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Dead Man's Folly
- Narrated by: David Suchet
- Length: 6 hrs and 1 min
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Summary
Complete and Unabridged Hercule Poirot Mystery
Read by David Suchet.
Sir George and Lady Stubbs, the hosts of a village fête, hit upon the novel idea of staging a mock murder mystery. In good faith, Ariadne Oliver, the well known crime writer, agrees to organise their murder hunt.
Despite weeks of meticulous planning, at the last minute Ariadne calls her friend Hercule Poirot for his expert assistance. Instinctively, she senses that something sinister is about to happen…
Beware – nobody is quite what they seem!
Critic reviews
"The solution is of the colossal ingenuity we have been conditioned to expect." (Times Literary Supplement)
"The infallibly original Agatha Christie has come up, once again, with a new and highly ingenious puzzle-construction." (New York Times)
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- Amazon Customer
- 24-07-23
Another bafflingly good mystery!
I love Ariadne Oliver, both as Poirot's flamboyant friend and as Christie's own alter ego. This 1956 novel whips along, weaving confusion to the point where Poirot himself is baffled, even his moustache droops with dejection. Funny, clever and entertaining, this is top-class Christie.
David Suchet does a great job of bringing all the characters to life. However, the abrupt ending made me wonder if something had been chopped off!
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- Mr. Marcus Bachler
- 13-10-23
Suchet is a terrible narrator
He has annoying habit of starting sentences in a loud voice, but trailing off so quietly you can barely hear the last few words of the sentence. Maybe that works when you have mics all around as an actor and can do overdubs, but here it means you have to constantly rewind or crank the volume up so high that the next sentence starts off in high decibels. Also he does this very often with Poirot himself - and when he goes soft - his French slur makes it even harder to hear what he is saying.
I knew when he narrated that someone was going to whisper that this was going to be inaudible, and without a turn of the volume knob it was.
Can't someone please educate him on this? I can't be the first person to notice it.
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- Fiona
- 13-04-13
Wonderful as always
While Dead Man's Folly isn't my favourite of Agatha Christie novel's, David Suchet's narration is, as always, wonderful. The author Ariadne Oliver is one of Poirot's more unusual friends and crops up from time to time in his books. When she summons him at short notice, you know that something interesting will follow.
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- Amazon Customer
- 26-03-18
Great read well told
Love David Suchet. Great voices and he really brings this well plotted story to life
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- Emma Hills
- 21-03-23
Great Story
Usual AC standard, great twists and turns as the story goes along. I really enjoyed the narration of David Suchet, fantastic performance.
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- Amazon Customer
- 15-12-19
Always loved this story
David suchet is the perfect narrator for such a story, I could listen to him for days
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- Flint
- 18-02-17
A very enjoyable book
This audiobook is greatly enhanced by David Suchet's excellent narration. It's a well written and engaging story, well paced and beautifully delivered by David Suchet. I have read this book several times over the years, but it is still a pleasure to revisit this old favourite.
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- Diana
- 23-06-09
Masterful Suchet
Even if you know the story and have seen the televised version, this book is a must just to hear David Suchet's masterful rendition of every single character. Sometimes you have to remind yourself you are not listening to a dramatized radio play, his variations and subtleties of character are so brilliant. A must-have just to marvel at a great actor on top of his form.
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- Natsume
- 13-04-17
Wonderful
Suchet breathes life into Christie's work. With a wide range of voices and accents, Suchet makes this a joy to listen to.
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- Kindle Customer
- 20-10-22
Wonderfully written, exceptional narration
What a joy to listen to this wonderfully written book, read by the very talented David Suchet. The end came to soon! I could listen to that man's voice for hours! A real treat.
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