Curtain: Poirot's Last Case
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In desperation, the family solicitor turns to Hercule Poirot to unravel the mystery....
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Hugh Fraser Forever!
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5 out of 5 stars
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Does Agatha ever disappoint?
- By Anastasia on 12-20-14
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Beautiful young Elinor Carlisle stood serenely in the dock, accused of the murder of Mary Gerrard, her rival in love. The evidence was damning: only Elinor had the motive, the opportunity, and the means to administer the fatal poison. Yet, inside the hostile courtroom, only one man still presumed Elinor was innocent until proven guilty: Hercule Poirot was all that stood between Elinor and the gallows.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Poor audio detracts from otherwise good narration
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Miss Emily was old, rich, and afraid - and now, she's dead. Her terrified plea to Hercule Poirot came a little too late. All that's left is a house full of greedy heirs, and a very strange letter that could solve the mystery - or add to it.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Bob the dog
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5 out of 5 stars
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My Favorite Poirot Novel
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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.
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5 out of 5 stars
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this is a great Christie mystery
- By Calliope on 01-21-14
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Framed in the doorway of Hercule Poirot's bedroom stands an uninvited guest, coated from head to foot in dust. The man stares for a moment, then he sways and falls. Who is he? Is he suffering from shock or just exhaustion? Above all, what is the significance of the figure 4, scribbled over and over again on a sheet of paper? Poirot finds himself plunged into a worldof international intrigue, risking his life - and that of his twin brother - to uncover the truth.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Agatha tried something different here
- By N. Hopkins on 01-24-18
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Old Philip Haynes was never happier than when his family were at each other's throats. Even after his death the terms of his will ensured they would keep on feuding. But now three people are dead and the accusations are flying. Can there really be a murderer in the family? Torn between friendship and duty, Angela Marchmont must find out the truth before the killer can strike again.
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Riveting mystery
- By Elaine on 06-03-17
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The Curse of the Blue Scarab
- A Monster Mash-Up
- By: Josh Lanyon
- Narrated by: Alexander Masters
- Length: 10 hrs and 42 mins
- Unabridged
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Who or what is responsible for the gruesome deaths of members of the secret society known as the Order of Osiris? Dr. Armiston, an irascible, confirmed bachelor who believes in medicine, not mysticism, is certain the deaths are only tragic accidents. The members of the Order of Osiris suspect something more sinister is at work.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Tedious
- By Chris R on 05-21-17
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The Innocence of Father Brown: Centennial Edition
- G. K. Chesterton, Book 4
- By: G. K. Chesterton, Chesterton Books
- Narrated by: Nigel Peever
- Length: 9 hrs and 4 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 12
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This is a new edition of the first collection of G. K. Chesterton's masterful mysteries, The Innocence of Father Brown. Contains 12 thrilling tales, including "The Blue Cross", "The Invisible Man", and "The Sins of Prince Saradine". The audiobook is expertly narrated by British actor Nigel Peever, who brings to life Father Brown and all of Chesterton's marvelous characters.
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Nice visit with the father
- By DivaC on 12-24-18
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Japanese Fairy Tales
- By: Yei Theodora Ozaki - translator
- Narrated by: Leslie Bellair
- Length: 6 hrs and 32 mins
- Unabridged
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Here are 22 charming Japanese Fairy Tales, translated by Yei Theodora Ozaki, including "My Lord Bag of Rice", "The Tongue-Cut Sparrow", "The Story of Urashima Taro, the Fisher Lad", "The Farmer and the Badger", "The Shinansha, or the South Pointing Carriage", "The Adventures of Kintaro, the Golden Boy", "The Story of Princess Hase", "The Story of the Man Who Did Not Wish to Die", "The Bamboo-Cutter and the Moonchild", "The Mirror of Matsuyama", and more.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Nice book, wish the narrator spoke Japanese better
- By Ben on 01-31-17
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Short Stories of William Somerset Maugham, Volume 2
- By: W. Somerset Maugham
- Narrated by: Charlton Griffin
- Length: 4 hrs and 35 mins
- Unabridged
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Winner of the 2003 Audie Award for Classic Fiction, this is an unparalleled presentation of Maugham's stories, complete with sound effects and music.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Acute observations of man
- By Simon Bowler on 10-24-04
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Cover Her Face
- By: P. D. James
- Narrated by: Penelope Dellaporta
- Length: 9 hrs and 2 mins
- Unabridged
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Headstrong and beautiful, the young housemaid Sally Jupp is put rudely in her place, strangled in her bed behind a bolted door. Coolly brilliant policeman Adam Dalgliesh of Scotland Yard must find her killer among a houseful of suspects, most of whom had very good reason to wish her ill. Cover Her Face is P. D. James' electric debut novel, an ingeniously plotted mystery that immediately placed her among the masters of suspense.
