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Cards on the Table
- A Hercule Poirot Mystery
- Narrated by: Hugh Fraser
- Length: 6 hrs
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 42
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- Written by: Agatha Christie
- Narrated by: Charles Armstrong
- Length: 11 hrs and 27 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 72
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 67
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Story5 out of 5 stars 67
This collection of 25 Hercule Poirot adventures is compiled from short stories written by Agatha Christie for The Sketch magazine in 1923 from March to December. In these stories, including "The Disappearance of Mr. Davenheim", "The Veiled Lady", and "The Adventure of the Egyptian Tomb", the eccentric private detective slowly and surely solves mysteries involving jealousy, revenge, and greed. These stories were well-received at the time and cemented Christie's reputation as the worthy successor to Arthur Conan Doyle.
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5 out of 5 stars
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- Written by: Agatha Christie
- Narrated by: Hugh Fraser
- Length: 8 hrs and 43 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 54
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 46
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 46
In appearance Hercule Poirot hardly resembled an ancient Greek hero. Yet, reasoned the detective, like Hercules, he had been responsible for ridding society of some of its most unpleasant monsters. So, in the period leading up to his retirement, Poirot makes up his mind to accept just 12 more cases: his self-imposed "Labors". Each would go down in the annals of crime as a heroic feat of deduction.
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5 out of 5 stars
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- By Gentleman Gamer on 2017-10-05
Written by: Agatha Christie
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The Sittaford Mystery
- Written by: Agatha Christie
- Narrated by: Hugh Fraser
- Length: 6 hrs and 36 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 32
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 29
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 30
In a remote house in the middle of Dartmoor, six shadowy figures huddle around a table for a seance. Tension rises as the spirits spell out a chilling message: "Captain Trevelyan...dead...murder." Is this black magic or simply a macabre joke? The only way to be certain is to locate Captain Trevelyan. Unfortunately, his home is six miles away and, with snowdrifts blocking the roads, someone will have to make the journey on foot....
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5 out of 5 stars
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It’s Agatha Christie
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Written by: Agatha Christie
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Murder at the Vicarage & The Mysterious Affair at Styles
- Written by: Agatha Christie
- Narrated by: Richard E. Grant, Hugh Fraser
- Length: 14 hrs and 8 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 42
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 37
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 37
Enjoy the first novels that brought the world two of Agatha Christies’ most enduring detectives: Miss Marple and Hercule Poirot. The Murder at the Vicarage is the first Miss Marple mystery, one which tests all her powers of observation and deduction. In The Mysterious Affair at Styles, Captain Arthur Hastings, invalided in the Great War, is recuperating as a guest of John Cavendish at Styles Court, the "country-place" of John's autocratic old aunt, Emily Inglethorpe.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Really hard to listen to
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The Man in the Brown Suit
- Written by: Agatha Christie
- Narrated by: Gertrude Collett, B. J. Harrison, Nancy Peterson
- Length: 8 hrs and 56 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall0 out of 5 stars 0
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Performance0 out of 5 stars 0
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Story0 out of 5 stars 0
Upon finding a mysterious note at the scene of an accident, spunky Ann Beddingfeld throws caution to the wind and sets sail for an adventure to South Africa. She gets more thrills than she bargained for when she finds herself embroiled in a crooked diamond scheme, a murder, and in the clutches of the mysterious “Colonel".
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The Secret of Chimneys
- Written by: Agatha Christie
- Narrated by: Jonathan Waters
- Length: 8 hrs and 13 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 1
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 1
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Story5 out of 5 stars 1
When James McGrath needed someone to take a memoir to a publisher and to return letters to the woman who wrote them, he chooses his friend Anthony Cade, who agrees to take on the two jobs. But on Anthony's first night in London, the letters are stolen from his hotel room. He soon finds himself embroiled in a web of intrigue, conspiracy, and secrets that leads all the way to the top levels of government.
Written by: Agatha Christie
Publisher's Summary
Mr. Shaitana is famous as a flamboyant party host. Nevertheless, he is a man of whom everybody is a little afraid. So when he boasts to Hercule Poirot that he considers murder an art form, the detective has some reservations about accepting a party invitation to view Shaitana's "private collection".
Indeed, what begins as an absorbing evening of bridge is to turn into a more dangerous game altogether.
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- Calliope
- 2014-01-21
this is a great Christie mystery
Some of Agatha Christie's mysteries are more about characters and some are more about mystery, and this is one of the latter. That's not to say that the characters are poor, only that the mystery itself takes center stage. It's a real whodunnit: A dinner party includes 4 criminals, whom the host claims to know have each gotten away with murder, and 4 sleuths, both professionals and amateurs......and while the 4 criminals are in a room playing bridge, one of them quietly and secretly murders the host. Whodunnit, and how will Poirot figure it out? Keep listening and find out.
Hugh Fraser does a terrific job, as I've enjoyed in the past.
