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A Murder Is Announced

By: Agatha Christie
Narrated by: Emilia Fox
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An ordinary village

A shocking announcement

One morning the villagers of Chipping Cleghorn wake to find a strange notice in their papers:

‘A murder is announced and will take place on Friday, October 29th, at Little Paddocks at 6.30pm.’

Suspecting this is just a joke, they gather for some evening entertainment.

Then a gunshot is heard.

In desperation, the police turn to an old lady whose hobbies are gardening, gossiping – and solving murders.

After all, old ladies know better than anyone exactly what goes on in quiet English villages…

Never underestimate Miss Marple

‘The queen of jaw-dropping, heart-stopping twists.’
Karen M. McManus

‘Establishes firmly her claim to the throne of detection. The plot is as ingenious as ever… the dialogue both wise and witty; while the suspense is maintained very skilfully until the final revelation.’
A.A. Milne

©1950 Agatha Christie (P)2013 HarperCollins Publishers Limited Amateur Sleuths Detective Mystery Traditional Detectives Women Sleuths Women's Fiction Fiction Crime Murder

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I found it a little harder than Mrs Christie’s other books to get into but is definitely worth the read. Superbly written with loads of great characters though there is one I came closing to murdering, I’ll leave you to suss out who it is.
Beautifully read by Emilia Fox showing her acting skills too with voices. Thoroughly recommend this recording.

Another Fantastic Read

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Really good reenactment of one of my favourite Miss Marple stories. I always enjoyed the Joan Sims TV adaptation and this is just as good.

Murder Announced

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all that is charming, curious and social is here- with some sugar spun cruel humanity thrown in

A small perfection

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Now, some of this hasn't aged well but that's by-the-by.

However, if you're into Christie, this is just a delicious perfect-for-Halloween read.

Only neg really is that Mitsy's voice is soooo shrill that I had to turn it down for those bits haha.

This one is goooood

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I appreciate there are quite a few characters therefore a challenge for a narrator. But I found the high pitched voice given to some characters and the way they spoke a bit exaggerated and rather aggravating to listen to.

Good Christie story but…

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