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    The Unexpected Guest

    Written by Agatha Christie

    Narrated by Hugh Fraser

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    A new full-length novel adapted by Charles Osborne from Agatha Christie’s acclaimed play, presented in the new Christie livery.

    When a stranger runs his car into a ditch in dense fog near the South Wales coast, and makes his way to an isolated house, he discovers a woman standing over the dead body of her wheelchair-bound husband, a gun in her hand. She readily admits to murder, and the unexpected guest offers to help her concoct a cover story.

    But is it possible Laura Warwick did not commit the crime after all? If so, who is she shielding? As the gallant unexpected guest, Michael Starkwedder, looks for other enemies of the dead man he certainly isn’t disappointed by a lack of possible suspects – all with very potent motives…

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherHarperCollins
    Release dateMar 5, 2007
    ISBN9780007256150
    Author

    Agatha Christie

    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 70 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.

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    • 5/5
      I.. wow I did not see that coming. I’ve only just recently started reading books from Agatha Christie and it’s always a fantastic read

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    • 5/5
      Brilliant!!! Hugh Fraser reads so vividly and all the characters are very realistic
    • 5/5
      A great Agatha Christie story that definitely keeps the play vibes, but also reminds you of classic Christie novels. The narration was great, the characters felt real and the mystery was both cozy & intriguing.
    • 4/5
      Brilliant! Entertaining and so much fun, hard to stop until you know who the murderer is. I thought I solved it multiple times throughout the book, but the plot twist and the final reveal were so unexpected.
    • 5/5
      I loved the chemistry between the two from the very start! It was almost a love story ❤️. I’m just getting started into Agatha Christie and the book was only 3hrs long. Not too long l, not too short. The main 2 characters were well explored, grew to love them within these 3hrs but rest of the characters, I didn’t feel connected at all, even the tragedy didn’t hit as it should have been. The end was, though not predictable but it was something people can easily guess, yet the journey to that end was abrupt.

      Overall, I liked it. The story’s protagonist is not a detective So that was a refreshing part.
    • 4/5
      Twists galore! Delightful easy listening. Who doesn’t like an Agatha Christie!
    • 5/5
      Intriguing story with several twists and a very satisfying ending
    • 4/5
      Didn’t expect such a good story! Recommend this one
    • 4/5
      Quite an interesting story. Multiple plot-twists, very entertaining, very enjoyable.