Books to die for: The Witness for the Prosecution cast reveal their favourite page-turners

She’s such a big figure in culture that it would be hard to avoid her – I grew up watching her. What’s extraordinary about The Witness for the Prosecution is that it seems to belong to a bleaker world than other Christies. But perhaps the impact of Scandinavian crime dramas means people have a taste for something bleaker now.

Aside from Christie, which is your favourite murder mystery?

My wife is more of a murder mystery fan, she reads that stuff all the time – between other books she’ll process a quick pulp murder – but I’m not that guy.

What is your favourite genre?

I love contemporary novels like the Rabbit series by John Updike, but I’m a big fan of non-fiction. Right now I’m reading a travel book about Naples. That, and an old spy thriller – I usually have about three or four books on the go at once.

What book do you want to find in your Christmas stocking?
I can never read as much as I want to, and there’s always a pile that I’ve bought with the best intentions but go unread.