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Cards on the Table
- Narrated by: Hugh Fraser
- Length: 6 hrs
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Summary
Part of a new look for Hercule Poirot for the 21st Century.
Read by Hugh Fraser, who plays Captain Hastings in the popular TV series.
Mr Shaitana was famous as a flamboyant party host. Nevertheless, he was a man of whom everybody was a little afraid. So, when he boasted to Poirot that he considered murder an art form, the detective had some reservations about accepting a party invitation to view Shaitana’s private collection.
Indeed, what began as an absorbing evening of bridge was to turn into a more dangerous game altogether…
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"The finest murder story of her career... Mrs Christie has never been more ingenious." (Daily Mail)
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- Dr. R. Brompton
- 08-01-15
Another cracking story
Agatha Christie again has the listener wondering who has done the deed. The return of a number of characters, such as the wonderful Mrs Oliver and Superintendent Battle to accompany Hercule Poiret on his quest for the truth, plus the usual twists and turns of plot. An enjoyable story, once again brought to life by the narrator.
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- B
- 07-07-20
Another top read
Excellent story and characters and Hugh Fraser a fabulous narrator, it is perfect I loved it
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- Mary Carnegie
- 08-12-17
Entertaining preposterous tale.
This I enjoyed, unlike the humourless and misanthropic Curtain. Good old fashioned murder mystery, like a game of Cluedo, twists and turns, Ariadne Oliver as comic relief and gentle mockery of the profession of crime novelist, Poirot (and the police) employing dubious methods which eventually reveal the worst villain.
The relationship between the two young women now seems ambiguous, and I wonder what the author’s intentions were - as I did in Cat among the Pigeons, or even the first Styles novel. This was England with a large US market, not France...
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- Barry Stewart Hargreaves
- 17-04-23
Excellent
Thotoughly enjoyable . Hugh Fraser is an excellent narrator . He doesn't overdo it
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- Amazon Customer
- 04-03-22
Another clever one from Christie
This Poirot can be a bit hard to grasp at times of your not familiar with the card game Bridge, because Poirot talks about it a lot. But even so, it's a clever story from Christie - you're never quite sure who did it!
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- Azrael
- 06-02-24
Brilliant
The enigmatic Mr Shaitana hosts an unusual dinner party. His guests include four sleuths - including Hercule Poirot - and four suspected murderers. After dinner, the guests play bridge, with the sleuths in one room and the suspects in another, where Shaitana watches on. By the end of the game, Shaitana has been fatally stabbed with a weapon from his collection. Classic whodunit.
This is brilliantly read by Hugh Fraser (Captain Hastings opposite David Suchet as Poirot).
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- Mark Sergeant
- 15-12-23
Fantastic
I don’t play or understand the game ‘bridge’ but despite that the story was brilliant.
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- prettythings
- 06-08-23
Too complicated
I have dozens of Agatha Christie Audiobooks. And i have read them over and over again. This was a newish story to me although I remember it on TV.
This story was too hard to listen to. Far too much about the game of bridge- if you dont understand it unfortunately it Made the book boring.
I Didnt enjoy the narration. I got a refund as I know i will never listen to it again.
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- Catlin
- 22-07-23
So much better to have the proper chapter
So much better to have the proper chapters divided! Thanks for the update, Audible!
Love AC forever!
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- Annick
- 11-05-23
Four sleuths and four suspects...so neat
Thank god for Agatha Christie and Hugh Fraser and the chance meeting of the two!
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