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The Adventure of the Christmas Pudding

By: Agatha Christie
Narrated by: Hugh Fraser
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About this listen

Five cases for the great Poirot…

First came a sinister warning to Poirot not to eat any plum pudding… then the discovery of a corpse in a chest, but what can link these baffling cases? The little grey cells of Monsieur Hercule Poirot!

Feast yourself on these intriguing crime mysteries from the distinctive hand of the queen of crime fiction.

Stories include:
• The Adventure of the Christmas Pudding
• The Mystery of the Spanish Chest
• Four-And-Twenty Blackbirds
• The Under Dog
• The Dream

©1960 Agatha Christie Limited. A Chorion Company. All rights reserved (P)2000 HarperCollins Publishers Ltd, London UK Crime Thrillers Mystery Thriller & Suspense Traditional Detectives Women Sleuths

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Critic reviews

"There is irresistible simplicity and buoyancy of a Christmas treat about it all." (Times Literary Supplement)
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I have nothing, as always more Christie dynamite if your a fan of Poirot then this is for you

Loved it

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In spite of the imagination-stretching facts of some of these cases, they are good fun. Beautifully read by Hugh Fraser.

Good stories all

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Just love this fabulous authoress she never ever ceases to reap you with the pages great shirt stories

As normal great

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as always Hugh Fraser narrates with deftness and skill. Christie's work is alive in these audio books!

beautifully narrated

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Enjoyed the short stories instead of the usual longer stories. Length of each suited my needs more than adequately, nothing out of the ordinary just what you expect .

Typical Poriot stories

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Very good to listen to if you cannot listen for longer than an hour or two and would like to listen in one go. That's how I view these shorter versions as they still have Poirot at his best, solving crimes but listening, learning and using "his little grey cells".

Good Short Stories

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Like an old friend, Hugh Fraser lets you relax comfortably in your favourite arm chair as he regales you with familiar tales. A perfect antidote to the rush and bustle of the festive season. Escape from crowds or parties to your own fireside and into these stories; bring a mug of something steaming or a glass of something warming and you'll feel returned to the equilibrium we crave in the bleakest of mid-winters.

Incredibly Comforting

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Hastings read Poirot.

What could be better than the definitive Hastings reading Agatha Christie's famous detective!

Excellent!

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Good short stories, Hugh Fraser excellent at reading almost like having David Suchet himself! easy to navigate each of the five plots and some interesting twists and turns.

perfect holiday listening

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Hugh Fraser excels, gliding from one character to another seamlessly. He manages to make each voice distinctly recognisable whilst being believable.

This collection of five puzzling plots is a lovely listen & even if you think you remember them from the tv series, they're not exactly the same, so don't think you know who or how it was done!

First published in 1960, there's a few fun descriptions alluding to beatniks. I wish Audible would state the original dates of these books, as it can be really confusing not knowing in which of the seven decades of Christies career the book you're listening to is set. 1920s post WWI is very different from Britain in 1975! Plus, differing views on marriage, divorce etc makes for different motives for murder.

Outstandingly good narration, festive fun for all!

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