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- Kathi
- 2014-07-16
Poirot according to Hoyle
In my own mind, I kind of think of Agatha Christie mysteries as being sort of "A list" and "B list." To me, this book is on the "B list," but not because it is bad; only because it is not quite as wonderful as some others (I don't personally think there are any bad AC novels).
In this one, Poirot (along with Supt Battle, Col. Race and Ariadne Oliver--a mystery writer who one senses is created by Agatha in her own image) must solve an odd murder. Mr. Shaitana, a man who has boasted he can pick up on clues to people who have committed murder, invites the four sleuths, along with four other people, to play two tables of Bridge. Alas, the man who believed he could figure out who was a murderer quickly becomes the murder victim. And the hunt begins. Poirot cleverly uses the score sheets from the bridge game to ascertain who was playing the game at various times. But there are many more twists and turns till the murderer is revealed in the end.
I think High Fraser does a good job with the narration, and it is all the more fun since he played Captain Hastings in the Poirot TV series. This is a fun read. Agatha Christie is always a winner, and even though I read them all many years ago, I'm having a lot of fun listening to them again. Recommend!
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- Jenny Jenkins
- 2020-04-19
Implausible Plot, Fun Twists and Turns, Stellar Narration
Hugh Fraser does his usual excellent narration with the perfect Poirot, somehow completely believable women’s voices, and everyone else in this completely implausible yet fun mystery. My one regret is that there isn’t more Ariadne Oliver, the shambling apple-chomping mystery writer who makes her first appearance here. But a delightful use of an Audible credit — painted an entire room of my house while Poirot and amis kept me company.
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- T M
- 2017-08-06
Confusion confusion!
I have tried to listen to this audible book at least half a dozen times !
the first couple of times I was somewhat preoccupied when I was listening , so then I would go back and re- listen go back and re-listen, but I would still find myself going back and re-listening!!
.... and honestly I've never been more disappointed with one of Agatha's stories !
the murder is definitely committed rather quickly ;before you can get A solid feel for any of the characters...and then the investigations seem to flip-flop all over the place with way too many people and too many conversations thrown into the mix.
As I've purchased this book on audible there's nothing I can do now but to hang onto it maybe someday I'll try it again but I'm already halfway through it and want to scream!
I really was looking forward to another Agatha on Audible I love listening to Hugh Frasier as he narrates.
This one just does not hold my interest at all.
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- Marc
- 2015-01-09
Another great murder mystery
I will just say that I love the dialogue that Christie uses and the voice of Hugh Frasor is absolutely the best.
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- Susan Maluschka
- 2015-01-01
Disappointed
Was Cards on the Table worth the listening time?
This book was as wonderful as any other of her tales. I love the way that Poirot referred to this type of murder in a previous book as his "ultimate crime to solve". I don't want to spoil the ending for anyone but it left me somewhat dizzy. The last 30-45 minutes seem to move the action really fast and the ending literally comes out of nowhere.
The only part I didn't care for was when other members of Scotland Yard went to interview people. You didn't know who these officers were and never heard anything about them later on either. It seemed random. I can understand the need to interview the people but why not send one of the characters we already knew? It was like they had a cameo appearance and in a book it just doesn't work the same as a movie.
I may have enjoyed it better if I played bridge. I didn't understand many of the hands that were played during the games. I would have gotten more out of the book if I did.
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- RueRue
- 2015-08-27
Amusing and entertaining
Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?
Lots of fun for fans of Dame Agatha
What was one of the most memorable moments of Cards on the Table?
All the scenes with Ariana Oliver ( Agatha Christie making fun of her image)
Have you listened to any of Hugh Fraser’s other performances before? How does this one compare?
Hugh Fraser is one reason to listen. He's fabulous !
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- Goldie
- 2022-02-06
Perfect narration
Hugh Fraser is absolutely the voice of Poirot in my mind. His performances excellent every time and as usual Agatha Christie pens a compelling tale.
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- thereal_TOEBEANS
- 2020-10-28
Easily one of the best of Poirot!
This was one of the first Poirot novels I ever read, and it's easily the one I've reread the most! Superb performance, the voices and tone were top-notch. Recommended!
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- Steve Wis
- 2020-01-31
Oh Come ON! Disappointed w this Christie "mystery"
Overall, I consider myself a fan of Agatha Christie books, but if this were the very first Christie book I read, I might not have bothered to read any others. The story line is OK up until about the last 4 chapters (I think there are about 30 short chapters altogether). Without giving away the ending, she brings in some crucial "facts" for the first time at the very end to explain the story -- which is unfair from the reader's standpoint. And even the final explanation for the twist at the end doesn't even really answer all the questions a reader would have. I should've listened to the reviewers who warned that this happens in this story, but so many other reviewers gave it such a high score (which I don't understand) that I gave it a try. Without the nonsensical ending, I would have rated the book 3.5 stars. I wish I had passed on this book.
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