A young man, trapped in the fog, witnesses a murder that he is asked to conceal... A full-length novel adapted by Charles Osborne from Agatha Christie's acclaimed work.

When a stranger drives his car into a ditch in the dense fog of South Wales and heads to an isolated house, he discovers a woman standing over the body of her disabled husband, with a gun in her hand. She admits to the criminal act and the unexpected visitor offers help to invent a cover story.

But is it possible that Laura Warwick did not commit the murder after all? If not, whom is she protecting? The victim's young half-brother or his dying mother? Her lover? Perhaps the father of the little boy who was killed in an accident for which Warwick was responsible? The house seems full of potential suspects...

"THE UNEXPECTED GUEST" is considered one of Christie's best works. It was hailed as 'another Mousetrap' when it premiered on 12 August 1958 in the West End, running for 604 performances over the next 18 months and has been staged many times worldwide over the last 40 years.

Pages: 176, Dimensions: 12.9x12.9cm