Significant story changes make this a "Speckled Band" like you've never seen before.
Author John Buchan, after viewing a Hitchcock movie based on one of his novels, remarked on the odd experience of sitting in the theatre, wondering how it would come out. Arthur Conan Doyle would have a similar experience watching this "Speckled Band."
The curious thing is, it's not bad for an all-new yarn. The story elements salvaged from the original are presented in graphic detail and though it defies all logic to show up front how the crime was committed, we do gauge the full horror of Julia Stoner's death.
And Victoria Tennant looks lovely in bed.
Author John Buchan, after viewing a Hitchcock movie based on one of his novels, remarked on the odd experience of sitting in the theatre, wondering how it would come out. Arthur Conan Doyle would have a similar experience watching this "Speckled Band."
The curious thing is, it's not bad for an all-new yarn. The story elements salvaged from the original are presented in graphic detail and though it defies all logic to show up front how the crime was committed, we do gauge the full horror of Julia Stoner's death.
And Victoria Tennant looks lovely in bed.