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Cards on the Table

By: Agatha Christie
Narrated by: Hugh Fraser
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Part of a new look for Hercule Poirot for the 21st Century.

Read by Hugh Fraser, who plays Captain Hastings in the popular TV series.

Mr Shaitana was famous as a flamboyant party host. Nevertheless, he was a man of whom everybody was a little afraid. So, when he boasted to Poirot that he considered murder an art form, the detective had some reservations about accepting a party invitation to view Shaitana’s private collection.

Indeed, what began as an absorbing evening of bridge was to turn into a more dangerous game altogether…

©1936 Agatha Christie Mallowan; (P)2003 HarperCollins Publishers Ltd, London UK Crime Fiction Detective Fiction Mystery Private Investigators Crime

Critic Reviews

“The finest murder story of her career… Mrs Christie has never been more ingenious”
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Very clever book, love Agatha Christie, she is a genius! Hugh Fraser reads it beautifully, I love listening to his voice

Excellent

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Love this ! Love it from the started! 5 stars love Agatha chirstie is an amazing woman

Really enjoy this

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Brilliant narration by Hugh Fraser as always. I wish he had narrated more than he has. I enjoyed the plot and characters in this story. A good Christie in my opinion.

One of Christie’s better stories

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A fantastic mystery, originally described at Poirot’s made to measure murder in ‘the ABC murders’ Christie writes a fantastic mystery. It’ll keep you guessing until the very end and Hugh Fraser does an amazing job as always. Also the first book with Ariadne Oliver! I do love a bit of author self insertion.

Poker face required!

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I like that the narrative doesn’t waiver from the book. I enjoyed it very much

Hugh Fraser’s narration

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