The Thirteen Problems

By: Agatha Christie

Narrated by: Mark Bowen

In The Thirteen Problems, Agatha Christie invites readers to gather with Miss Marple and a group of curious minds for an evening of puzzles where nothing is ever as simple as it seems. Thirteen cases, each as unique and baffling as the last, unfold around the fireside, challenging the sharp wits of all present. From eerie premonitions and sinister family secrets to sudden deaths that leave no trace, Miss Marple's keen mind picks apart each mystery with startling insight. In this collection, Christie masterfully blends suspense and wit, offering a tantalizing glimpse into a world where every solution is hidden in plain sight. For fans of clever crimes and classic whodunits, The Thirteen Problems is a feast of intrigue that keeps you guessing until the very end.

Stories Included:

1. The Tuesday Night Club
2. The Idol House of Astarte
3. Ingots of Gold
4. The Bloodstained Pavement
5. Motive v. Opportunity
6. The Thumb Mark of St. Peter
7. The Blue Geranium
8. The Companion
9. The Four Suspects
10. A Christmas Tragedy
11. The Herb of Death
12. The Affair at the Bungalow
13. Death by Drowning

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Good stories, bad narration

The narration made it difficult to follow the stories. The stories themselves are good. Classic Christie.
The two biggest issues with the narration:
-inflection at the end of most of his sentences
-no determinable difference between characters (Often I didn't know which character was speaking.)

Worst audio ever!

There is a name given to the narrator of this audiobook; however, I think it must be an AI generated voice. Every word is said with the exact same tone, several words are mispronounced, and some words are actually switched for different words. My favorite is when he said that the “victim died interstate“(meaning in the middle of the road?) rather than the “victim died intestate” (without a will). If an actual human being was reading this, then he is less skillful than the high school students I teach. Do not get any book with this man listed as narrator!

Good Writer; Poor Narration

Narrating a book must be so difficult that I hesitate to criticize a reader who at least ennuciates well and reads at a comprehensible pace. However, this narrator's reading is poor -- everything given equal emphasis, an odd inflection for many sentences, little attempt to create different voices for different characters, and with no apparent understanding of the significance of developments to the unfolding of the story. A better version with overlapping content is "Miss Marple: The Complete Short Stories: A Miss Marple Collection" narrated by Juliet Stevenson.

This sounds like it was read by AI

A monotone voice and frequent mispronunciation of words (“bow-dice” rather than “bah-diss” for bodice and so on). I’m pretty sure Michael Bowen is an AI.

unlistenable narrator

I really like Agatha Christie, but this was not it for me. the narrator put the most unrecognizable emphasis on vowels. additionally, this isn't a cohesive story, so it was doubly hard to follow.

Narration was terrible

I know narration can sometimes be very subjective but this was like nails on the chalkboard. I couldn't listen to it unfortunately. So it was a waste of money. The stories are great and I have read them in book format and was really looking forward to listening to them.

It’s Agatha Christie

Horrible narrator! Waste of money!! If I could get a refund, I would!! Never again!