Murder in the Mews: Three Perplexing Cases for Poirot (Mystery Masters) [Audiobook, CD, Unabridged] [Audio CD]

Agatha Christie (Author), Nigel Hawthorne (Narrator), Hugh Fraser (Narrator)

Book Description

Series: Mystery Masters | Publication Date: October 21, 2002

Three novellas comprise this collection of cases presented to the great Belgian detective: Murder in the Mews; The Incredible Theft; and Triangle at Rhodes. This is the 11th Poirot title in the Mystery Masters series.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"Hawthorne masterfully handles the title story. Fraser, who narrates the other stories, is impressive with his vocal characterizations." -- AudioFile, April/May 2003

"Hawthorne's reading is compelling, his voice changing to clearly distinguish the characters, his pauses just right for setting the tension." -- Cosmik Debris, November 2002

From AudioFile

Hugh Fraser and Nigel Hawthorne share the narrator's role in this trio of Hercule Poirot short stories. Hawthorne masterfully handles the title story, in which Poirot suspects that the suicide of Barbara Allen was actually murder. Hawthorne reads both the British characters and the Belgian Poirot with delightfully authentic accents. Fraser, who narrates the other stories, is impressive with his vocal characterizations. His depiction of Mrs. Macatta, a minor player in "The Incredible Theft," is amusingly on target, as is Poirot's detective work when military plans are purloined. "Triangle at Rhodes" finds the vacationing Poirot pressed into service when a marriage turns to murder. Both readers succeed in flavoring, rather than overpowering, the stories with European accents. J.J.B. © AudioFile 2003, Portland, Maine-- Copyright © AudioFile, Portland, Maine

Product Details

• Audio CD
• Publisher: AudioGO; Unabridged edition (October 21, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1572702842
• ISBN-13: 978-1572702844
• Product Dimensions: 9.5 x 2.2 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.5 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #305,982 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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27 of 28 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Well written by Christie, well read by Hawthorne and Fraser, November 11, 2002

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F. Behrens "Frank Behrens" (Keene, NH USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Murder in the Mews: Three Perplexing Cases for Poirot (Mystery Masters) (Audio CD)

It is a lucky coincidence that Audio Partners is issuing complete readings of the Hercule Poirot short stories and novels just after Acorn Media and A&E have finished releasing all of the David Suchet video versions. It is very instructive, especially to film majors, to compare the originals with the scripts.

For example, the most recent Poirot collection appears on four CDs in Audio Partners set 45284, which includes Nigel Hawthorne reading "Murder in the Mews" and Hugh Fraser (the Hastings of the television series) reading "Triangle at Rhodes" and "The Incredible Theft." All of these are available on Acorn Media sets, should you wish to follow my" hear-watch-compare" suggestion.

The plot of "Triangle at Rhodes" is very similar to that of "Evil Under the Sun," which has been twice filmed, once as part of the Suchet series and once as a film with Peter Ustinov as the sleuth. So here you have a fabulous chance for a triple comparison.

Both actors take on all the roles, as a reader must do, neither one quite catching the Poirot voice as well as Suchet has on the screen and in those tapes in which he does the readings. In fact, Hawthorne tends to make Chief Inspector Japp sound a little hostile; but both readers are quite good and carry the stories along with their enthusiasm.

The CDs, by the way, are divided into tracks, so you can find your way back should you lose the setting from your last listening. Tapes, of course, stay where they left off.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Murder in the Mews, September 23, 2008

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Patrick M. Simmons "Simsound" (Geyserville, California USA) - See all my reviews
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