hand. Later, one of his patients was found dead from a lethal dose of local anaesthetic. A clear case of murder and suicide, But why would a dentist commit a crime in the middle of a busy day of appointments?
A shoe buckle holds the key to the mystery. Now - in the words of the rhyme - can Poirot pick up the sticks and lay them straight?
Characters
Hercule Poirot • Colonel Abercrombie • Mr. Amberiotis • Reginald Barnes • Alfred Biggs • Alistair Blunt • Frank Carter • Agnes Fletcher • Gerda Grant • Ram Lal • Mrs. Merton • Georgina Morley • Henry Morley • Gladys Nevill • Jane Olivera • Julia Olivera • Mr. Reilly • Mabelle Sainsbury Seale
Films & TV
- One, Two, Buckle My Shoe, ITV/UK, 1992
- Agahta Christie's POIROT IV
UK/US covers
Collins / Fontana Books / HarperCollins
- Collins The Crime Club, 1940; Hardcover; ♦Vanessa
- Collins White Circle 186c, 1950
- Collins, 1958
- Fontana Books 334, 1959; Cover by Roy Carnon
- Fontana Books, 1970; ISBN:9780006120223; Cover by Tom Adams*
- Fontana Books, 1980; ISBN:9780006159520; Cover by Tom Adams*
- Fontana Books, 1984; ♦Sheldon Goldberg
- Fontana Books, 1987; ISBN:9780006166917
- Fontana Books, 1990; ISBN:9780006166917
- HarperCollins, 1996
- HarperCollins, 1996; Hardcover; ISBN:9780002316736
- HarperCollins, 2002
- HarperCollins, 2008; Masterpiece edition; ISBN:9780007120895
- HarperCollins, 2008; Facsimile edition; Hardcover; ISBN:9780007274574
- William Morrow Paperbacks, 2011; ISBN:9780062073778
- Center Point Pub, 2012; Hardcover; ISBN:9781611732856
- HarperCollins, 2016
- HarperCollins, 2016
- HarperCollins, 2016; ISBN:9780008164966
- HarperCollins, 2017; Kindle edition; ISBN:9780007422630
- HarperFiction, 2018; ISBN:9780008256159
- William Morrow Paperbacks, 2025; ISBN:9780063376168
Dodd, Mead and Company
- Dodd, Mead & Co., 1941; Hardcover; ♦Steve Marcum
- Dodd, Mead & Co., 1986; Winterbrook edition; Hardcover; ISBN:9780396088684
Pocket Books
- Pocket Books 249, 1943; Cover by H. Lawrence Hoffman
Pan Books
- Pan Books 380, 1957; Cover by Derek A. Stowe
- Pan Books, 1976; ISBN:9780330242646; ♦Sheldon Goldberg
Dell Books
- Dell Books 683, 1953; Cover by Carl Bobertz
- Dell Books D370, 1960
- Dell Books, 1964
- Dell Books 6780, 1967
- Dell Books 6780, 1973; Cover by William Teason
- Dell Books 6780, 1976; ♦Sheldon Goldberg
- Dell Books, 1978; ♦Sheldon Goldberg
- Dell Books, 1980; ♦Sheldon Goldberg
- Dell Books, 1982; ISBN:9780440167808
Berkley Books
- Berkley Books, 1984; ISBN:9780425105702
- Berkley Books, 1985; ISBN:9780425089002
- Berkley Books, 1994
- Berkley Books, 1998; ISBN:9780425105702
other publishers
- The Albatross 575, 1950
- Ulverscroft Large Print, 1973; Hardcover; ISBN:9780854561858
- G.K.Hall, 1989; Hardcover; ISBN:9780816145850
- Planet Three Publishing, 2002
Magazine
- Collier's, Aug. 3, 1940
- Collier's, Sep. 28, 1940
Western Europe covers
Un, deux, trois
Le Masque (#359) 1948
- Le Masque, 1948
- Le Masque, 1962
- Le Masque, 1981
- Le Masque, 1988
- Le Masque, 1994
- Masque Christie, 2006
- Masque Christie, 2017; ISBN:9782702448458
Club des Masques (#1) 1966
- Club des Masques, 1966; Cover by Tom Adams*
- Club des Masques, 1982
- Club des Masques, 1983
Le Livre de Poche (#5730) 1983
- Le Livre de Poche, 1971
- Le Livre de Poche, 2002
- Le Livre de Poche, 1988
- Le Livre de Poche, 2013; ISBN:9782253031260
- Le Livre de Poche, 2024; ISBN:9782253939689
- Le Livre de Poche, 2024; ISBN:9782253939689
other publishers
- Hachette, Collection Agatha Christie (16), 2004; ISBN:9782846343848
- Edito-Service S.A.
