Reviews - The Witness for the Prosecution and Other Stories

316 reviews for:

The Witness for the Prosecution and Other Stories

Agatha Christie

3.77 AVERAGE

moomal's review against another edition

3.5

mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

abeth_parker's review against another edition

4.0

I had no idea that "Witness for the Prosecution" was a short story. I know that movies have been made from it. I'm sure there's a good bit of poetic license occurring in those cases. It was a good story, though. Although it is a short story, the arc of the plot is superb. Very thought provoking. I didn't make time to read the rest of the stories in the collection, but it will be on my to do list.

delijha711's review against another edition

3.0

adventurous challenging dark funny mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: N/A

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: N/A

ghida's review

3.0

adventurous lighthearted mysterious relaxing medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

rodica_b's review against another edition

5.0

I read tons of Agatha Christie as a teenager and I gladly reread her works when I have the chance. There is something very comforting about a good Christie. She respects her readers, while not trying to shock them with gory details and grizzly scenes. I know her murders are very bourgeois, but that’s what makes them comforting.

Since I read so much of her work, it’s hard to find something new. This short story was a nice diversion - fresh, twisty enough, ironic enough, and the culprit stayed secret till the very end. Win-win!

sreehari's review against another edition

3.0

Expect for the first story I didn't like the book at all. Iam reading Agatha Christie for the first time so Iam admitting the comprehension level was very low. But the stories that I grasped the plot were rather weak in their endings.