Accident
Author: Agatha Christie
A former police inspector sees a woman in the village that he is sure previously poisoned a husband for insurance money. He believes she intends a repeat performance and seeks to prevent it. But.....you know if Agatha Christie is in charge of the plot, it will never be that simple. :)
Very short story -- but wonderful! And definitely classic Christie!
I listened to this story in audio format (The Witness for the Prosecution and Other Stories, HarperAudio). Hugh Fraser (played Hastings in the Poirot television show) is a perfect narrator! I love listening to Christie stories....it's relaxing to be read to! I enjoy these tales more when they are read in a familiar British accent. Lovely!
This story was first published in 1929 in the Sunday Dispatch under the title, The Uncrossed Path. It was included in The Listerdale Mystery story collection (UK, 1934). In March 1943, Accident was published in Ellery Queen Magazine in the US. It was later published again in the US in 1948 (The Witness for the Prosecution and Other Stories). It was adapted once into a stage play titled Tea for Three in 1939.
On to the next!
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