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3 out of 5 stars
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A Bit slow
- By ListenLoud on 05-24-12
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Wicked Autumn
- A Max Tudor Novel
- By: G. M. Malliet
- Narrated by: Michael Page
- Length: 8 hrs and 9 mins
- Unabridged
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Max Tudor has adapted well to his post as vicar of St. Edwold's in the idyllic village of Nether Monkslip. The quiet village seems the perfect home for Max, who has fled a harrowing past as an MI5 agent. But this new-found serenity is quickly shattered when the highly vocal and unpopular president of the Women's Institute turns up dead at the Harvest Fayre. The death looks like an accident, but Max's training as a former agent kicks in, and before long he suspects foul play.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Too Many Sermons
- By Virginia Waldron on 02-14-15
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The Santa Klaus Murder
- By: Mavis Doriel Hay
- Narrated by: Gordon Griffin, Anne Dover
- Length: 8 hrs and 21 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall3.5 out of 5 stars 94
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 82
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Story3.5 out of 5 stars 82
Aunt Mildred declared that no good could come of the Melbury family Christmas gatherings. So when Sir Osmond Melbury, the family patriarch, is discovered - by a guest dressed as Santa Klaus - with a bullet in his head on Christmas Day, the festivities are plunged into chaos. Nearly everybody stands to reap some sort of benefit from his death excepting Santa Klaus, the one person who seems to have had every opportunity to fire the shot.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Golden Age Holiday Mystery
- By Jerri C on 12-06-15
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Murder at the Brightwell
- By: Ashley Weaver
- Narrated by: Billie Fulford-Brown
- Length: 11 hrs and 42 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 148
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Performance3.5 out of 5 stars 138
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Amory Ames is a wealthy young woman who questions her marriage to her notoriously charming playboy husband Milo. Looking for a change, she accepts a request for help from her former fiance, Gil Trent. Amory accompanies Gil to the luxurious Brightwell Hotel in an attempt to circumvent the marriage of his sister Emmeline to Rupert Howe, a disreputable ladies' man. Amory sees in the situation a grim reflection of her own floundering marriage.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Horrible Narration
- By Maribee7 on 05-04-15
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Howards End
- By: E. M. Forster
- Narrated by: Steven Crossley
- Length: 11 hrs and 51 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 197
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 181
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Howards End is a beautifully subtle tale of two very different families brought together by an unusual event. The Schlegels are intellectuals, devotees of art and literature. The Wilcoxes are practical and materialistic, leading lives of "telegrams and anger". When the elder Mrs. Wilcox dies and her family discovers she has left their country home - Howards End - to one of the Schlegel sisters, a crisis between the two families is precipitated that takes years to resolve.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Fantastic Narration in Delightful Story
- By Wren on 05-05-18
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Grey Mask
- Miss Silver, Book 1
- By: Patricia Wentworth
- Narrated by: Diana Bishop
- Length: 7 hrs and 33 mins
- Unabridged
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The first of the classic mysteries featuring governess-turned-detective Miss Silver, who investigates a deadly conspiratorial ring. Charles Moray has come home to England to collect his inheritance. After four years wandering the jungles of India and South America, the hardy young man returns to the manor of his birth, where generations of Morays have lived and died. Strangely, he finds the house unlocked, and sees a light on in one of its abandoned rooms. Eavesdropping, he learns of a conspiracy to commit a fearsome crime.
