A is for Ascher, cudgeled in Andover. B is for Barnard, strangled in Bexhill. C is for Clarke, struck down in Churston. Beside each body is an A.B.C. Railway guide; before each murder Hercule Poirot is notified. In one of Christie's most twisted tales, the meticulous Belgian sleuth must navigate the eerie maze of a serial killer's mind. D is for Doncaster, where the next victim dies... E is for evidence, ingeniously analyzed.
Hugh Fraser will be familiar to listeners from the excellent PBS "Mystery" adaptations of Hercule Poirot novels in which he played the intrepid Hastings. Consequently, he makes a wonderful narrator here. These Audio Editions Mysteries cannot be recommended highly enough for quality of material and great performances at affordable prices. In this complicated maze of a mystery, people are dying in alphabetical order. Poirot knows there must be a method to this madness and digs deep to uncover a motive. Fraser is perfection itself at painting the tiny portraits of diverse individuals. Christie ties the whole canvas together to tell a complete story. To enter a world she has created is to escape your own for at least awhile, and, as is the case with any great vacation, you'll be longing for the next time you can get away . . . with murder. D.G. (c) AudioFile 2004, Portland, Maine
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About the Author
Agatha Christie (1890-1975), wrote more than 66 novels, numerous short stories and screenplays, and a series of romantic novels using the pen name of Mary Westmacott. Her play, The Mousetrap, has been running continuously since its premiere in 1952. According to her print publisher, Christie's books have sold more than a billion copies in English and another billion in 44 foreign languages. The most widely published novelist of all time in any language, Christie is outsold only by The Bible and Shakespeare.
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