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by Agatha Christie (Author) "IT was in June of 1935 that I came home from my ranch in South America for a stay of about six months ..." (more)
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Hugh Fraser will be familiar to listeners from the excellent PBS "Mystery" adaptations of Hercule Poirot novels in which he played the intrepid Hastings. Consequently, he makes a wonderful narrator here. These Audio Editions Mysteries cannot be recommended highly enough for quality of material and great performances at affordable prices. In this complicated maze of a mystery, people are dying in alphabetical order. Poirot knows there must be a method to this madness and digs deep to uncover a motive. Fraser is perfection itself at painting the tiny portraits of diverse individuals. Christie ties the whole canvas together to tell a complete story. To enter a world she has created is to escape your own for at least awhile, and, as is the case with any great vacation, you'll be longing for the next time you can get away . . . with murder. D.G. © AudioFile 2004, Portland, Maine-- Copyright © AudioFile, Portland, Maine --This text refers to the Audio CD edition.

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Alice Ascher, a shopkeeper in Andover, is bludgeoned to death at her place of work. Next to die is Miss Bernard in Bexhill, then Mr. Clarke in Churston. More disturbing than the alphabetic sequence of the killings or the ABC Railway guide that the killer leaves at the scene of each crime are the taunting notes Hercule Poirot receives each time the killer is about to strike again. It is one of Poirots most challenging cases yet.
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3.0 out of 5 stars Good, Not Great, Agatha Christie, May 17 2004
By Ricky Hunter (New York City, NY United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Abc Murders (Mass Market Paperback)
The A.B.C. Murders strength is also its weakness. It has a very unusual twist. That is typical of the Agatha Christie of the superb Murder of Roger Ackroyd and Murder on the Orient Express. The only problem in this mystery is that, for once, the twist seems a lot more forced, with a group of suspects that are not particularly unique or interesting. It still is alway good to read about Hercule Poirot and Hastings has returned for this adventure. And, of course, for those desiring a higher than usual Christie body count, this mystery provides a healthy dose of dead bodies. It makes for a pleasant summer read but is not up to the usual Christie standards and does not bear up to repeated visits unlike many of the Christie classics.
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5.0 out of 5 stars The Best Poirot Mystery, May 6 2004
By APRICOT "ryoko" (Tokyo, Japan) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Abc Murders (Mass Market Paperback)
It is the Poirot Mystery I like best. There are few whodunits I want to read again, but this book is the exception. I read this book second time and I love it again. It is not only an excellent mystery, but also an excellent suspense story. The battle against the fiend who commits murders alphabetically is thrilling, fast-paced and highly enjoyable.

Reading whodunits, I rarely feel sympathy for victims nor hatred to murderers. This book is the rare case. The murderer is really a cold-blooded fiend. Even affable Poirot expresses a cold rage to the murderer.

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3.0 out of 5 stars an ok book, average, April 25 2004
By bob bobington xxxvvi (Wilmington, DE USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Abc Murders (Mass Market Paperback)
Hercule Poirot is the main detective in a murder mystery where there is a murderer on the loose. This murderer is on a killing spree killing people in alphabetical order. The killer is leaving clues behind him on where he will strike next. Hercule Poirot, with the help of Hastings and Japp, travel throughout england to stop this ruthless killer. If your into murder mystery books this is one of the books to choose. I would'nt recomend you buy this book but I do recomend you go to your nearest library and get it on audio. It's only 3 hours long!
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2.0 out of 5 stars Let's get one thing straight....
Dame Agatha Christie may have revolutionized the mystery genre, and her detectives are undoubtedly clever, the cases certainly puzzling, and the solutions are deffinatley... Read more
Published on April 9 2004 by Bill

5.0 out of 5 stars Poirot the magician can be tricked but by whom?
This woman is a killer in murder stories. She has no complex with Sherlock Holmes always in the wings and she is able to do things differently and yet in the tradition. Read more
Published on Mar 6 2004 by Jacques COULARDEAU

5.0 out of 5 stars A Darker Than Usual Tale
Poirot has gotten a letter challenging him to stop a murder. He is given the date and location, the letter is signed ABC. Read more
Published on Feb 2 2004 by Jeanne Tassotto

5.0 out of 5 stars Clever twist
If you are a fan of Agatha Christie's, as I am, you may think that you've read all of the clever plot twists that there are, but this book has a real gem of a twist. Read more
Published on Jan 6 2004 by Karen Potts

5.0 out of 5 stars A B C Murders... The best
ABC Murders is one of the best books ever. Agatha Christie makes everything interesting and you never want to put the book down. Read more
Published on Oct 31 2003

5.0 out of 5 stars Hercule is challenged in navigating a serial killer's mind
Hugh Fraser narrates Agatha Christie's ABC Murders, an unabridged Hercule Poirot mystery which tells of three murders of ABC Rail employees. Read more
Published on Oct 14 2003 by Midwest Book Review

4.0 out of 5 stars Agatha Christie is the Queen
It is difficult to write a review of Christie's work, as any hint of the plot could give away a clue. So I'll just say that this is one of her best. Read more
Published on Aug 6 2003 by H. Huggins

5.0 out of 5 stars [A]ltogether [B]rilliant and [C]aptivating!
One of Dame Christie's most famous books, The ABC murders certainly lived up tp its expectation.
The story in brief: The great Hercule Poirot receives a challenge from the... Read more
Published on July 23 2003 by peekos@pathak.com

5.0 out of 5 stars Flower Reviews...
Okay, so maybe 12 year olds shouldn't be reading Agatha Christie books, but I was VERY impressed. I've read classics like 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea and, of course, all the... Read more
Published on Oct 9 2002

5.0 out of 5 stars Murder From A to Z
One of Christie's most famous novels of the 1930s, THE ALPHABET MURDERS finds Poirot racing against time to unmask a dangerous serial killer who taunts the detective with... Read more
Published on Dec 21 2001 by Gary F. Taylor

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