The Big Four

A Hercule Poirot Mystery, Book 4

De: Agatha Christie

Narrado por: John Rayburn

This book is more a spy thriller than just a mystery as the exceptional Belgian detective, Hercule Poirot, gets greatly involved in international intrigue and espionage. He attempts to defeat a ruthless cartel trying to dominate the world … in essence super criminals forming a cruel coalition. Poirot’s efforts include help from his closest friend, Captain Arthur Hastings, and also Inspector Japp of Scotland Yard. As we begin the tale, Hastings is just returning from a voyage at sea that he despises and is venting his displeasure as he looks forward to joining his friend. As we begin in this different manner, we will hear what he was thinking as his boat came in.

Other Christie/Poirot books here narrated by John Rayburn include The Murder of Roger Ackroyd, The Mysterious Affair at Styles, and The Murder On the Links.

Originally published in 1927.

Public Domain (P)2023 John D. Rayburn

Horrible Performance

I couldn’t get through the story due to the performance being so bad. Don’t waste your time by starting this book.

Remember to sample!

Unfortunately, the narrator is not very convincing as a Belgium detective! Unable to finish! Prime example of not listening to the sample prior to purchase!

didn’t sample and wasn’t allowed to return

narrator quality is terrible, especially in comparison to the other poirot impressions on audible. i made the mistake of trusting that audible wouldnt have released something so badly done and did not sample before my purchase - would very much like to return

the story is good i think but it’s very hard to tell!

Good story, but the narrator is horrible. I have to be careful next time and not Select a story that he narrates.

I dislike the narrator. I enjoy the Pirots stories and always check to see if any new stories are out, bot not with this narrator.

Okay story, poor narrator choice.

The plot was okay, given when it was written; however, the choice of narrator, sorry to say, doesn't fit well with expected French/European accents.

Additionally, the editor failed to leave "pauses and breathes" between sentences and dialogue; this fact makes the voice work worse.