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The ABC Murders

By: Agatha Christie
Narrated by: Hugh Fraser
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There’s a serial killer on the loose, bent on working his way through the alphabet. And as a macabre calling card he leaves beside each victim’s corpe the ABC Railway Guide open at the name of the town where the murder has taken place.

Having begun with Andover, Bexhill and then Churston, there seems little chance of the murderer being caught – until he makes the crucial and vain mistake of challenging Hercule Poirot to frustrate his plans…

©1936 Agatha Christie Limited; (P)2003 HarperCollins Publishers Ltd, London UK Amateur Sleuths Best of 2025 Crime Crime Thrillers Family Life Fiction Genre Fiction Murder Mystery Thriller & Suspense Traditional Detectives Thriller Detective
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"There is no more cunning player of the murder game than Agatha Christie." (Sunday Times)
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fantastic,
for anyone wanting an extremely satifying read, i would strongly recommend. Christie does an amazing job of tying you in with suspense and frustration at who the killer may or may not be and then right at the end, a resolution. Fraser also does an amazing job of narrating the story.

fantastic read

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If you're a fan of Poirot you're bound to enjoy this. High Fraser always does an excellent job as narrator.

All that a Poirot fan could wish for.

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This is one of my favourite Poirot stories, and it was a delight to listen to Hugh Fraser narrating it. He does an excellent job of bringing all the characters to life.

The story is completely engaging, with enough red herrings to keep you guessing until the end. Even if you know the story (like I do), it was still great to listen to how it all plays out.

Would I listen to another book written by Agatha Christie? Yes.
Would I listen to another book read by Hugh Fraser? Yes.

A great performance of a good book

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Others - many - may rate The Murder of Roger Ackroyd or And Then There Were None as Agatha Christie’s finest novels but this for me is her at her sharpest and keenest - and also funniest - best. Perfect, and perfectly narrated by Hugh Fraser, who brings a light but sure touch to the adaptation.

The perfect whodunnit

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It's not Poirot's greatest mystery but it does neatly set up a template for so many serial killer narratives for years to come

Serial killer template

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