Cards on the Table

A Hercule Poirot Mystery: The Official Authorized Edition

De: Agatha Christie

Narrado por: Hugh Fraser

In Agatha Christie’s classic mystery, Cards on the Table, the wily Hercule Poirot is on the case when a bridge night turns deadly

Mr. Shaitana is famous as a flamboyant party host. Nevertheless, he is a man of whom everybody is a little afraid. So when he boasts to Hercule Poirot that he considers murder an art form, the detective has some reservations about accepting a party invitation to view Shaitana’s “private collection.”

Indeed, what begins as an absorbing evening of bridge is to turn into a more dangerous game altogether.…

Implausible Plot, Fun Twists and Turns, Stellar Narration

Hugh Fraser does his usual excellent narration with the perfect Poirot, somehow completely believable women’s voices, and everyone else in this completely implausible yet fun mystery. My one regret is that there isn’t more Ariadne Oliver, the shambling apple-chomping mystery writer who makes her first appearance here. But a delightful use of an Audible credit — painted an entire room of my house while Poirot and amis kept me company.

Great Story, Glitches Throughout

I really enjoy when Hugh Fraser narrates these stories! He always does a great job! Just in terms of information-there were glitches throughout the story, kind of like "skips" in the narrative. If those can be fixed, the narration will run smoothly. :)

Clever

This book combined cleverness with wit. Great characters and lots of turns along the way to the end . I am hooked and will read more by this famous author !

Cards on the Table

This was a fun mystery that was professionally read by Hugh Fraser. Fraser played Hastings in the BBC series.

Must love bridge?

I didn't like this one the first time I read it, but it's grown on me. If you know nothing at all about the card game bridge then you're gonna be completely lost at several points, but if you can survive that, then the characters are a lot of fun, and this is the first time we get to meet three recurring Christie characters: Ariadne Oliver, Superintendent Battle, and Colonel Race, all of whom I adore.