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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 Detective Fiction Historical Mystery Traditional Detectives

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Critic reviews

"Almost too ingenious...very clearly and brightly told. (Times Literary Supplement
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This must be one of the few Agatha Christie books I'm not overly familiar with. Story was fine, introduced the reader/listener to Poirot and Hastings and how they knew each other. Did like it was narrated by the same actor who played Hastings; Hugh Fraser, that made it sound like a proper Poirot story.

Good opener

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I enjoyed the book and loved the introduction to Poirot

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Reads the book superbly, can't fault his performance

Not bad, but one of her best

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Perfectly read by Captain Hastings. List in a bygone age , the hours flew past . Sublime.

Perfect

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Totally brilliant - the story of course is what we would expect from a queen of murder stories, and an excellent introduction to the world of Agatha Christie - but, Hugh Fraser is fantastic at bringing the story to life in audio form - multiple characters, brilliantly voiced - the story is full of pace, excellently voiced - he truly makes this audiobook - and on the back of this I will continue to buy more Agatha Christie stories that are performed by Mr Fraser. You really cannot go wrong with this. Very pleased.

A Classy Murder

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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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I started reading Agatha Christie over 40 years ago, still enjoy them as much today, particularly in this format.

Old Favourites

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Good story and twist but, too reliant on keeping things from the reader. Couldn’t really participate in the detecting :(

Pretty good

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This is a great story - one of A C’s best I think ! I love Hugh Frazer’s narration - I smile and laugh out load as well being kept guessing to who commented the murder - love it !

Another brilliant listen !

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Loved the story and the characters. Hugh Fraser is a fantastic reader as usual. I was hooked from the beginning and didn't guess the ending at all!

One of the best

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The story is so well told by Hugh Fraser, the actor who plays Hastings in the ITV Poirot show. The pace and rhythm of the storytelling is wonderful, so easy to keep up with what is transpiring.
This audible has kept me sane as I potter about the house - on to the next Poirot adventure!

Exceptional

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