The Witness for the Prosecution

The Witness for the Prosecution And Other Stories

Short stories

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Publisher's Synopsis

Agatha Christie's classic short story collection, including one of her most enduring and shocking thrillers, The Witness for the Prosecution.

1920s London.

A murder, brutal and bloodthirsty, has stained the plush carpets of a handsome London townhouse. The victim is the glamorous and enormously rich Emily French. All the evidence points to Leonard Vole, a young chancer to whom the heiress left her vast fortune and who ruthlessly took her life. At least, this is the story that Emily's dedicated housekeeper Janet Mackenzie stands by in court. Leonard however, is adamant that his partner, the enigmatic chorus girl Romaine, can prove his innocence.

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Book information

ISBN: 9780008201258
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Imprint: HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub date:
Edition: Short stories
DEWEY: 823.912
DEWEY edition: 23
Language: English
Number of pages: x, 292
Weight: 218g
Height: 131mm
Width: 197mm
Spine width: 19mm