Moord in de martelstoel
- Sijthoff, 1950
- Sijthoff, 1961
- Sijthoff, 1967
- Sijthoff, 1972
- Sijthoff, 1974; ♦Eric Gellaerts
- Sijthoff, 1974
- Sijthoff, 1983
- Sijthoff, 1985; ISBN:9789021835716
- Luitingh-Sijthoff, 1993; Poema; ISBN:9789024513321
Dutch Media Group, 2015; Het Laaste Nievus
- The House of Books, 2015; ISBN:9789048823376
Das Geheimnis der Schnallenschuhe
Scherz
- Scherz,1951
- Scherz, 1962
- Scherz, 1963
- Scherz, 1972
- Scherz, 1977; ♦Hartmut Stollberg
- Scherz, 1987
- Scherz, 1989
- Scherz, 1992; ISBN:9783502559801
- Scherz, 1992
- Scherz, 1995
- Scherz, 1997
- Scherz, 2003; ISBN:9783502512202
other publishers
- Bertelsmann, 1970
- I+H International, 1974
- Loewe, 1996; ISBN:9783785529065
- Weltbild, 2006
- Fischer, 2006; ISBN:9783596173099
- Hachette, 2009
- Atlantik, 2021; ISBN:9783455010855
Northern Europe covers
Skospännet
- Bonniers, 1941; Bonniers detektivromaner; Cover by Mark Sylwan
- Bonniers, 1961; Zebra-bok (129)
- Bonniers, 1973; Delfinserien (463); Cover by Per Åhlin
- Bonniers, 1988; ISBN:9789100475857; Cover by Leslie Quagraine
- Bonniers, 1997; Bonnierpocket; ISBN:9789100565541; Cover by Leslie Quagraine
- Bonniers, 1999; Storstilsbiblioteket (472); ISBN:9789036484725
Fine sko med spænder
- Carit Andersen, 1959
- Forum Krimi, 1982
- Lindhardt og Ringhof, 2014; ISBN:9788771287806
- Rosenkilde & Bahnhof (e-bog), 2014; ISBN:9788771286762
- Rosenkilde & Bahnhof (e-bog), 2014; ISBN:9788771286762
Siste time hos tannlegen
- Aschehoug, 1976
- Aschehoug, 1986
- Aschehoug, 1990
- Aschehoug, 2010; ISBN:9788203213342
Mabellen kahdet kasvot
- WSOY, 1962; SAPO(59)
- WSOY, 1972; SAPO(59); ISBN:9789510012956
- WSOY, 1983; ISBN:9789510118771
- WSOY, 1994; SAPO; ISBN:9789510012956
Tönn fyrir tönn
- Skjaldborg, 1999
Ũks, Kaks, Kingapannal Kinni Naks
- Varrak, 2004; ISBN:9789985308226
Viens, du, užsek man batus / Puaro eina pas dantistą
- Puaro eina pas dantistą; Poli, 1996; ISBN:9789986511014
- Viens, du, užsek man batus; Sirokas, 2000; ISBN:9789986833185
Southern Europe covers
Poirot non sbaglia
- Il Giallo Mondadori (#117), 1951
- Mondadori, 1965; I Capolavori dei Gialli(#284)
- Mondadori, 1980; ISBN:9788804165958
- Mondadori, 1986; I Classici del Giallo(506); Cover by Carlo Jacono
- Il Sabato, 1993
- Mondadori, 1995; Oscar scrittori moderni; ISBN:9788804397625
- Mondadori, 2002; Oscar scrittori moderni; ISBN:9788804507543
- Hachette Fascicoli, 2005
- Mondadori, 2006; I Classici del Giallo(971)
- Mondadori, 2010; ISBN:9788804507543
- Mondadori, 2010; ebook; ISBN:9788852015021
- Coriere della Sera, 2014
- Mondadori, 2020; Oscar moderni; ISBN:9788804728009
- Mondadori Media S.r.l., 2021; ISBN:9778142223007
- Mondadori, 2023; Mondadori Media Spa; ISBN:9778127199457
La muerte visita al dentista
- Biblioteca Oro(#79), 1952
- Biblioteca Oro(#369), 1953
- Biblioteca Oro(#79), 1959
- Biblioteca Oro(#79), 1975
- Planeta, 1995; ISBN:9789504906292
- Molino, 1997; ISBN:9788427285378
- La Nacion, 2000; ISBN:9789504916109
- Molino, 2004; ISBN:9788427298248
- Círculo de Lectores, 2004
- Booket, 2005; ISBN:9789875800151
