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  • The Mirror Crack'd from Side to Side

  • By: Agatha Christie
  • Narrated by: Emilia Fox
  • Length: 8 hrs and 26 mins
  • 4.7 out of 5 stars (243 ratings)
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By: Agatha Christie
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Summary

Another edge-of-the-seat mystery from Miss Marple. 

One minute, silly Heather Badcock had been gabbling on at her movie idol, the glamorous Marina Gregg. The next, Heather suffered a massive seizure. But for whom was the deadly poison really intended? 

Marina's frozen expression suggested she had witnessed something horrific. But, while others searched for material evidence, Jane Marple conducted a very different investigation—into human nature. 

©1962 Agatha Christie (P)2013 HarperCollins Publishers Limited

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"The pieces finally drop into place with a satisfying click." (Times Literary Supplement

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Brilliant narration and story

I loved Cherry and Gladys' accents and Miss Marple's reaction to Mrs Knight! Very entertaining.

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The Mirror Cracked

Not my favourite AC book but kept me entertained over a few dog walks. It goes on a wee bit but was a BOGOF so can’t complain. Narration was good.

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Marvelous Miss Marple!

This, my first Audible listen to an Agatha Christie book, was pure pleasure & perfectly performed by actress Emilia Fox.
Although familiar with the story from a screen adaptation, and knowing the far reaching health consequences of being infected with German Measles whilst pregnant, the unravelling of the mystery was still enthralling. It is timeless piece, as how can one not be delighted with the old fashioned but insightful musings of marvelous Miss Marple?

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Fantastic work from Dame Agatha- performed with care and extraordinary talent by Emilia Fox

Fantastic story and production-Emilia Fox is my favourite Marple on audio. -outstanding and delicate performance again- try her 4.50 from Paddington - also brilliantly performed.
Thoroughly enjoyed.

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Sad story, narrated beautifully

I like all the Miss Marple mysteries and Emilia Fox is my favourite narrator of them. The story twists and turns without any horrific violence, Agatha Christie does psychological horror and we come away from the novel feeling as sorry for the murderer as we do their victims. Christie's straightforward language keeps her novels as fresh today as when they were first published.

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Classic Christie

A lovely rendition of a classic. very enjoyable. Miss Marple always intrigues and teases along tge wsy.

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Glad I bought it

Personally, I don’t understand why the narration got so many negative reviews. I have heard some terrible ones on here, this wasn’t one of them.
I hadn’t read this book, I had watched the Rock Hudson and Elizabeth Taylor version, so I knew the story.
For Marple lovers, she probably actually isn’t in it (the story) enough but I enjoyed it.

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Perfectly Brilliant

A classic Miss Marple read beautifully by Emilia Fox. A thoroughly enjoyable listen from the Audible collection

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Emilia Fox does wondeful job of narrating

Such a great story and performed so well. Looking forward to more unabridged Miss Marple stories narrated by Emilia Fox.

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An excellent mystery

A very good Agatha Christie story, not simply for the murder mystery itself but for the social context and the examination of changing times. Miss Marple is wonderful, particularly in her dealings with her annoying lady companion Miss Knight. Emilia Fox also does a very good job of narrating the story.

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