Nemesis

A Miss Marple Mystery

De: Agatha Christie

Narrado por: Emilia Fox

Read by Emilia Fox

In Agatha Christie’s baffling detective story, Nemesis, a letter from a dead man instructs Miss Marple how to conduct an investigation into a puzzlingly unspecific crime.

In utter disbelief, Miss Marple read the letter addressed to her from the recently deceased Mr. Rafiel—an acquaintance she had met briefly on her travels. He had left instructions for her to investigate a crime after his death. The only problem was, he had failed to tell her who was involved or where and when the crime had been committed. It was most intriguing.

Soon she is faced with a new crime—the ultimate crime—murder. It seems someone is adamant that past evils remained buried. . . .

Was the Editor on Vacation?

The narration here is excellent. Ms.Fix gives each of the characters a distinctive voice, and is able to remain consistent through the rather long story.
However, this is sadly not one of Christie’s best works. The story, characters, and plot twists are solid, but the writing is painfully repetitive. She over- explains and re-explains various plot points in a way that becomes incredibly irritating. An editor could have aired this down by about a quarter and made something really great.

Well-read, relaxing Miss Marple Mystery

Emilia Fox did a brilliant job performing/reading this book. I love Agatha Christie novels, and Miss Marple ones are usually great for a "cozy mystery." The usual twists and surprises are there. Loved it!

Great listen

Amanda Fox is a marvelous voice and reader. The plot was great with twist and turns. All around a great book.

Emilia Fox is Miss Marple Personified

The story is more contrived and convoluted than usual — but kept my interest throughout. Reading the mystery written before it — A Caribbean Mystery — will help you enjoy and understand this once. Many allusions to that mystery and those involved are made in this one.

This late novel has an elegiac tone in places — quite different from the usual gossip in the village tone we know and love.

I have often read criticisms of Emilia Fox’s reading and I have found fault with her American accent. But she captures Miss Marple’s gentle voice and the hard Intelligence and perception below it just perfectly.

Good Suspense!

Agatha Christie always impresses. Some of her old fashioned notions disappoint one, but I accept that she was a woman of her time and class, while being a very talented mystery writer. Her fine writing and plotting make up for her prejudices and her pride. I will always give her a try!