Wireless
Author: Agatha Christie
This story was first published in 1926 in Mystery Magazine (US) and in The Sunday Chronicle Annual (UK). It was later published in The Hound of Death in 1933 (UK). In 1948, it was published in The Witness for the Prosecution and Other Stories under the title Where There's a Will.
An elderly woman hears what seems to be the voice of her deceased husband over a radio with deadly results.
I loved this strange twisty short story. Can you imagine hearing the voice of a deceased family member coming in over your radio? Yikes! But....in this lovely tale....it's really so much more than just that. And the effects spell disaster for more than one person.
I listened to an audio version of this story from The Witness for the Prosecution and Other Stories narrated by Christopher Lee. Very enjoyable!
I wonder why the title was changed when the story was reprinted in the US in 1948? Maybe some readers wouldn't have understood that Wireless meant the radio? I like the original title better....wish they had just kept it!
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