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The Witness for the Prosecution
- Author
- Agatha Christie
- Narrator
- Christopher Lee
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Publish Date
- 20 October 2016
- Run Time
- 52 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
- Genre
- Crime and mystery: police procedural, Classic crime and mystery fiction, Historical crime and mysteries, Crime and mystery: private investigator / amateur detectives, Crime and mystery: hard-boiled crime, noir fiction, Thriller / suspense fiction, Short stories, Fiction based on or inspired by true events
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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?
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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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Details
- Author
- Agatha Christie
- Narrator
- Christopher Lee
- Duration
- 52 minutes
- Release Date
- 20 October 2016
- ISBN
- 9780008221867
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Genre
- Crime and mystery: police procedural, Classic crime and mystery fiction, Historical crime and mysteries, Crime and mystery: private investigator / amateur detectives, Crime and mystery: hard-boiled crime, noir fiction, Thriller / suspense fiction, Short stories, Fiction based on or inspired by true events
Synopsis
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?
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