REVIEW: The Red Signal

 The Red Signal
Author: Agatha Christie

First published in the UK in The Grand Magazine in 1924, this story was included in The Hound of Death story collection in 1933. It was not published in the United States until 1948 when it appeared in The Witness for the Prosecution and Other Stories. 

Christie brings forth a bit of the supernatural in this tale once again. A group at a dinner party have a lively discussion about the possibility of premonitions, and then are entertained by a medium. The medium issues a warning: Don't go home. There is danger there. As they each go home, that warning rings true. 

Great story! This one surprised me....loved it! This story is a bit more classic Christie than some of the others in the Hound of Death collection. I couldn't find an audio book copy of The Hound of Death (or print either!) so I listened to this story as part of The Witness for the Prosecution and Other Stories (HarperAudio). The narrator was Christopher Lee (taken from an audio book of The Hound of Death, just like the stories from The Golden Ball and Other Stories that were previously from HOD). Lee is a perfect narrator for these supernatural/strange tales Christie wrote. His voice just lends itself to the theme!

I didn't find any radio adaptations of this story. It was adapted for television (The Agatha Christie Hour, episode 8, 1982). The episode was good, but there are a few changes to the plot that I didn't think were necessary. But, even with the changes, it was entertaining. 

On to the next!