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3 out of 5 stars
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The shaky first of a long, strong series
- By Phebe on 07-21-15
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Whose Body?
- By: Dorothy L. Sayers
- Narrated by: Nadia May
- Length: 5 hrs and 51 mins
- Unabridged
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Amateur detective Lord Peter Wimsey sets out to unravel a puzzling case involving the disappearance of a wealthy financier and the discovery of a corpse in a bathtub. He does succeed in solving things to everyone's ultimate satisfaction, but only after a series of bloodcurdling and hair-raising episodes that will hold the listener spellbound with anticipation.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Not completely unabridged
- By Anne on 12-19-08
Publisher's Summary
The house guests at Styles seemed perfectly harmless to Captain Hastings: There was his own daughter Judith, an inoffensive ornithologist called Norton, dashing Mr. Allerton, brittle Miss Cole, Doctor Franklin and his fragile wife Barbara, Nurse Craven, Colonel Luttrell and his charming wife Daisy, and the charismatic Boyd-Carrington.
So Hastings was shocked when Poirot declared that one of them was a five-times murderer. True, the ageing detective was crippled with arthritis, but had his deductive instincts finally deserted him?
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- Mari
- 11-10-13
A Wonderful Finale.
Who was your favorite character and why?
Poirot of course.
What about Hugh Fraser’s performance did you like?
As always excellent.
Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?
Yes it was, but I didn't!
Any additional comments?
Whilst many of the later books in this series were disappointing this was an excellent ending to an overall wonderful series. It was fantastic to have the pairing of Poirot and the gentle Hastings for the last mystery. If you have enjoyed Poirot you will not be disappointed.
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- Michele Harmon
- 04-18-15
Wonderful Poirot!!
have always liked Agatha Christie, but especially have I loved her Belgian detective. This story takes us full circle with Poirot and Hastings, back to Styles the scene of their first adventure together. I won't go into more detail as I don't want to give any spoilers. This is a worthy addition to your Christie library, and I highly recommend this book. Good hunting!
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- virginia horste
- 11-13-17
My favorite of all Hercule mysteries
Very nostalgic, I was in tears. The relationship between Hercule and Hastings so warmhearted in this book. I loved, loved loved it. I will listen again sometime with less sadness and more appreciation of very good friends.
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- KENNETH L SHRIVER
- 02-15-17
Hugh Frazier did a great job on Curtain
Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?
Yes. Hugh Frazier did a great job in playing the each of the role of the individuals in Curtain Poirot's last case. I have read the book and seen the movie. The Audiobook was the best way to take in characters
Did the plot keep you on the edge of your seat? How?
Well Yes, Both my wife and myself read the book and preferred the Audiobook and the Movie
What about Hugh Fraser’s performance did you like?
His representative of all the characters was excellent. I purchased another Agatha Christie's on Audiobook narrated by Hugh Frazier
Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?
It made you think about he characters and the ending
Any additional comments?
Will look for more of Hugh Frazier's Audiobooks
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- Chris T
- 01-03-17
An Amazing and Emotional Farewell to Poirot.
For fans of Poirot this final book will be thrilling and unexpected. Poirot impresses and surprises us to the very end. This is a story not to be missed.
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- Gypsy
- 12-12-15
The Perfect Mystery
Every word satisfies in this jewel of a mystery. Christie and Fraser are a perfect combination.
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- diane
- 11-24-19
as always - remarkable!
another Christie gem - you will enjoy the story as she takes you back in time and you discover that trains of thought were not so very different then as the present... but a sad farewell as this is Msr. Poirots last case,
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- Amazon Customer
- 09-17-19
Sad and insightful
The movie adaptation contradicted this book in a reference to the victim in the earlier book, The Mysterious Affair at Styles.
I enjoyed this book!
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- Kindle Customer
- 04-07-19
loved it
listen it over and over. great reading.
never expected the ending. enjoy enjoy enjoy enjoy
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- justme
- 02-19-19
Will miss you
This was sad and great. I will miss him but I can always listen to it and other over a cover again and iwill