The Witness for the Prosecution. Agatha Christie.
The Witness For The Prosecution by Agatha Christie. "I'm like a man caught in a net-the meshes of it all round me, entangling me whichever way I turn." The story was first published in the USA as "Traitor Hands" in 1925 and contains the original ending which was subsequently rewritten by the author herself for the play version and much more dramatic. Billy Wilder's 1957 film version starred Laughton, Power and Dietrich which was a huge success followed by the more recent Sarah Phelps' t.v. drama (December 2016) following on from her success the previous year of "And Then There Were None." Sexed-up and given a modern outlook which didn't go down well with some Christie die-hards because of a number of liberties taken with the original and which contains a very different and unsatisfactory ending to Christie's. Mayherne was a small man, neatly dressed, shrewd with a reputation which stood very high as a solicitor. Hi