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Murder at the Vicarage & The Mysterious Affair at Styles

By: Agatha Christie
Narrated by: Richard E. Grant, Hugh Fraser
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TWO BESTSELLING MYSTERIES IN ONE GREAT PACKAGE!

THE MURDER AT THE VICARAGE

The Murder at the Vicarage is Agatha Christie’s first mystery to feature the beloved investigator Miss Marple—as a dead body in a clergyman’s study proves to the indomitable sleuth that no place, holy or otherwise, is a sanctuary from homicide.

Miss Marple encounters a compelling murder mystery in the sleepy little village of St. Mary Mead, where under the seemingly peaceful exterior of an English country village lurks intrigue, guilt, deception and death.

Colonel Protheroe, local magistrate and overbearing land-owner is the most detested man in the village. Everyone—even in the vicar—wishes he were dead. And very soon he is—shot in the head in the vicar's own study. Faced with a surfeit of suspects, only the inscrutable Miss Marple can unravel the tangled web of clues that will lead to the unmasking of the killer.

THE MYSTERIOUS AFFAIR AT STYLES

Hercule Poirot solves his first case in the Agatha Christie novel that started it all, now in a fully restored edition that features a “missing chapter” along with commentary from Christie expert John Curran.

Who poisoned the wealthy Emily Inglethorp and how did the murderer penetrate and escape from her locked bedroom? Suspects abound in the quaint village of Styles St. Mary—from the heiress's fawning new husband to her two stepsons, her volatile housekeeper, and a pretty nurse who works in a hospital dispensary.

With impeccable timing, and making his unforgettable debut, the brilliant Belgian detective Hercule Poirot is on the case.

©1930 Agatha Christie Ltd. (P)2002 HarperCollins Publishers Crime Crime Fiction Detective Fiction Historical Fiction Mystery Women Sleuths Women's Fiction Murder Exciting Heartfelt Village

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NB: the description is incorrect; Murder at the Vicarage, a Marple story, is narrated by Joan Hickson, not Richard Grant. Hickson’s performance is excellent, but I was expecting—and had wanted—Grant. Hugh Fraser is also excellent narrating Mysterious Affair at Styles, the first outing for Poirot and Hastings together, set in a country home during the Great War.

Narrated by Hickson and Fraser

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I would've given these five stars, but for the skipping in the last few chapters of the Poirot story. I assume this was due to a defect in the medium from which the tale was transferred to digital format. The Poirot story written in 1920 and the Marple story written in 1930 bear a resemblance in their end results, but I don't want to give any spoilers. The most enjoyable part of the Marple story to me was that the vicar was initially put forward as the detective protagonist, but as the story progressed, it became clear even to the vicar that a more cunning mind, that of the unassuming Ms. Marple, was to be the one to solve the mystery. The strength of the Poirot story by comparison seems to me to have been in the interweaving of more subtle and intricate details that only the fastidious and brilliant Belgian detective could align in such a way as to solve the mystery. Both stories originate from the greatest author ever to write mysteries, Agatha Christie, and I look forward to listening to more of her works on Audible.

Great books by the Mistress of Mystery

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The stories are fantastic, but the narrator on the first story was very difficult to understand.

Love these stories!

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The Murder at the Vicarage is a very good story. very interesring, and I think it was weel read. However, it should be noted that the reader (Joan) read this book like a bedtime story by Grandma. There were no voices, and sometimes I was a bit confused at which character was speaking or doing what. But the readers voice was perfect for Miss. Marple, and there was comfort in hearing it. I do not think her performance took away from the story.

The Mysterious Murder at Styles is a great story and the reader did a great job of reading it by breathing life into the characters through different voices. I enjoyed listening to both books. ♡

Agatha Christie for the Win

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Each story in the volume is the 1st appearance of the well Miss Marple and M. Poirot. If the stories are new to you then get comfortable and listen. If old favorites they are well done voice actors already known for playing Miss Marple and Capt. Hastings for the BBC. I suddenly have to travel to outlying offices. It had been many years since I had read these particular stories and they kept me focused during the drive better than music would have. Mrs. Christie's stories are always a delite.

1st of each series

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I've loved Dame Agatha since I was a kid, and Joan Hickson was the perfect Miss Marple, in the shows and in these readings. Hugh Fraser is a perfect Captain Hastings in both respects, so these listening experiences were terrific.

Two blasts from the past

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Why does Audible feel it's acceptable to change books that are already in customer's libraries? As another reviewer mentioned, I too chose this particularly to have Joan Hickson as the narrator. Maybe Audible feels that not that many customers re-listen to books, but I DO. Narration is a make or break thing for me and to discover the change was not at all okay. It's like having a vintage book and discovering someone replaced it with a cheap copy.

I thought the book I bought was mine. Period. Now I find out that it's not. Not cool. I have over 1000 titles, but that doesn't mean that I don't care if any of them are tampered with. Very unhappy.

Changing narrator on a purchased book??

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Always great to follow an Agatha Christie mystery, it is an adventure to say the least

Always great !

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Would you consider the audio edition of 'Murder at the Vicarage' & 'The Mysterious Affair at Styles' to be better than the print version?

Vicarage...book was better
Affair at Styles was good

What other book might you compare 'Murder at the Vicarage' & 'The Mysterious Affair at Styles' to and why?

Body in the Library sort of....

Did Joan Hickson and Hugh Fraser do a good job differentiating all the characters? How?

Joan Hickson is a marvelous Miss Marple but deplorable with all other roles. I could have done a better job...I love the book and was a good thing cause it sounded like Miss Marple was the only character and felt bad for the parson, who had primary role and his wife and well all the other roles.
Hugh Fraser did a much better job differentiating between characters.

Murder at the Vicarage primary review

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Agatha Christie’s writings are timeless and never fail to completely entertain.
Joan Hickson’s performance of Murder at the Vicarage sounds like Julie Child with a mouthful of marbles but Christie’s excellent prose still wins over the less than great performance. Hugh Fraser does a wonderful job with The Mysterious Affair at Styles.

Agatha Christie is timeless

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