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The Moving Finger

By: Agatha Christie
Narrated by: Richard E Grant
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Summary

 A malicious letter A tragic death A 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.

Never underestimate Miss Marple

‘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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‘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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Has Richard E. Grant ever been to the North of England? The way he thinks we speak is laughable!
The rest of his narration is excellent.

‘Up North’

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Christie really evokes the sense of the small village where you only have to go out into the high street to learn all the gossip. Really well rounded characters. Liked the narration except for the weird accents

Great story but the accents!?

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I listened to this as part of #ReadChristie2023 and absolutely loved it! The theme for March is spite and in this tale of poison pen letters spite drips from every page!
Christie uses her incredible writing skills to craft a compelling mystery that has you convinced that any one of a number of characters could be the guilty party, and yet when all is revealed it makes perfect sense.
Highly recommended and can’t wait for next month!

Excellent Story

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This is one of my favourite Christies and Richard E Grant does a good job of reading it. I just found his rendering of the two Griffithses rather off-putting. nevertheless enjoyable!

some off-putting accents but otherwise an excellent reading

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enjoyed listening to this however had to wait too long for Miss. Jane Marple to show up. she didn't make an appearance until the last 1hr 30 min. considering this is book 3 or 4 of the Marple series I was left a little disappointed.

Great narration good story

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