Spider’s Web

Clarissa jokes about finding a body in the drawing room, then finds one, hours before a diplomatic dinner she cannot cancel. Spider's Web began as one of Agatha Christie's stage plays and was turned into a full-length novel by Charles Osborne, which shows in the pacing: entrances and exits, tight interiors, and dialogue carrying most of the plot. A diplomat's wife and an unlikely set of house guests try to manage a situation they should simply have reported, a police inspector arrives, and every account offered starts to contradict another. Comedy and suspense run together rather than taking turns. Things that stand out: • A novelisation by Charles Osborne of Christie's stage play • A country-house setting used at full theatrical advantage • Comic timing alongside a genuine puzzle • Suspicion spread evenly across a small cast For readers of classic detective fiction who enjoy a lighter touch, available at Boipoka.