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The witness for the prosecution, and other stories

A murder trial takes a diabolical turn when the wife of the accused takes the stand. . . . A woman's sixth sense'and a loaded revolver'signal premonitions of doom. . . . A stranded motorist seeks refuge in a remote mansion and is greeted with a dire warning. . . . Detective Hercule Poirot faces his greatest challenge when his services are enlisted'by the victim'in a bizarre locked-room murder. From the stunning title story (which inspired the classic film thriller) to the rarest gems in detective fiction, these eleven tales of baffling crime and brilliant deduction showcase Agatha Christie at her dazzling best.

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  • "Witness for the prosecution"

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  • "A murder trial takes a diabolical turn when the wife of the accused takes the stand. . . . A woman's sixth sense'and a loaded revolver'signal premonitions of doom. . . . A stranded motorist seeks refuge in a remote mansion and is greeted with a dire warning. . . . Detective Hercule Poirot faces his greatest challenge when his services are enlisted'by the victim'in a bizarre locked-room murder. From the stunning title story (which inspired the classic film thriller) to the rarest gems in detective fiction, these eleven tales of baffling crime and brilliant deduction showcase Agatha Christie at her dazzling best."@en
  • "Eleven stories deal with a murder trial, a premonition of death, a ghostly possession, a mysterious cry for help, a poisoning, and a wealthy aunt's will."
  • "Eight additional mystery tales accompany the popular courtroom story of an accused murderer whose only witness testifies against him."@en
  • "A collection of 11 short stories."@en
  • ""The Witness for the Prosecution" exhibits Agatha Christie's ingenious skill as a short story writer. The title story, Christie's most famous, is a classic courtroom drama about the sensational London trial of a young man accused of murder and whose mistress testifies against him."@en
  • "A murder trial takes a diabolical turn when the wife of the accused takes the stand. A woman's sixth sense and a loaded revolver signal premonitions of doom. A golfer hears cries for help, that no one else can hear. A stranded motorist seeks refuge in a remote mansion and is greeted with a dire warning. A mysterious phone call leads a fiction writer into a very real adventure. Detective Hercule Poirot faces his greates challenge when his services are enlisted, by the victim, in a bizarre locked room murder."
  • "A young barrister undertakes to defend a personable young man accused of murdering a wealthy spinster. Just as it appears that a verdict of guilty is a foregone conclusion, new evidence is found."@en

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  • "Fiction"
  • "Fiction"@en
  • "Detective and mystery stories, English"
  • "Detective and mystery stories, English"@en
  • "Detective and mystery stories"@en
  • "Mystery and detective fiction"
  • "Mystery and detective fiction"@en
  • "History"@en
  • "Mystery fiction"
  • "Mystery fiction"@en
  • "Short stories"@en
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  • "The witness for the prosecution, and other stories"
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  • "The Witness for the Prosecution & Other Stories"
  • "The Witness for the prosecution and other stories"
  • "The witness for the prosecution : and other stories"
  • "The witness for the prosecution : and other stories"@en
  • "Witness for the prosecution, and other stories"
  • "Witness for the prosecution, and other stories"@en
  • "The Witness for the Prosecution and Other Stories"@en
  • "The witness for the prosecution and other stories"@en
  • "The witness for the prosecution and other stories"
  • "Witness for the prosecution and other stories"
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