Book description
A classic Agatha Christie short story, available individually for the
first time as an ebook.
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? 'The plots are so good that one marvels …
most of them would have made a full length thriller.' Daily Mirror
Agatha Christie is known throughout the world as the Queen of Crime. Her
books have sold over a billion copies in English with another billion in
over 100 foreign languages. She is the most widely published author of
all time and in any language, outsold only by the Bible and Shakespeare.
She is the author of 80 crime novels and short story collections, 20
plays, and six novels written under the name of Mary Westmacott.