- Booket, 2009; ISBN:9786070701221
- RBA, 2010; ISBN:9788447369102
- Booket, 2010; ISBN:9789875807556
- Lectorum, 2013; ISBN:9789504916109
- Planeta, 2017; ISBN:9788447369102
- Booket, 2017; Colección Agatha Christie; ISBN:9789504956570
- Espasa, 2018; Espasa Narrativa; ISBN:9788408193746
- Booket, 2018; Biblioteca Agatha Christie; ISBN:9788467053005
- Planeta-DeAgostini, 2024; Colección Agatha Christie: Sus mejores novelas(36)
Un, dos, corda'm la sabata
- La Llar del Llibre, 1986; ISBN:9788472792340
- Columna, 1999; ISBN:9788483007006
Uma Dose Mortal / Os Crimes Patrióticos / O Enigma do Sapato
Uma Dose Mortal
- Nova Fronteira, 1972
- Nova Fronteira, 1977
- Record, 1987; ISBN:9788511516050
- Record, 1997; ISBN:9788501155535
- Nova Fronteira, 2005; ISBN:9788520915394
- L&PM Pocket, 2011; ISBN:9788525421029
Os Crimes Patrióticos
- Livros do Brasil, 1960; Colecção Vampiro(#373)
O Enigma do Sapato
- ASA(#40), 2007; ISBN:9789724146621
- RBA, 2008, ISBN:9788447360406
- ASA, 2016; Coleção Agatha Christie Juvenil(2); ISBN:9789892335872
Μία σφαίρα στο κρανίο / Ο Γρίφος του Παπουτσιού με την Αγκράφα
- Μία σφαίρα στο κρανίο
- Λυχνάρι, -
- Λυχνάρι, -
- Λυχνάρι(A004), 2002; ISBN:9789605170141
- Λυχνάρι, -
- Λυχνάρι, -
- Λυχνάρι, 1970
- Ο Γρίφος του Παπουτσιού με την Αγκράφα
- Ψυχογιός, 2021; ISBN:9786180139792
1, 2, cipela se raspala
- Narodna knjiga - Alfa (Beograd), 2001
- Narodna knjiga & Politika (Beograd), 2005; ♦Svetlana Andjelic
1, 2, cipela se raspala
- Nova knjiga, 2015; ISBN:9788674705957
Patriotsko Ubojstvo
- V.D.T. (Zagreb), 2004; ISBN:9789536838080; ♦Svetlana Andjelic
Skrivnost okrasne zaponke
- Mladinska knjiga Založba, 2015; ISBN:9789610136439
Eastern Europe covers
Predávkovanie smrťou
- Slovenský spisovateľ, 2021; ISBN:9788022023221
Nástrahy zubařského křesla
- Knižní klub, 2005; ISBN:9788024207018
- Knižní klub, 2010; ISBN:9788024227382
A fogorvos széke
- Hungalibri, 1993; Hunga Könyvek; ISBN:9789638413963; ♦Czibóka Tamas
- Európa Kiadó, 2009; Madaras Sorozat; ISBN:9789630787628
- Európa Kiadó, 2011; A Ponyva Királyai-Sorozat (25); ISBN:9789630793087
Смъртта на господин Морли / Смъртта на мистър Морли
- Смъртта на мистър Морли; Селекта, 1994; Cover by Tom Adams*
- Смъртта на господин Морли; Ера(48), 2013; ISBN:9789543892624
Pierwsze, drugie... zapnij mi obuwie
- Phantom Press, 1992; ISBN:9788370750985
- Wydawnictwo Dolnośląskie, 1998; Seria z Gawronem; ISBN:9788370236366
- Hachette Polska, 2003; Kolekcja Hachette: Agatha Christie; ISBN:9788371847301
- Wydawnictwo Dolnośląskie, 2005; Seria z Gawronem; ISBN:9788373843769
- Wydawnictwo Dolnośląskie, 2007; Agata Christie - Królowa Kryminału; ISBN:9788373846708
- Wydawnictwo Dolnośląskie, 2008; ISBN:9788324587124
- Wydawnictwo Dolnośląskie, 2012; Klasyka Kryminału; ISBN:9788324592326
- Wydawnictwo Dolnośląskie, 2015; Agata Christie - Królowa Kryminału; ISBN:9788327154026
- Wydawnictwo Dolnośląskie, 2017; Agatha Christie Kolekcja Kryminałów(81); ISBN:9788327155023
- Wydawnictwo Dolnośląskie, 2022; Klasyka Kryminału; ISBN:9788327163318
O supradoză de moarte // Unu, doi, trei, ...
