The Poirot Collection: Books 1-3

The Mysterious Affair at Styles, The Murder on the Links, Poirot Investigates

By: Agatha Christie

Narrated by: P.J. Ochlan

Length: 20 hrs and 35 mins

Publisher's summary

A special box set edition of the first three books of The Poirot Collection in this definitive audiobook series of Agatha Christie's classic Hercule Poirot mysteries performed by award-winning narrator P.J. Ochlan. The set includes: 1. The Mysterious Affair at Styles, which introduces us to the legendary detective as he puts his extraordinary talents toward solving a murder at an English country estate; 2. The Murder of the Links, which brings Poirot and Captain Hastings to a village in France in response to a man's request for the famous detective's help - only to find the man murdered when they arrive, and 3. Poirot Investigates, an anthology featuring 11 different Poirot mysteries.

Public Domain (P)2020 Lepton Films LLC

Language

The stories were interesting. Not the best of the Poirot mysteries. I did find some of the language insensitive to other cultures. For example the use of word chink when addressing the Chinese.

Perfect

It was prefect for a long ride on a bus or waiting for it! Thanks

Reader of Poirot

We appreciate the reader. He did not overdo the accents. A memorable way to enjoy favorite mysteries.

Brought the stories to life

I LOVE Agatha Christie, and this audio recording of the first three books brought to life some of my favorite stories!

Excellent narrator and classic crime solving!

What's not to love? The narrator does a great accent and varies the voices enough to keep you interested in these classic Poirot mysteries. A must-listen!

Brilliant! Simply a masterpiece!

I so appreciate the mind and writing of Agatha Christie! And the narrator does an incredible job of bringing to life EACH various character! It was so intriguing, I couldn’t put it down!

Such an Enjoyable Experience!

This was a great intro to Agatha Christie and her writing. Much kudos to the narrator as well! His reading was passionate and acted well--I imagine his depiction of Poirot to be a very good one, so much so that I'd love to have him read some of the other Agatha Christie--and the Poirot mysteries--as well.

A Must for All Fans of Sherlock Holmes!

"Order and method were his gods." I especially loved that comment when the protagonist says "A spec of dust would do more harm to [the detective Poirot] than a bullet would." The authoress Agatha Christie had obviously grown up with the Sherlock Holmes stories because she volunteered his name through a character in the first book. Her protagonist Cpt. Hastings is much like Dr. John Watson in the sense that he represents the not-so-sharp-witted audience, and the story tells itself from his perspective. Her detective Hercule Poirot uses many of the same techniques and strategies, employed by Holmes, such as deduction, experimentation, disinformation, reverse-psychology, and of course, theatre. He differs from Holmes because he doesn't emphasize inferences from astute observation of tiny details but rather emphasizes the order and method of the perpetrator. The plot of the first book was a bit too elaborate and had some logical loopholes like why people back then would drink coffee before bed. The plot of second book was more enjoyable but also reminiscent of the Holmesian "Adventure of the Second Stain" and The Valley of Fear. The third book is a collection of short adventures that are short and sweet. Lastly, the narrator does a phenomenal job because ALL accents of both genders are perfectly legitimate and distinctive, so I should place him as one of safely the top ten voice actors to whose books I have listened so far.

Not the version you are looking for

While the narrator does a reasonable job, it’s simply not a good fit. His accent is distracting. I would recommend listening to the sample prior to purchase.

Narrator

The narrator trying do a multiple voices especially Poirot and others are distracting and impossible to understand at times. Impossible to follow the story’s plot. Readers should get a refund!!!