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The Moving Finger

By: Agatha Christie
Narrated by: Richard E Grant
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A malicious letterA tragic deathA village filled with suspects

Nothing ever happens in the sleepy village of Lymstock.

Until letters accusing the villagers of unspeakable acts start to appear.

They try to dismiss them as a cruel hoax, but then one of the recipients is found dead. The letter next to her body reads simply, ‘I can’t go on’.

As fear spreads among the villagers, Jane Marple must uncover who is writing these letters – before anyone else is hurt.

©1942 Agatha Christie (P)2013 HarperCollins Publishers Limited Amateur Sleuths Detective Fiction Mystery Traditional Detectives Women Sleuths Women's Fiction Village

Critic Reviews

‘Miss Marple is one of the most subversive, the most original, most distinctive characters in fiction. Often underestimated and overlooked, she always triumphs in the end.’ Kate Mosse

‘Beyond all doubt the puzzle in The Moving Finger is fit for experts.’ The Times
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I really liked the story overall but I’m not sure why it’s classed as a Marple story if she’s only kinda there for the last 20%

Needed more Marple

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Is there a better combination? Agatha Christie, Miss Marple and Richard E Grant?
Well crafted characters, intriguing plot and brilliant characterisations.
A wonderful way to begin my winter holiday.

Richard E. and Agatha

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Richard has a lively and engaging voice and the story adaptation is good and moves at a pace.

Good listening

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I really enjoyed how Marple appeared at the end! Wasn't clever enough to guess it and was somewhat disappointed with how cliche the murder really was. Still - very enjoyable as always!

Another great one!

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I loved this book. Richard E Grant did a wonderful job reading this book. It was easy to follow and incredibly engaging. Even though Miss Marple only appeared for a few short minutes at the end of the book, it was still a great story. :)

Loved it!

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An Agatha Christie story I hadn’t been aware of before. Richard E Grant brings all the characters to life with fantastic voices - it’s a really fun listen.

A charming little murder mystery

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Richard E Grant has a naturally expressive - some might say sarcastic - tone that lends itself well to the slightly cynical main character in this book. He does all the other voices well too, full of expression.

Cracking read by Grant

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Fantastic narration from Richard E Grant makes for wonderful entertainment in this Christie Nobody does it better than the Queen of Crime.

Superb narration.

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Loved, loved, loved this book. Far exceeded my hopes as I really enjoyed the Tele-movie - but the book is SO much better! Richard E Grant’s narration is superb. The book is written in the first person from Jerry’s perspective and Richard was thoroughly convincing. I will listen this more than once.

Best narrator ever!

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Richard E Grant did a fantastic job narrating this book. One of my favourite of Christie's novels, he definitely did it justice.

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