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Mrs. McGinty's Dead

By: Agatha Christie
Narrated by: Hugh Fraser
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Following the new-look of Hercule Poirot books for the 21st century.

Mrs McGinty died from a brutal blow to the back of her head. Suspicion fell immediately on her shifty lodger, James Bentley, whose clothes revealed traces of the victim’s blood and hair. Yet something was amiss: Bentley just didn’t look like a murderer.

Poirot believed he could save the man from the gallows – what he didn’t realise was that his own life was now in great danger…

©1953 Agatha Christie Mallowan; (P)2002 HarperCollins Publishers Ltd, London UK Crime Thrillers Detective Family Life Fiction Genre Fiction Mystery Small Town & Rural Thriller Thriller & Suspense Traditional Detectives Crime Scary

Critic reviews

"The plot is perfect and the characters are wonderful." (San Francisco Chronicle)

"The best Poirot since such pre-war classics as Cards on the Table." (New York Times)

"So simple, so economical, so completely baffling. Every clue scrupulously given, with superb sleight of hand." (Sunday Times)
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What a terrific tangle. Amazing plot beautifully narrated .something to engage you for a long time

Brilliant

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A bit too morbid for my taste, but otherways a good story, and always a pleasure both to "meet" Poirot, and to enjoy the wonderful narrating by Hugh Fraser.

A bit too morbid for my taste, otherways very good

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Very good read tricky plot to unravel would recommend to friends
It was very entertaining.

Tricky

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excellent audio. well read and entertaining to the last word. time to get some sleep!!

gripping

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after reading all her books so many years ago, I had totally forgotten how very much I had enjoyed them, with so many twists and turns, sometimes a bad memory has its benefits

The queen of crime does it again

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