Three Blind Mice and Other Stories

By: Agatha Christie

Narrated by: Joan Hickson, David Suchet, Hugh Fraser, Simon Vance

Multicast narration featuring Joan Hickson, David Suchet, Hugh Fraser, and more

Agatha Christie demonstrates her unparalleled mastery with Three Blind Mice and Other Stories—a classic compendium of mystery and suspense, crime and detection, whose title novella served as the basis for The Mousetrap, the longest running stage play in the history of the London theater.

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).

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

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