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One of Agatha Christie’s most loved mysteries, Evil Under the Sun remains one of her best and most delightfully cryptic murder mysteries ever, read by Poirot himself – David Suchet.

It was not unusual to find the beautiful bronzed body of the sun-loving Arlena Stuart stretched out on a beach, face down. Only, on this occasion, there was no sun… she had been strangled.

Ever since Arlena’s arrival at the resort, Hercule Poirot had detected sexual tension in the seaside air. But could this apparent ‘crime of passion’ have been something more evil and premeditated altogether?

(P)1941 Chivers Press Ltd Amateur Sleuths Cosy Crime Crime Fiction Fiction Mystery Suspense Thriller & Suspense Traditional Detectives Detective

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Shame Hugh Fraser hadn’t narrated this. I haven’t seen more than a few minutes in passing of the TV adaptations with David Suchet and HF, so I don’t have any preconception that HF is “only” the dim stooge to DS.
DS makes many voices comic, exaggerated, even for light fiction like this. Still I don’t like much of the current ultra-violent crime fiction, especially as bedtime listening. Far better a sanitised assassination of an unpleasant person with a minimum of gore.

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Loved it great set of stories brought to life brilliantly on audible

Love David Suchet and Agatha Christie books

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Don't quite understand why people prefer HughFraser's rendering of PoirotNovels:Suchet's different voices are phenomenal!

Outstanding David Suchet

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Good narration. A favourite story of mine. Why do I have to write 15 words minimum really irritating!

Well narrated

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in general a good listen , however David Suchet, seemed to struggle with the female characters, they were far less convincing than the male .

uneven character performance

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