Mrs. McGinty's Dead
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Narrated by:
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Hugh Fraser
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Agatha Christie
About this listen
Following the new-look of Hercule Poirot books for the 21st century.
Mrs McGinty died from a brutal blow to the back of her head. Suspicion fell immediately on her shifty lodger, James Bentley, whose clothes revealed traces of the victim’s blood and hair. Yet something was amiss: Bentley just didn’t look like a murderer.
Poirot believed he could save the man from the gallows – what he didn’t realise was that his own life was now in great danger…
©1953 Agatha Christie Mallowan (P)2002 HarperCollins Publishers Ltd, London UKListeners also enjoyed...
Critic reviews
"The plot is perfect and the characters are wonderful." (San Francisco Chronicle)
"The best Poirot since such pre-war classics as Cards on the Table." (New York Times)
"So simple, so economical, so completely baffling. Every clue scrupulously given, with superb sleight of hand." (Sunday Times)
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- prettythings
- 09-08-22
Classic poirot
One of my most favourite agatha books. Listened to this so many times. Excellent narration voices
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- Michael Doolan
- 16-07-17
Tricky
Very good read tricky plot to unravel would recommend to friends
It was very entertaining.
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- sheila jones
- 26-02-22
Ten stars to the outstanding Hugh Fraser!
My favourite audiobook ever. The story is one of her best. But narrator Hugh Fraser takes it into another class altogether. He manages to make it feel like a full cast dramatisation. I really forgot it was one person. Outstanding. It's an acting master class. I am in awe! What a brilliant actor. I've always loved his work, especially as Poirot's sidekick Hastings, but this tops the lot. Marvellous.
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- Corinne A.
- 25-04-24
The queen of crime does it again
after reading all her books so many years ago, I had totally forgotten how very much I had enjoyed them, with so many twists and turns, sometimes a bad memory has its benefits
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- Dani
- 06-12-21
Brilliant
What a terrific tangle. Amazing plot beautifully narrated .something to engage you for a long time
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- Glaucia Fazani
- 14-09-24
Lovely book, amazing narration
Excellent book, as always I never found out who committed the crime.
An Hugh Fraser is amazing.... I just love his voice and how the characters become real with his interpretation ❤️
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- Kindle Customer
- 02-09-20
Never a disappointment
Wonderfully narrated and such a great listen at the end of a hard day. It's one of her classics. Highly recommend.
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- EGM
- 18-11-16
Christie at her best, beautifully read.
This story contains everything I like in Agatha Christie: the deceivingly idyllic little village, the overlooked details, the red herrings... and a very satisfying conclusion. The reader does a fantastic job of creating the atmosphere of that time and place.
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- SimpleSybil
- 31-05-24
Listen. Nod off. Rewind. Listen.
This appeared to be a very long book; it wasn't, but I kept falling asleep. However, I was sufficiently interested in the plot to rewind and listen again. I remedied the issue by listening whilst doing housework. It all began quite simply with Poirot investigating a possible miscarriage of justice. It became more complicated with the discovery of a newspaper article. There were a lot of characters; probably all necessary as red herrings. Hugh Fraser narrated well except for his portrayal of Ariadne Oliver; his voice for her is just wrong, as it is in all his audio recordings in which she features. The plot was realistic. The ending was neat. However, it seems unlikely that Poirot would subject himself to such uncomfortable accommodation, way beneath his usual standards, for the sake of the investigation; surely there would have been a hotel nearby.
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- Maryb
- 02-09-16
Wonderful Agatha Christie.
Amazing characterisation from Hugh Fraser. He really is an excellent narrator. Story was a little convoluted at times but still a triumph. I have been a Christie fan since my teens but never tire of her. More of Hugh please! As always the story had lots of interesting characters and the plot was terrific. I shall be listening to many more books by Agatha in future. A bit of "yesteryear" - I loved it.
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