- Unu, doi, trei, ... ; Excelsior-Multi Press, 1992; ISBN:9789739086400
- Rao, 2010; ISBN:9786069267424
- Litera, 2014; ISBN:9786069267424
- Litera, 2019; ISBN:9786063338496
- Litera, 2020; Agatha Christie Colectie; ISBN:9786063347955
- Litera, 2021; Buzz Books; ISBN:9786063373107
- Litera, 2024; Abonament Agatha Christie vol.35; ISBN:9786303422220
Таємниця відірваної пряжки
- Клуб Семейного Досуга, 2023; ISBN:9786171500631
Раз, два - пряжку застегни
- Эксмо, 2010; Вся Кристи; ISBN:9785699414154
- Эксмо, 2012; Вся Кристи; ISBN:9785699467563
- Эксмо, 2013; Детективный клуб Агаты Кристи; ISBN:9785699628339
- Эксмо, 2014; Агата Кристи. Серебряная коллекция; ISBN:9785699748822
- Эксмо, 2018; Агата Кристи. Серебряная коллекция; ISBN:9785699818242
- Hachette, 2017; Коллекция Агата Кристи
- Эксмо, 2019; Агата Кристи. Любимая коллекция; ISBN:9785041010003
- Эксмо, 2022; Агата Кристи. Любимая коллекция; ISBN:9785041010003
One, Two, Buckle My Shoe
- Айрис-Пресс, 2007
- Айрис-Пресс, 2008
Middle East & Asian covers
ერთი, ორი, მოფრინდა ქორი
- პალიტრა L, 2024; ISBN:9789941359606
İskemlede Beş Ceset // Cinayet Salgını
- Cinayet Salgını; Ak Kitabevi, 1964
- Cinayet Salgını; Ak Kitabevi, 1965
- Altın Kitaplar, 1975
- Altın Kitaplar, 1990
- Altın Kitaplar, 2000
- Altın Kitaplar, 2006; ISBN:9789754059540
- Altın Kitaplar, ; ISBN:9789754059540
Bir, İki-Ayaqqabımın Toqqası
- Qanun Nəşriyyatı, 2021; ISBN:9789952363302
רצח במרפאה
- 1962
- רצח במרפאה
על ידי מזרחי
واحد - اثنان - أربط حذائي / إبزيم الحذاء / لغز الحذاء / جرعة الموت / جريمة أم
- واحد - اثنان - أربط حذائي
One - Two - Tie my shoes
JARIR Reader, 2014
ISBN:6281072080211
Jarir Bookstore, 2014
- إبزيم الحذاء
shoe buckle
- AJYAL Publishers, 2005; ISBN:978219572557
- AJYAL Publishers, 2001
- لغز الحذاء
The shoe puzzle
- دار النجمة
- دار النجمة
- جرعة الموت
Death dose
- مكتبة زهران
2024; ISBN:9789773490848
- جريمة أم
Mother crime
- دار ميوزيك
2000; ISBN:9789953383217
- دار ميوزيك
2000; ISBN:9789953383217
جنایتهای میهنپرستانه /
راز پرونده مختومه
- جنایتهای میهنپرستانه
Patriotic crimes
- Hermes books, A.P.1393
ISBN:9789643637750
- Hermes books, A.P.1391
ISBN:9789643637750
