The Unexpected Guest
by Agatha Christie

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Readers appreciate the engaging plot and classic Agatha Christie elements in this murder mystery play. Many find the twists and turns enjoyable and commend the play's intriguing characters. While most reviews highlight the play’s strengths, a few mention its predictability compared to other works by Christie.

Intriguing plot twistsEngaging charactersClassic Agatha Christie styleA bit predictable at times

Synopsis

Lost in the fog, a stranger seeks refuge in a nearby house only to find a man shot dead and his wife standing over him with a smoking gun.

But the wife's confession is anything but convincing and the unexpected guest decides to help.

Remarkably, the police clues point to a man who died two years previously, but as the ghosts of the past begin to emerge, a tangled web of lies reveals family secrets and chilling motives, where the real murderer turns out to be the greatest mystery of all.

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PublisherSamuel French
Year1998
BindingPaperback
Pages100
LanguageEnglish
ISBN-139780573014673
ISBN-100573014671

The Unexpected Guest is a British mystery play written by Agatha Christie and published by Samuel French (1998).

Digital editions available on Amazon Kindle.

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