Appointment with Death

A Hercule Poirot Mystery: The Official Authorized Edition

By: Agatha Christie

Narrated by: Hugh Fraser

Among the towering red cliffs of Petra, like some monstrous swollen Buddha, sits the corpse of Mrs.Boynton. A tiny puncture mark on her wrist is the only sign of the fatal injection that killed her.

With only 24 hours available to solve the mystery, Hercule Poirot recalled a chance remark he'd overheard back in Jerusalem: "You see, don't you, that she's got to be killed?" Mrs. Boynton was, indeed, the most detestable woman he'd ever met....

©1938 Agatha Christie Limited (P)2001 HarperCollins Publishers

Another great Hercule Poirot Story

I am enjoying listening to all the Poirot stories in order and feel Hugh Fraser is the best narrator.

A Genre Piece But Fantastic

I've been through the vast majority of Christie's novels and they can be classified into 2 categories: mainstream or genre. Mainstream pieces are very logically organized and accessible. Genre pieces are less accessible due to barely perceptible twists, more complex structure, or other factors that make the mystery so mysterious that you have to be invested in the genre of the story to really appreciate the work. I like both categories for varying reasons and this one is actually pretty special. It's basically an advertisement for touring the holy lands and the exposition is just beautiful. I looked up a couple of the sites featured in the story because they sounded so lovely. This is a great read.

Great story, Amazing performance

Hugh Fraser, the narrator is so good with voices, that you forget that it’s being narrated. Really really good. You can actually tell the character of Mercer apart from Perrault even though they have a similar accent. The women’s voices are good. And this is one of the Very good plot twists,so classic. So good.

A classic.

My first Poirot storyline, and I enjoyed it enormously. My wife is a long-time fan, and after conversations with her about looking for something new to read I decided to give this a try.

I’m glad I did.

always the one I dont suspect

Even when I'm trying to pick the most unlikely person, ita always someone else.
this one was very good and fun
Hugh Frazier, as always, perfect!

Outstanding job by Hugh yet again

This will be my third Agatha Christie book and all from the Hercule series, was quite the rollercoaster and I loved every minute of it.

Hugh has been a delight to listen to from all his other audio books he has done and here he still is reliable at capturing the spirit of each character like he always does, he is part of a small list of people that I always can rely on for high quality performances when I’m listening.

If anyone reads this give him a try, I think he’s worth your time.

Fantastic. Classic Christie.

This was a superb book - classic Christie to give you all the right clues and also tons of red herrings. And Hugh Fraser never disappoints as a reader.

So entertaining !

What made the experience of listening to Appointment with Death the most enjoyable?

Love the narration and the plot surprises

What about Hugh Fraser’s performance did you like?

He has a great vocal range and a pleasant, dramatic reading style

Appointment with Death

I just love H. Poirot stories especially since he lays out all the possible explanations for what could have happened then steers the reader to the right conclusion.

The Good Guy Did Win

I really liked this mystery. I thought the suspected killer was too obvious but I couldn't decide who really was the killer
I never guessed correctly. Kept my interest the entire time that I listened. The Dramatization was truly excellent. Agatha Christie was truly talented with so many fans through the decades of time.