The Second Gong
Author: Agatha Christie
A wealthy man who demands his guests never be late to dinner is suddenly....late to dinner. When the man is found dead, it's definitely a case for Hercule Poirot!
This story was first published in The Strand Magazine in 1932 and in Ladies Home Journal in the US that same year. It is the basis for a novella (Dead Man's Mirror) published in 1937. It was included in the story collections The Witness for the Prosecution and Other Stories (1948, US) and The Problem at Pollensa Bay and Other Stories (UK) in 1991. This original version of the story has not been adapted, but Dead Man's Mirror was crafted into an episode of Agatha Christie's Poirot (Season 5, episode 7).
A very entertaining story! I love locked-room mysteries done up Christie style!
I listened to an audio version of this story from The Witness for the Prosecution and Other Stories (HarperAudio), narrated by Hugh Fraser. Excellent listen! Fraser is rapidly becoming one of my favorite narrators! I like his voice and he does a very good job of voice acting.
On to the next!
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