The Witness for the Prosecution

Evidence for the Prosecution a highly acclaimed and award-winning stage thriller by Agatha Christie premiered in 1953 to rave reviews. It then developed into a highly regarded feature film that received six Academy Award nominations. Three additional mysteries are included in this 50th anniversary edition proving Agatha Christie's mastery of the crime genre in both theatre and books. A scheming wife testifies against her husband in a startling murder trial in this courtroom thriller. A beach villa perched high on a cliff is the setting for a psychopathic killer who zeroes in on 1 unwitting victims. When a young woman learns that her mother was incarcerated for killing her father 16 years before she becomes determined to establish her mother's innocence.