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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 (253 ratings)

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The Mirror Crack'd from Side to Side

By: Agatha Christie
Narrated by: Emilia Fox
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Summary

A movie star

A deadly cocktail

A murder

When glamorous Marina Gregg came to live in St Mary Mead, tongues were sure to wag.

But, with a local gossip’s sudden death, has one tongue wagged a bit too much?

As the police chase false leads, and two more victims meet untimely ends, Miss Marple starts to ask her own questions.

What secrets might link a peaceful English village and a star of the silver screen?

Never underestimate Miss Marple

‘Christie’s ingenious plots and fiendish twists set the bar for all of us who follow in her footsteps.’
Ruth Ware

‘The pieces finally drop into place with a satisfying click.’
Times Literary Supplement

©1962 Agatha Christie (P)2013 HarperCollins Publishers Limited
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Critic reviews

‘Without a doubt, the greatest mystery writer of all time’ – Ragnar Jonasson

‘A hundred years after her first novel, and we are all still standing in her shadow’ – Andrew Taylor

‘She gives us an insight into human nature that few, if any, have surpassed’ – Susan Lewis

‘Dame Agatha has sold more books than all besides Shakespeare and the Bible’ – David Baldacci

‘All crime fiction writers around the globe owe Agatha Christie a massive debt’ – Peter James

‘Reading a perfectly plotted Agatha Christie is like crunching into a perfect apple: that pure, crisp, absolute satisfaction.’ – Tana French

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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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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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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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good story. fabulous reading . a full drama.

my daughter loves a murder mystery. we listened to it together, in the car. we both loved it.

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