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The Witness for the Prosecution: An Agatha Christie Short Story

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The Witness for the Prosecution: An Agatha Christie Short Story

By: Agatha Christie
Narrated by: Christopher Lee
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A classic Agatha Christie short story, available individually for the first time on digital audio, performed by Christopher Lee.

When wealthy spinster Emily French is found murdered, suspicion falls to Leonard Vole, the man to whom she hastily bequeathed her riches before she died. Leonard assures the investigators that his wife, Romaine Heilger can provide them with an alibi. However, when questioned, Romaine informs the police that Vole returned home late that night covered in blood. During the trial, Ms French’s housekeeper, Janet gives damning evidence against Vole, but as Romaine’s cross-examination begins her motives come under scrutiny from the courtroom. One question remains, will justice out?

©1933 Agatha Christie Ltd (P)1998 HarperCollins Publishers Anthologies & Short Stories Crime Fiction Genre Fiction Movie, TV & Video Game Tie-Ins Mystery Short Stories Small Town & Rural Traditional Detectives
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"The plots are so good that one marvels...most of them would have made a full length thriller." (Daily Mirror)
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I bought this book after just seeing - and thoroughly enjoying - the play in London. I read about how Christie changed the ending for the play version (as well as some other changes). I’m not sure which end I like better. I’d say the end in the play (I won’t tell it) came as more of a surprise, because I had an inkling on my own about the end of the story before that last twist. If you like Agatha Christie, you’ll like this, though it is kind of short. The narrator was fine, but nothing outstanding. Perhaps the story is too short to give him an opportunity to shine.

Good story - the version without the extra twist

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