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The ABC Murders

By: Agatha Christie
Narrated by: Hugh Fraser
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About this listen

There’s a serial killer on the loose, bent on working his way through the alphabet. And as a macabre calling card he leaves beside each victim’s corpe the ABC Railway Guide open at the name of the town where the murder has taken place.

Having begun with Andover, Bexhill and then Churston, there seems little chance of the murderer being caught – until he makes the crucial and vain mistake of challenging Hercule Poirot to frustrate his plans…

©1936 Agatha Christie Limited; (P)2003 HarperCollins Publishers Ltd, London UK Amateur Sleuths Best of 2025 Crime Crime Thrillers Family Life Fiction Genre Fiction Murder Mystery Thriller & Suspense Traditional Detectives Thriller Detective

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"There is no more cunning player of the murder game than Agatha Christie." (Sunday Times)
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Great story. Brilliant performance by Hugh Fraser as always.

Minor complaint - PLEASE change the picture - this one is from the Tv programme which bore very little similarity to the book as read here. Back to the old picture please.

Great story

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My first ever Agatha Christie novel and I thoroughly enjoyed it! listened in anticipation of the Xmas dramatization which is very different in detail but not in substanceThoroughly enjoyed both!

Audio followed by TV adaptation - perfect!

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Hércule won't replace Sherlock in my affections but I enjoyed this way more than the recent Amazon /BBC adaptation, worth going back to the source. I enjoyed the narration.

Original and Best

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This book deserves its place amongst more modern stories. It gently unfolds to a believable conclusion

Timeless story

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Excellent plot development, scene setting and conclusion. Excellent story telling and voice characterisations by Hugh Fraser.

Christie at her best

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