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Hercule Poirot's Christmas
- Narrated by: Hugh Fraser
- Length: 6 hrs and 9 mins
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Summary
The latest in this classic unabridged Agatha Christie audio collection, read by Hugh Fraser.
It’s Christmas Eve. The Lee family reunion is shattered by a deafening crash of furniture, followed by a high-pitched wailing scream. Upstairs, the tyrannical Simeon Lee lies dead in a pool of blood, his throat slashed.
But when Hercule Poirot, who is staying in the village with a friend for Christmas, offers to assist, he finds an atmosphere not of mourning but of mutual suspicion. It seems everyone had their own reason to hate the old man…
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"There is irresistible simplicity and buoyancy of a Christmas treat about it all." (Times Literary Supplement)
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- Flint
- 18-02-17
A good read
Hugh Fraser is a very good narrator, he brings the book to life. It is a good story, it's not my favourite Poirot book but it is an interesting plot and I am happy to return to this story from time to time.
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- wpm
- 28-02-21
Not a very merry story
Even by Christie’s standards the plot is preposterous. However, in this audio version the story is brought to life with panache by Hugh Fraser - tackling several different accents. I enjoyed it (mainly because I had forgotten whodunnit) and the solution was probably very original when the story was written. Overall though, a bit of a dud in my opinion.
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- Amazon Customer
- 29-12-22
A Perfect Festive Murder
Christie's books are amazingly timeless, witty & effortless. This was published in 1939, which is important, as there are references to the Spanish Civil War (audible often leave these dates out).
A classic 'locked room murder mystery' taking place at a family Christmas reunion. I didn't guess who the culprit was (although the clues were there) & I usually guess correctly with other authors. This has a bafflingly clever plot proving Christie's worth as the Queen of crime fiction. One of her more subtle & warmly traditional books, narrated so perfectly I could almost hear the fire crackling in the hearth beneath the Christmas stockings.
Ps. Audible's description makes it sound far more gory than it is!
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- Boonfoog
- 22-12-20
Good solid story
This is your typical country house mystery, set at Christmas but really the festive season plays no part in the story apart from being the reason everyone has gathered together. Good solid Agatha Christie mystery fare.
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- Phil
- 24-12-20
A decent story but not very christmassy...
It's a decent enough mystery, with lots of areas of detail that throw you off and keep you guessing. Poirot seemed a little less animated than he was in Orient Expreaa, which is still my favourite Christie. The narrator did a great job with all the charaters. One of the main things that put me off which might seem a bit petty is that there was very little mention of Christmas let alone any details in the story. All in all a good story, however.
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- vicki
- 01-12-23
Pleasant Christmas murder
Typical Christie story, well read. Nothing out of the ordinary, just a pleasant murder of an obnoxious person. Solved in a satisfactory manner.
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- paul squires
- 16-12-18
Cracking Agatha Christie audio Book.
loved this Agatha Christie book set in a family house during Christmas. Narrator was excellent.
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- Sally Alp
- 10-01-15
Christmas Poirot's style!! A murder
As always. It had it twists and turn and it fair bastards.
I really like the way the story graduates to a round the table kind of finale.
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- Kirsten M.
- 01-12-23
AC at her best.
A classic murder mystery and it kept me guessing until the end as all good stories should.
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- Judy Lovelock
- 21-12-18
Superb
A great story as always from Agatha Christie, Hugh Fraser brought the whole thing alive will look forward to the next installment
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