Almost

Honestly a lovely story. Poirot however, a tad laborious. That said it was worth the acquisition and thoroughly enjoyable.

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Really enjoyable

Love these books - very similar in atmosphere to Agatha Christie, which is some achievement… And this one wasn’t over-written, which was my only complaint of SH’s previous Poirot story. Hope more will follow…

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Engaging, entertaining and well read.

Engaging characters and storyline, excellent narration. If you enjoy beautifully ironical humour and plots that keep you guessing, this one is for you!

I'd definitely enjoy hearing more of Catchpool and Poirot's adventures.

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Great story & excellent narration

I’m a fan of Sophie Hannah’s Poirot novels and this one did not disappoint. It is a good stand-alone novel, so you don’t need to have read the others before starting this one. At first it feels like the solution comes out of the blue, but that’s because the clues are buried so well in the text. Rhind-Tutt does a great job of the narration, including a great range of voices for female characters without the weird high pitched tones that some actors use. As a fan of the other well-known narrators, David Suchet and Hugh Fraser, I enjoy Rhind-Tutts versions very much and would recommend this audiobook.

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Best one yet

Great plot and good character and relationship building. Enjoyed it very much and look forward to a future one

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Great festive listen!

Big fan of Sophie Hannah’s Poirot stories, and this is another great addition - I also absolutely love the narrator, he does such a fantastic job! This one was a wee bit long winded and obvious, but I still thoroughly enjoyed it!

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Excellent story and marvellous narration

It’s like Agatha Christie herself had written. Very intelligent plot and engaging story. The narrator manages to give life to the characters in particular the Detective Hercule Poirot.

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Drawn out disappointment

I was looking forward to this book as I enjoyed the previous in the series. However this was ambling and never seemed to get any pace. Many of the twists were both mild and a stretch, quite a feat. The denouement broke several rules with unknown information introduced and I echoed the characters impatience for an ending. When it came, it was strange, again both unrealistic and quickly resolved without drama. Therefore the motive seemed obsolete. As ever, Rhind-Tutt is divine in his narration and Catchpoole and Poirot are a delight in the dullness.

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Not the best, but not the worst either

Poirot is engaged by Catchpole's mother to discover a murderer. He sets off with the Catchpole's to a cold and uncomfortable Norfolk "mansion". As the story unfolds, through various characters, some weirder than others, it becomes clear all is not as it seems. For me the story lacked some of the humour and warmth of Poirot's fussy character, and the denouement cheats a bit as some of the information is not available to the reader, so makes any guess, whilst possibly accurate as to the person who did it, doesn't give enough clues, for me, as to the why. I also found the why a bit odd.
However the general atmosphere, the cast of characters and investigation follow the expected paths and are well written and engaging.
I think Julian Rind-Tutt has done a very good job with the narration.
Overall 3.5 stars.
Performance 4.5 stars,
Story 3 stars.

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Great. Riveting.

Loved all the Poirot books from Sophie Hannah. This was also a fab read.
Narration as always by JRT was perfect.

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