Agatha Christie's classic short story collection published to tie-in with a new BBC TV adaptation of the book's most enduring & shocking thriller The Witness for the Prosecution 1920s London A murder brutal & bloodthirsty has stained the plush carpets of a handsome London townhouse The victim is the glamorous & enormously rich Emily French All the evidence points to Leonard Vole a young chancer to whom the heiress left her vast fortune & who ruthlessly took her life At least this is the story that Emily's dedicated housekeeper Janet Mackenzie stands by in court Leonard however is adamant that his partner the enigmatic chorus girl Romaine can prove his innocence