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  • Murder Under the Sun

  • 13 summer mysteries by the Queen of Crime
  • By: Agatha Christie
  • Narrated by: Hugh Fraser
  • Length: 7 hrs and 15 mins
  • 4.4 out of 5 stars (242 ratings)

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Murder Under the Sun

By: Agatha Christie
Narrated by: Hugh Fraser
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Summary

Get away from it all with this selection of mid-summer murders by Agatha Christie, read by television’s Captain Hastings, the actor and novelist Hugh Fraser!

Summer. Holiday season. A time for rest and relaxation. But murder can strike anywhere, as this selection of an ‘unlucky thirteen’ mysteries by Agatha Christie proves.

Join Hercule Poirot, Christopher Parker Pyne, Harley Quin and James Bond on this special holiday-themed collection, and take a dip into these short stories, perfect for killing time on the beach, by the pool – or at home, when planning to get away from it all.

STORIES IN THIS COLLECTION:
• The Rajah's Emerald
• The Oracle at Delphi
• Wasp's Nest
• A Death on the Nile
• Problem at Pollensa Bay
• Have You Got Everything You Want?
• Triangle at Rhodes
• The House at Shiraz
• Double Sin
• The Gate of Baghdad
• The Regatta Mystery
• The Pearl of Price
• The Man from the Sea

©2019 Agatha Christie (P)2019 HarperCollins Publishers Limited
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A gentle pleasure

It was a pleasure to listen to some early cases of the famous Belgium detective and even more so of a charm to hear it read by Hugh Fraser.

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Short Stories

A lovely bundle of stories, each lasting about 30 minutes and beautifully narrated by the soothing voice of Hugh Fraser. Only gave 4 stars because quite a lot of the stories already appear on other audio recordings. I most enjoyed the final mystery, The Pearl of Price, which has a very psychological storyline. It emphasizes the distinctive skills of Agatha Christie.

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Agatha Christie and Hugh Fraser...

.... are a perfect combination! A gem I will return to over and over again.

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Audible: Please add titles to chapters!

This audibook is amazing. Another wonderful collection of Agatha Christie stories. My only issue is that each chapter is a different story, but they are numbered, not titled. Please Audible!!! if you don't want to do it yourself at least give me the option to name the chapters myself. it's impossible to find the story I am looking for!

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Christie Does it Again

Lovely collection of short stories, well conceived and read beautifully by Hugh Fraser, this audiobook is a must for any fans out there

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A Delight

Hugh Fraser was wonderful. So easy to listen to and each character was different, but not that different, just right.

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Fascinating Collection

Excellent compilation, all stories to leave you wondering and found a new detective in Parker Pyne. Hugh Fraser’s voices are so believable especially the ladies.

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Lovely stories

A nice mix of Agatha Christie stories, my only complaint is the bad editing, random comments like " end of disc three" could have been easily sorted out.

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Short Stories - Nothing to Chew On

Disappointed in stories. Performance Good. Nothing to get your teeth into or imagination engaged. Wouldn't recommend.

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Not Christie's best work

The narration improves as the stories progress- the first few are quite poorly performed and there is very little variation in the voices, making it hard to tell who is speaking. However, the last ones are much better delivered. It's quite odd, given that it's the same narrator throughout!

The stories themselves are 'so so' - unusually predictable for Christie, and I have never really liked Parker Pine or Satterthwaite as characters. Several of the stories contain significant misogynistic elements - including the rather bizarre claims that women like being mistreated. I am a big fan of Christie and can usually put her occasional outbursts of racism, snobbery and misogyny in their historical, social and cultural context, but some of the attitudes in here are hard to swallow.

Not one of the best Christie collections, I'm afraid.

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