The Unexpected Guest
The Unexpected Guest by Agatha Christie is a print-on-demand edition published by HarperCollins Publishers Limited on March 22, 2018. This 192-page novel is adapted by Charles Osborne from Christie’s acclaimed play, presenting a gripping narrative that unfolds when a young man, stranded in fog, witnesses a murder and is drawn into a web of deception.
Readers will find a suspenseful story set in an isolated house in South Wales, where a woman stands over her dead husband, gun in hand, claiming to have committed murder. As the unexpected guest offers to help her create a cover story, questions arise about the true nature of the crime and the identities of potential suspects, including family members and others connected to the victim. This edition captures the essence of Christie’s work, appealing to fans of mystery, crime, and traditional thrillers.
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A print-on-demand edition of Christie’s masterpiece especially for readers who prefer the old pocket-sized ‘A-format’ paperbacks.
A young man, broken down in the fog, witnesses a murder he is asked to conceal… A full-length novel adapted by Charles Osborne from Agatha Christie’s acclaimed play.
When a stranger runs his car into a ditch in dense fog in South Wales and makes his way to an isolated house, he discovers a woman standing over the dead body of her wheelchair-bound husband, gun in her hand. She admits to murder, and the unexpected guest offers to help her concoct a cover story.
But is it possible that Laura Warwick did not commit the murder after all? If so, who is she shielding? The victim’s young half-brother or his dying matriarchal mother? Laura’s lover? Perhaps the father of the little boy killed in an accident for which Warwick was responsible? The house seems full of possible suspects…
THE UNEXPECTED GUEST is considered to be one of the finest of Christie’s plays. Hailed as ‘another Mousetrap’ when it opened on 12 August 1958 in the West End, it ran for 604 performances over the succeeding 18 months and has been staged many times around the world over the last 40 years.
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