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They Came to Baghdad
- Narrated by: Emilia Fox
- Length: 7 hrs and 42 mins
- Unabridged Audiobook
- Categories: Mystery, Thriller & Suspense, Mystery
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- KittyPryde1962
- 28-08-16
Not an obvious Christie tale.
Love this slightly silly story, very 1950s paranoia/spy type narrative with a charming and humorous heroine in Victoria Jones. Unfortunately it is occasionally let down by some of Emilia Fox's accents and voices (something I've heard before in her other adaptations, (it is a shame the publishers couldn't overcome their gender expectations and just use Hugh Fraser for all of the Christie adaptations).
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- MigratingFishSwim
- 13-11-16
Like an Eric Ambler, but with a heroine
Leaves behind typical English bourgeoisie setting, and leads with a bright, resourceful, working class heroine. Very enjoyable and gripping, my new favourite among all the Christie novels I've read.
Narrator seems to think that women over 40 talk in shrill braying tones, but other than that bit of sexism and racism, is pretty good
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- Amazon Customer
- 14-09-20
Wholly enjoyable!
I loved the lesser-known side of Agatha Christie as presented in this stand-alone novel - in it, she brings together a gripping plot and wonderful characters. We root for the goodies and loathe the baddies and the exotic backdrop of Iraq is fascinating and beautifully evoked. Emilia Fox is a superb narrator and inhabits her characters convincingly and entertainingly. I was honestly sorry when the book ended and still feel quite bereft!
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- Hannah
- 26-07-09
Not Christie's best but still worth a go
Being a major fan of both Christie and Fox cannot I'm afraid blind me to the fact that this is not one of Agatha Christie's more stellar works. The story really lacks any of the suspense or urgency of her other crime novels and some of the characters are a bit slack.
However like all her work it is laced with divine comical satire and brillant observations of human nature through said characters. Plus the heroine Victoria Jones - while perhaps a bit silly - is absolute fun and a peasure to identify with and travel along with on her wacky adventure filled trip to Baghdad.
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- David
- 25-10-08
Another great read from Emilia Fox
Excellent story, brilliantly read by Emilia Fox as she makes the characters really live. Its almost like a drama production! Highly recommended, you won't be disappointed if you like Agatha Christie.
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- Tony Dickinson
- 29-06-22
Brilliant yet again!
Great story, well read and thoroughly entertaining from start to end. I for one love the narrator’s, Emilia Fox, style.
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- Frances Ravden-Green
- 11-05-21
Possibly Her Best Work
When the narrator first started reading I found her lisp very off putting but after a short while it became unnoticeable.
I adore all of Miss Christie’s books but I think this is possibly the best for excitement and strategy.
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- Kei
- 12-01-21
Excellent Narrator of a Classic Story
I thoroughly enjoyed listening to this. Great characterisations by Emilia Fox. An old story which I've always enjoyed reading, brought vividly to life.
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- H. W. W. Kirby
- 07-01-21
Fox Reads Christie
This isn't a typical Agatha Christie, being more of a thriller than a whodunit but it's not bad for all that.
Emilia Fox does an excellent job of narrating the story. I think this is one of the the best read of all the audio books - on a parr with Stephen Fry and David Suchet.
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- Dawn Martin
- 31-12-20
Great vocalisations.
Very good story and it's nice that Victoria has a realistic East London accent, not the usual too plummy one! Always enjoy Emelia Fox's readings.
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- Amazon Customer
- 13-11-12
Fun story and easy to listen to
This is one of Agatha Christie's adventure stories, so if you're looking for her traditional "whodunnit?" this won't be it, but it is still a lot of fun and surpassed my expectations.
Emilia Fox's performance was excellent. I only gave her four stars because her male voices don't sound like real men! haha, but this is an issue with almost all narrators performing voices of the opposite sex.
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