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Poirot Investigates: Eleven Complete Mysteries

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The stories are imaginative, complex, can be solved. David Suchet does an excellent reading, not easy with the various characters he portrays. Although based on the TV series, (also very highly recomended), you may have missed some of the clues, so listen hard. There are several collections in this series all excellent, BUT .....

However Christie fans should also select "International" on Amazon's opening screen, then go to "United Kingdom", then select "Books" and "Books on CD", then select "BBC Radio Collection". This gives you about 270 titles, of these about 30 are Full Cast productions of Agatha Christies plays and are superb. Some of the titles are, "Peril at end House", "Death on theNile", etc. Most are also available on cassette also, this results in about 1200 choices.

This adaptation of the classic short story collection starring the famous Belgian detective is a wonderful find.

David Suchet (television's Poirot) performs with adept precision in reading the exploits of Agatha Christie's hero whose little gray cells are stretched to the limit at times.

The only minor criticism we can make is that, as there is only one performer and despite Mr. Suchet's impressive talents, it is difficult at times to distinguish one character from another when their dialogue is being read even if you are paying close attention. If Hugh Fraser (the actor who plays Hastings) had participated as a co-reader, since most of the stories were written from his character's point-of-view, we think it would have been a major asset and made this CD a full five-star production.

For its price, it is a solid buy.

All the characters that delight on television are recreated in these unabridged audiobooks. Suchet's reading is a treat and he handles Colonel Hastings and Inspector Japp's voices very well. Your mind accompanies the reading with scenes from the television shows.
One drawback is his voice grates when handling the female lines. I wished for a female to chime in, but the flow of the story carried me past those bits so it did not detract that much.
Pop these into your CD player to listen and you will find yourself catching some details that you may have overlooked in the dramatizations on TV.

I thought it might be helpful to show the list of included stories: The Disappearance of Mr. Davenheim, The Jewel Robbery at the Grand Metropolitan, The Adventure of the Italian Nobleman, The Adventure of the Western Star, The Kidnapped Prime Minister, The Case of the Missing Will, The Mystery of Hunter's Lodge, The Million Dollar Bond Robbery,
The Adventure of the Cheap Flat, The Adventure of the Egyptian Tomb. Sorry there is one title missing from this list--perhaps someone will add it in a comment.

I have listened to several Poirot recordings that were narrated by Hugh Fraser and I loved them. I marvelled at the excellent rendition he does of David Suchet's voice. But this is my first listening of David Suchet doing all the voices and I had to marvel again! He does an excellent job of the voice of Capt. Hastings as well as inspector Japp. Very engaging and fun!

I was pleasantly surprised with this collection of short-story mysteries. I had seen the television versions, but the stories are still a delight! Suchet performs brilliantly, able to play both the English characters as well as the delightfully Belgian Poirot. The best thing about these short mysteries is that if you wish to pit your wits against the Great Detective, they are solvable. Also, unlike some of the other CD collections, the mysteries end on the CD they start on, so you have 2-3 complete mysteries per CD. This is really great if you are using them in your car.

This is a fun set of short stories and David Suchet's reading is really wonderful. He does a great Japp (sounds just like the actor on the TV series). His female voices leave a little to be desired, but overall his characterizations are really good.

All the characters that delight on television are recreated in these unabridged audiobooks. Suchet's reading is a treat and he handles Colonel Hastings and Inspector Japp's voices very well. Your mind accompanies the reading with scenes from the television shows.
One drawback is his voice grates when handling the female lines. I wished for a female to chime in, but the flow of the story carried me past those bits so it did not detract that much.
Pop these into your CD player to listen and you will find yourself catching some details that you may have overlooked in the dramatizations on TV.

...you're going to really enjoy this audiobook series. It features David Suchet, in his most famous role of Hercule Poirot, as he mesmirizes the listener with his readings of these favorite Agatha Christie stories. What I was most fascinated with was his ability to slip from character to character, using all the appropriate voices and accents. It's amazing to hear him go from the Belgian Detective Poirot to the British Captain Hastings to a more cockney Inspector Japp to a rich female dowager on a cruise--and every character in between. Who knew?!!


The disks arrived in a nice multi-folded jacket and were all in good shape. The quality of the sound was very good, although every so often it seemed a little bit low--I just turned up the volume a bit. I thoroughly enjoyed listenting to each disk and was sad when I played the last one. But like a good book, it's easy to start again from the beginning. I highly recommend this set.

I just love Poirot! These 11 stories are extremely enjoyable. Poirot is his usual lovably arrogant self. Poirot fans will enjoy the last tale, which is Poirot's only "failure". Each story has a satisfying conclusion and the expected tricky plot twists.

I was looking for an audio book that was not too long but would hold my interest. The stories were short enough to be finished by the time I got to work and not leave me hanging in the middle waiting for the outcome . This worked out perfectly. I really enjoyed it. Especially since it was read by David Suchet, who was Agatha Christie's top pick for Poirot. This CD is good for short trips or long ones. I hope there are more.

Sincerely,
Christine