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Poirot Investigates

His Early Cases

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By: Agatha Christie
Narrated by: John Rayburn
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You will soon discover that Captain Arthur Hastings is on hand to relate confirming details of case after case. Hastings was an ongoing friend and adventure companion of the often exuberant Belgian investigator who once proudly proclaimed, “I am the greatest detective in the world.”

In the tales related by Hastings, we soon discover the supremely confident little man lived up to his apparent braggadocio. His statement was rarely, if ever, challenged. Anyone taking umbrage to the proud claim was soon to back off and accept it. The expressed personal opinion was plain enough, nothing other than unvarnished fact.

Even with some misgivings, Hastings had to admit his compatriot always managed to stand upright no matter how implicit demands for retraction or truth might be.

Listen now to discern the facts as Hastings begins the narrative.

(P)2022 John D. Rayburn Anthologies & Short Stories Classics Historical Mystery Short Stories Traditional Detectives
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Worst audio performance I’ve heard of an Agatha Christie. The voice was so mechanical and jarring I couldn’t tolerate it beyond the first few minutes. Really disappointing.

The tone of voice is so mechanical I couldn’t concentrate

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Sadly didn’t enjoy the narrator’s voice. Should have sampled before downloading! My mistake won’t happen again!

Couldn’t listen to more than 30 seconds

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As soon as it began I was horrified at the narrator terrible so I will delete

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I've never given a bad review to an audiobook, and nor do I necessarily pay attention to bad reviews of readers/voices because personal preference is so varied. But this, objectively, is a poor narration, with a poor quality of sound, as though it were made amateurishly - which is unusual in 2022, when audiobooks are produced so slickly! I gave the story three stars only because I had to fill in all the fields in order to proceed to the review space...but in fact I have no way of reviewing the text itself, as I was unable to listen to very much of it at all.

Not a good narration, unfortunately

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