- راز پرونده مختومه
The secret of the case is closed
- Saless, A.P.1392
ISBN:9789643809027
- Saless; ISBN:9789643809027
- روايت
A.P.1372
(Marathi) वन टू बकल माय शू
- (Marathi) Padmagandha Prakashan, 2014
ওয়ান, টু, বাকল মাই শু / ও্যান টু বাকল মাই স্যু
- ওয়ান, টু, বাকল মাই শু অ্যান্ড আদার স্টোরিজ; আদী প্রকাশন, 2018; ISBN:9789849244042
- ও্যান টু বাকল মাই স্যু; সমতট প্রকাশনী, 2018; ISBN:9789849233305
අවසන් රැඟුම
- Sarasavi Publishers, ; ISBN:9789553102713
Satu, Dua, Pasang Gesper Sepatunya // Pembunuhan Ganjil
- Gramedia, 1986; ISBN:9789794030134
- Gramedia, 2003; ISBN:9789794030134
- Gramedia, 2012; ISBN:9789792238365
- Gramedia, 2017; ISBN:9789792238365
- Pembunuhan Ganjil; Mekar Jaya, 1980
หนึ่ง สอง เข็มขัดรองเท้าเจ้าปัญหา / ศพปริศนา / คลินิกมรณะ
- หนึ่ง สอง เข็มขัดรองเท้าเจ้าปัญหา
- ดอกหญ้าวิชาการ, 2006(2549); ISBN:9789749435168
- ศพปริศนา
- 1983(2526); Cover by Tom Adams*; ♦Rattanachai Lueangwongngam
- สร้างสรรค์บุ๊คส์, 2557; Cover by Tom Adams*; ♦Ratakorn
- 2013; Cover by Tom Adams*
- น้องใหม่, 1990(2533); ISBN:9789747371734; ♦Rattanachai Lueangwongngam
- คลินิกมรณะ
- น้องใหม่; ISBN:9789747373219
Một, Hai, Ba Những Cái Chết Bí Ẩn
鞋扣之謎 / 牙医谋杀案 / 一，二，縫好鞋釦
鞋扣之謎
- 成文出版社, 1977
牙医谋杀案
- 贵州人民出版社(阿加莎·克里斯蒂作品全集), 1998; ISBN:9787221047304
- 人民文学出版社(阿加莎·克里斯蒂侦探推理系列), 2008; ISBN:9787020065905
- 人民文学出版社(阿加莎·克里斯蒂侦探推理“波洛”系列), 2009; ISBN:9787020073610
- 圣才教育, 2014
- 新星出版社(阿加莎·克里斯蒂作品52), 2017; ISBN:9787513325318
一，二，縫好鞋釦
- 遠流出版, 2002; 克莉絲蒂推理全集; ISBN:9789573245568
- 遠流出版, 2022; 克莉絲蒂繁體中文版20週年紀念珍藏05; ISBN:9789573296218
愛国殺人
- 早川書房, 1955; ハヤカワ・ポケット・ミステリ(207)
- 早川書房, 1956; ハヤカワ・ポケット・ミステリ(207)
- 早川書房, 1975, 1975(2nd); ハヤカワ・ポケット・ミステリ(207)
- 早川書房, 1977, 1982(13th); ハヤカワ・ミステリ文庫(HM1-18); ISBN:9784150700188; Cover by Hiroshi Manabe
- 早川書房, 2004; クリスティー文庫(19); ISBN:9784151300196
하나, 둘, 내 구두에 버클을 달아라 / 애국 살인
하나, 둘, 내 구두에 버클을 달아라
- 황금가지(애거서 크리스티 전집 52), 2008; ISBN:9788982737527
- 황금가지, 2017
애국 살인
- 일신서적출판사(IL.SIN MYSTERY COLLECTION 11), 1988; ISBN:9788936604110
- 자유시대사(애거서크리스티문고 16), 1989
- 자유문학사, 1993(애거서크리스티추리문학 4); ISBN:9788942400454
- 해문출판사, 1991
- 해문출판사(애거서 크리스티 미스터리 19), 1998; ISBN:9788938202192
- 해문출판사, 2004