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The Mysterious Affair at Styles

By: Agatha Christie
Narrated by: Hugh Fraser
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Celebrating 100 years of Agatha Christie stories, The Mysterious Affair at Styles is Hercule Poirot’s first case, performed on audio by Captain Hastings actor Hugh Fraser.

‘Beware! Peril to the detective who says: “It is so small – it does not matter…” Everything matters.’

After the Great War, life can never be the same again. Wounds need healing, and the horror of violent death banished into memory.

Captain Arthur Hastings is invited to the rolling country estate of Styles to recuperate from injuries sustained at the Front. It is the last place he expects to encounter murder. Fortunately he knows a former detective, a Belgian refugee, who has grown bored of retirement…

©1920 Agatha Christie (P)2003 HarperCollins Publishers Ltd, London UK Amateur Sleuths Crime Fiction Fiction Historical Mystery Traditional Detectives Detective Crime

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"Almost too ingenious...very clearly and brightly told. (Times Literary Supplement
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Hugh Fraser's excellent characterisation of Poirot's first outing is superb. A very enjoyable story from start to finish!

Fabulous audiobook

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Oh please....
As with many Christie books, there are so many characters, it is hard to keep track of who is who and who has done what! At least with the TV/Film adaptations there is a face to the name.
This was the 2nd Christie book I had "read" and it may be sacrilege to say, but I found it a little dull and to be fair, if you had all the information on the ‘who-done-it’, it would be easy to detect the killer.
I was disappointed. I was determined to read or listen to all of her books this year as a personal challenge and I have given up after 6 - dare I say it??
Yes - I dare…. They are boring!

Yawn!

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I enjoyed my first Agatha Christie novel in Audi. Can’t wait to hear some more.

Agatha

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wish the audio chapters were aligned with the book chapters. it was v annoying that this wasn't the case.

Great! but...

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As always, Agatha Christie's novels never fail to delight a listener and the use of Hugh Fraser is to be commended when he is narrating the English characters. Unfortunately his portrayal of Poirot's accent is dire, this recording would have been perfect if that had been voiced by a different narrative actor.

A brilliant story

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Hugh Fraser has a wonderful, melodius voice. As Captain Hastings he is perfect as so he should be; as Poirot he is good with some slips; but unless the male characters have a distinct accent it is not clear which one is speaking; and he really cannot voice females at all. It would have been better if there had been a female narrator alongside him.

Well constructed story, clear plot, neat ending.

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A great tale beautifully narrated. Don’t miss listening. You will not be disappointed! Enjoy, enjoy!!

Classic joy!!

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The first mystery and the best one. It kept you guessing until the end.. which came as a shock. Personally it’s my favourite and I listen to it often before bed. A true classic.

Best Poirot book!!

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Agatha Christie has done it yet again! How did she conceive such clever storylines? Intelligently written classy crime. Narrator does full justice to the story too. Absolutely fantastic. I’m going to listen to Poirot’s final explanation again, as I think I may have missed the intricacies of it.

Mind bogglingly fabulous!!

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I love Agatha Christie's writing and in this devious plot..Captain Hastings and Hercule are at their best!

Just loved the intrigue

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