The Agatha Christie Collection

By: Agatha Christie

Narrated by: Stephen Scalon

This audiobook collection contains the following works of Agatha Christie:

• The Mysterious Affair at Styles
• The Secret Adversary
• The Murder on the Links
• The Disappearance of Mr. Davenheim
• The Adventure of the "Western Star"
• The Tragedy at Marsdon Manor
• The Million Dollar Bond Robbery
• The Adventure of the Cheap Flat
• The Mystery of the Hunter's Lodge
• The Kidnapped Prime Minister
• The Adventure of the Egyptian Tomb
• The Adventure of the Italian Nobleman
• The Case of the Missing Will
• The Chocolate Box
• The Veiled Lady
• The Lost Mine
• The Affair at the Victory Ball
• The Adventure of the Clapham Cook
• The Cornish Mystery
• The Kidnapping of Johnnie Waverly
• The Double Clue
• The King of Clubs
• The Lemesurier Inheritance
• The Plymouth Express
• The Submarine Plans
• The Market Basing Mystery
• The Curious Disappearance of the Opalsen Pearls

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Pretty great to listen to and be calm.

I enjoyed this long play for many crochet projects and naps. It is entertaining and enjoyable.

A Great Collection

It is a nice collection that includes short stories as well. A good listen for Christie fans.

So fun to read Christie’s stories.

I’ve seen many movies based on Agatha Christie’s books but I had never actually read her work. Loved this collection!

The first thing that struck me is the full-bodied, rich vocabulary. We certainly have pared down our vocabulary in the last century and it’s a shame. Christie’s language is vibrant and exact. Each word means something specific.

I will say that these stories are dated. That’d be fine but the racism is shocking and back then, they thought nothing of it. It really did bother me but that was then and this is now.

The mysteries vary in quality. Some seem like outlines of better, more complete stories. Others are remarkably vivid and detailed and those are the ones I most enjoyed. But her methods of theft, murder and other misdeeds are always interesting and creative.

I never knew Poirot had a kind of assistant. I was reminded of Sherlock Holmes and Watson. Watson documented Holmes adventures just as Hastings does for Poirot. I wonder how much Christie was influenced by Doyle.

The collection’s included pieces vary from very short to full novel or at least novelette. It’s fun to discover the range of her early work. These are iconic pieces. Christie all the way back to the Lusitania. Amazing history, wonderful stories. A joy to read.

Good stories. Narration a bit weak.

The accent affected by this narrator was… difficult. After David Suchet’s, the fake Belgian accent of anyone else is fairly painful to hear.

Lots of Agatha is never too much Agatha

If you enjoy Agatha Christie, you'll want this book. Perfectly enjoyable from beginning to end.

It was only a dollar

I enjoyed it. I read other reviews but since I only paid a dollar and didn't use a credit. I'm satisfied. I read the books. I downloaded this because I like Agatha Christi and use it mostly to help me sleep. They make for intriguing dreams.

If you’ve never read or listened to Christie before DON’T get this book.

Dame Christie is on the Mt. Rushmore of mystery writers and there’s no debate about it. But this audiobook is a pretty poor presentation of her work.

The narrator is trying his best I’m sure but his Poirot is pretty bad all things considered. There are numerous better options out there.

And the other reviewers are correct in pointing out that there are no titles in the chapters so knowing where a new book starts is impossible without listening for it. That’s important if you want to jump to a book you’ve never heard of read before, or if you want to listen to a favorite out of order.

That said it’s worth the $1.00 I paid for it but it’s not worth a credit or even $3.99.

Hope this is helpful to you and enjoy your day!👍

fantastic!

There are So many titles in this collection! The narrator did a Superb job, consistently throughout! Agatha Christie's characters are captivating!

Excellent Performance

No titles listed in the table of contents making it difficult to know what stories you have listen to each day.

Hercule Thorough

The character and performance of Hercule Thorough was immaculate and very entertaining during all of the stories!!