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The Unexpected Guest
by Agatha Christie
On a foggy November night in South Wales, Michael Starkwedder runs his car into a ditch and seeks assistance at an isolated manor, only to discover a murdered man in a wheelchair and a woman standing over him with a gun. The woman is Laura Warwick, who calmly admits to killing her husband, a cruel and sadistic former big-game hunter who made life a misery for everyone in the house. Moved by Laura’s plight and her confession of years of abuse, Starkwedder decides to forgo calling the police immediately and instead risks his own freedom to help her cover up the crime. Together, they must navigate a web of household secrets and police scrutiny as they attempt to construct a perfect alibi.
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- File size
- 0.2 MB
- Published
- 9/15/2000
- ISBN
- 9780312975128
- Formats
- EPUB
On a foggy November night in South Wales, Michael Starkwedder runs his car into a ditch and seeks assistance at an isolated manor, only to discover a murdered man in a wheelchair and a woman standing over him with a gun. The woman is Laura Warwick, who calmly admits to killing her husband, a cruel and sadistic former big-game hunter who made life a misery for everyone in the house. Moved by Laura’s plight and her confession of years of abuse, Starkwedder decides to forgo calling the police immediately and instead risks his own freedom to help her cover up the crime. Together, they must navigate a web of household secrets and police scrutiny as they attempt to construct a perfect alibi.
What you'll take away
- Experience a masterfully crafted locked-room mystery where the killer is revealed in the first scene.
- Explore the psychological complexities of a victim of domestic abuse pushed to the brink.
- Observe the ethical dilemma of a stranger choosing to become an accessory to murder out of pity.
- Uncover the dark history of Richard Warwick, a man whose cruelty didn't end with his hunting career.
- Follow the high-stakes tension of a cover-up as the police begin their investigation into the Warwick household.
