Three Blind Mice and Other Stories

De: Agatha Christie

Narrado por: Joan Hickson, Hugh Fraser, David Suchet, Simon Vance

A blinding snowstorm - and a homicidal maniac - traps a small party of friends in an isolated estate. Out of this deceptively simple setup, Agatha Christie fashioned one of her most ingenious puzzlers, which in turn would provide the basis for The Mousetrap, the longest-running play in history.

From this classic title novella to the deliciously clever gems on its tail (solved to perfection by Hercule Poirot and Miss Jane Marple), this rare collection of murder most foul showcases Christie at her inventive best, proving her reputation as "the champion deceiver of our time" (New York Times).

©1950 Agatha Christie Limited (P)2008 HarperCollins Publishers Ltd.

Three blind mice then be ready to skip few chapters

I had to skip 3 chapters because of the female narrator other than that interesting short stories

Great Writing, Horrible Narration in some stories.

The stories were good, and obviously well written. But the narration of the Miss Marple short stories was very off-putting. It consisted of a large portion of the book that I essentially ended up skipping through. Luckily the longer stories and title Three Blind Mice don’t use that narrator, but be warned.

Poirot is a master - Fraser & Suchet are excellent

Would you consider the audio edition of Three Blind Mice and Other Stories to be better than the print version?

Definitely depends on your preferences and location.

Did the plot keep you on the edge of your seat? How?

Poirot always keeps me entertained.

Which character – as performed by the narrators – was your favorite?

Hercule Poirot

If you could rename Three Blind Mice and Other Stories, what would you call it?

Three Blind Mice is clearly the star, so I think it's appropriately entitled.

Any additional comments?

Not a fan of Joan Hickson's narration -- hard to follow.

Agatha Christie stories are excellent

I like that the readers have all acted as different characters such as David Suchet was Hercule Poirot and Hugh Fraser was Hasting and Joan Hickson was Miss Marple

Fun

Great with the exception of one of the readers with an accent so thick as to make it difficult to understand

The Seeds of Greatness

Many of Agantha Christie's novels are timeless for me. Miss Marple and Hercule Poirot are my favorites. I'm not sure when this collection of short stories were written. I suspect they were written before the novels. I did not find these short stories as satisfying as the novels I have read. Part of the reason is the narration.

I loved Joan Hickson as Miss Marple in the TV dramas produced by the BBC. I own DVD's of all the Joan Hickson "Miss Marple" programs and have watched them multiple times. However I did not like Ms. Hickson's narrations in this collection. Her voice was excellent in the TV dramas, but is sibilant and hard to listen to in this collection.

The best of the narrators was Hugh Fraser. He gets the voice of Hercule Poirot just right for an audio book. I believe I might have enjoyed this collection more if Hugh Fraser had read all the stories.

I bought this collection as an Audible "Daily Special" - it was a good value at the reduced price. I will seek out other Agatha Christie titles narrated by Hugh Fraser.

Absolutely Fabulous!!

This was such a delightful little collection of Agatha Christie stories to listen to and each of the narrator's voices fit the characters perfectly. Once I started listening I could not stop, and I finished it in one setting!!!

Lovely but no chapter headings

Any additional comments?

Delightful but, as with my other Christie collection, the chapter listing only shows a numeral. Ms Christie gave her chapters lovely titles so it would be nice to have these listed in the directory to ease navigation.

Easy to listen to!

Each story was as good as the next!
Enjoyed it very much.
A recommendation for any MYSTERY Buff!

Variety of short storie mysteries

Three Blind Mice, the first story, was just ok. The other short stories in this collection were hit or miss. Joan HIckson narrating as Miss Marple can be hard to understand and she often sounds like she has a lisp. Hugh Frasier reads excellent as always, Simone Vance did a nice job narrating also.