Passenger to Frankfurt

De: Agatha Christie

Narrado por: Hugh Fraser

Christie's superb stand-alone mystery, Passenger to Frankfurt, is a true masterwork of surprise and suspense, as a diplomat comes to the aid of a terrified woman in an airport, only to find that his identity has been stolen and his life is suddenly in serious jeopardy.

Sir Stafford Nye's flight home from Malaya takes an unprecedented twist when a young woman confides in him that someone is trying to kill her. In a moment of weakness, he agrees to lend her his passport. Unwittingly, the diplomat has put his own life on the line.

When he meets the mystery woman again, she is a different person, and he finds himself drawn into a battle against an invisible—and altogether more dangerous—enemy. . . .

this is the only Agatha Christie book I ever read that I found boring

The narration as usual is perfection. The plot of this novel is endless, somewhat meandering, and dry. Nobody is very, and I guess this is the only un-engaging boom Agatha Christie ever wrote. For me the best part about the story is how exactly it echoes the politics of today in a horrifying history lesson. From a historical perspective this books is fascinating. But the plot itself Zzzzzzzzz

surprisingly weak for an agatha christie

this was written in agatha's later years and it seems much weaker than her previous works. ah well - nevertheless - she remains the queen of mystery all the same! we are still huge fans. :-)

Confusing and complicated

Plot tangled and complicated to the point that it became boring. The worst of Christie's that I've read so far. Waste of money and time.

Divergent

This book is not the usual mystery Christie excels at writing. The plot centers more or less on how ideas or political/philosophical ideologies have always been part of mankind's history across all cultures . Nonetheless, it is quite clever and engaging to read.

ROSIE'S review

Very intriguing and exciting. Love Hugh voice , will listen to him again. great book

Such split reviews AND I do agree with both sides!

Really not your typical AC mystery. Her world views and trying to figure out what is happening in the world are what's going on here. She really has some interesting perspectives...at least I think so, as someone who has been through Covid, pre and present Trump politics, terrible goings on life in general in the USA I think she just needed an outlet to try to come to terms with how life had changed since WW2. 🤔 Well it made me think and feel very sad.

Agatha was a very Intelligent woman who wrote fun mysteries. She also wanted to relate to the world around her in those novels...as the world and it's values unwound before her it became impossible...I would have liked to know her. She brought me such joy and entertainment since I discovered her in the 70s especially her Poirot and then the BBC shows...well I indebted to her and miss her but this is definitely not her best work as some have said. Then others loved it. So decide for yourself, it most certainly makes you think, especially if you pay attention to history. Thanks Agatha I feel like I know you better.

Meh

Not Christie’s worst (beware the nearly unreadable Postern of Fate) and not without interest. I actually enjoyed her fleshing out of a worldwide conspiracy that felt shockingly in step with today’s political fears. But there was barely any real plot at all, far less characterization than you’d expect from her, and then it ended rather abruptly with a ludicrous cop out. Even she basically wrote it as “Welp, hope this crazy thing works!” Skip it unless you’re a big Christie fan or interested in analyzing political conspiracy theories over time.

Not for everyone but

I’m not sure I’d recommend this book for everyone. It’s a very different Agatha Christie book (#80) that is more like JV nonviolent James Bond tale. BUT it’s a fun read that features Hugh Fraser’s brilliant narration. He is the best.

Not one of Christie's best but some relevance.

Not one of Christie's best but some relevance to our troubled world today. An unusually scattered plot for such an accomplished author. Narration was spot on as always from Hugh Fraser.

Not usual Agatha C story

very long and drawn out and the only suspense was whether there would be a real plot.