The Witness for the Prosecution Book

I picked up this book from my shelves to read only one of the stories, Witness for the Prosecution. I consider this one of the best of the Christie short stories and it doesn't even contain any of the regulars (Poirot, Marple, Quin,et al). And it was made into an equally excellent film with some additional characters and a slightly different ending but did not veer from the final solution.

A young man is accused of murdering a rich elderly woman with whom he has formed a relationship and the cards are stacked against him. But his barrister (and the reader) has strong feelings that he is innocent and starts digging for clues that will support his alibi. There is a lot of information packed into this little story which will take you about 30 minutes to read but it is a masterpiece that may keep you guessing until the famous final line. This is a true little gem from the grande dame of mystery writers.