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They Do It with Mirrors

By: Agatha Christie
Narrated by: Emilia Fox
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Summary

 A shocking crime A mansion filled with suspects

Ruth Van Rydock can’t shake the feeling that something terrible is going to happen to her sister at Stonygates house.

Her old school friend Jane Marple decides it’s time to pay a visit.

But this grand Victorian mansion isn’t just a family home – it’s also a correctional facility for wayward young men.

And when something terrible does indeed happen, Miss Marple must face her most eccentric cast of suspects yet.

Never underestimate Miss Marple

‘If a genius is someone who leaves the field they work in totally different from how they found it, then we should certainly remember Agatha Christie as a genius.’
Stephen Fry

‘No one on either side of the Atlantic does it better.’
New York Times

©1952 Agatha Christie (P)2013 HarperCollins Publishers Limited Crime Thrillers Detective Fiction Historical Mystery Thriller & Suspense Traditional Detectives Women Sleuths Women's Fiction Crime Thriller
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Critic reviews

‘Without a doubt, the greatest mystery writer of all time’ – Ragnar Jonasson

‘A hundred years after her first novel, and we are all still standing in her shadow’ – Andrew Taylor

‘She gives us an insight into human nature that few, if any, have surpassed’ – Susan Lewis

‘Dame Agatha has sold more books than all besides Shakespeare and the Bible’ – David Baldacci

‘All crime fiction writers around the globe owe Agatha Christie a massive debt’ – Peter James

‘Reading a perfectly plotted Agatha Christie is like crunching into a perfect apple: that pure, crisp, absolute satisfaction.’ – Tana French
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This is one of my favourite Agatha Christie stories, unfortunately rather spoiled for me by Emelia Fox making foolish errors, in things like the pronunciation of names and in the use of an unbelievable American accent.
It’s worth a listen but probably only once.

An enjoyable plot

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Reviews weren’t that good so I wasn’t sure about this tittle - but it didn’t disappoint at all ! Another classic - I really enjoy Emilia Fox narration, her tone and character variation are paired so well with Agatha Christie’s story telling.

Loved it!

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Slightly different to the tv adaptation I've seen, but that's no bad thing. I really enjoyed this one, and listened to it in only two days. I definitely recommend it.

Thoroughly enjoyable!

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According to the blurb, this is narrated by Emelia Fox and read by Joan Hickson. Isn't this a contradiction?

Confused

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Having recently listened to a radio dramatisation of this book I realised that I was not familiar with the story. On the whole the narrator was good but the American accents required for four key roles were odd, at times sounding Welsh. I expected this book to be read by Joan Hickson, as advertised. Emilia Fox, needed to voice a range of characters and did well. The plot was clever but overlong. In that respect, the condensed version of the radio play was better. I am interested to know the age of Jane Marple. Apparently, she is portrayed as older than her actual years. A frail old lady she is not. But, perhaps at the time this was written perceived old age was younger. I found some of the attitudes jarring but in keeping with the thoughts of the time. I tended to listen to this recording at night; I frequently drifted off and had to 'rewind'. Overall, a recommended listen with some weaknesses.

Good plot but long winded.

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