Love from a Stranger

Synopsis

Love from a Stranger is a blood-curdling drama about frustrated spinster Alix King who has been engaged for years to Dick. Dependable but dull, Dick refuses to marry Alix until he can support her. When Alix unexpectedly inherits a fortune Dick is too proud to accept sharing it. Then along comes a stranger. Handsome, successful and just that little bit dangerous, Gerald sweeps her off her feet. Before you know it they are married and move into Philomel Cottage. All too soon their happiness begins to disintegrate. Strange things begin to happen and Alix suspects that the man she rushed into marrying may not be what he seems to be. And who knows, maybe Alix has some dark secrets of her own. This chilling thriller is a must for all Christie fans - full of twists and turns as it builds to a surprising and murderous denouement.

Our Review:

Anne Morley-Priestman - 22 August 2011

Never trust an estate agent, mutter some people. While you’re about it, don’t accept sweets from strangers. And certainly not love, even when blessed by law and church. Agatha Christie’s short story was written 77 years ago and has previously been dramatised for both stage and screen. Louise Page’s adaptation is a new one.

The action covers several months and is set throughout in one of those rural-idyll cottages which feature in Helen Allingham’s pictures. It has roses around the door and a beamed interior. What more could a dashing photographer with a slightly mysterious past need? Especially when both girls from the local estate agency find him immensely attractive and at least one of them is prepared to accept a proposal of marriage on the spot?

More red herrings than could fit into the most outsize tin are salted as the plot unfolds. At least six potential murder weapons appear, or are mentioned with significance, even before the...

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