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The Mystery of the Spanish Shawl : A Short Story

A classic Agatha Christie short story from the collection The Witness for the Prosecution and Other Stories.

Mystery writer Anthony Eastwood is lured to the crime scene of a faked murder, where two individuals masquerading as police officers arrest him and charge him for murder. As the phony police officers escort Mr. Eastwood home, the true goal of the masquerade becomes apparent.

Author:

  • Agatha Christie

Narrator:

  • Hugh Fraser

Format:

  • Audiobook

Duration:

  • 36 min

Language:

English

Categories:

  • Crime
  • Classic crime
  • Crime
  • Historical crime
  • Fiction
  • Short stories

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    Agatha Christie

    Agatha Christie is known throughout the world as the Queen of Crime. Her books have sold over a billion copies in English with another billion in over 70 foreign languages. She is the most widely published author of all time and in any language, outsold only by the Bible and Shakespeare. She is the author of 80 crime novels and short story collections, 20 plays, and six novels written under the name of Mary Westmacott.

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