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The Man in the Brown Suit
- Narrated by: Emilia Fox
- Length: 7 hrs and 59 mins
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Summary
Another title in the ever popular Agatha Christie series.
The suave and debonair Colonel Race must solve a question, not of ‘accidental death or suicide’, but ‘murder or double murder’.
Pretty, young Anne came to London looking for adventure. In fact, adventure comes looking for her – and finds her immediately at Hyde Park Corner tube station. Anne is present on the platform when a thin man, reeking of mothballs, loses his balance and is electocuted on the rails.
The Scotland Yard verdict is accidental death. But Anne is not satisfied.
After all, who was the man in the brown suit who examined the body? And why did he race off, leaving a cryptic message behind: ‘17-122 Kilmorden Castle’?
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- Kittie Abbott
- 04-04-19
Just fab
it goes without saying that the story was excellent but paired with the fabulous narration of Emila Fox it was joy to behold. Very sad to have finished it :0(
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- silverfoxes34
- 18-03-19
A GREAT Agatha Christie book
I throughly enjoyed listenig to to the Book = full of excitement and
Thrills.
Read the original book l aand saw the T.V. film
certainly a story to listened to again
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- Glaucia Fazani
- 12-07-22
Lovely as always!
I love this book... Isnt my favourite, but very funny!
This book has a little romance and adventure, was different .
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- Kindle Customer
- 20-10-14
A great story!
Is there anything you would change about this book?
I quite like the story as it is. However I thought it was a little slow starting but built up nicely.
What did you like best about this story?
I loved the mix of romance and mystery in this story.
Which character – as performed by Emilia Fox – was your favourite?
I liked the main character, Anne Beddingfield. I thought Emilia Fox did an excellent job portraying this passionate young adventurer.
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- Amazon Customer
- 09-11-23
A Truly Ripping Yarn!
Jolly japes in 1924 with feisty heroine Anne Beddingfield racing across the world to solve a murder. This book is full of energy, thrills, spills, romance and fun as well as a good plot and intriguing characters.
However… Emilia Fox tips it into the realms of a swashbuckling comic, losing any real sense of danger which a subtler narrator would have kept. She’s a good actress so it’s a shame and took me several mis-starts before I could surrender to that style and get into it. Mind you, as every male character sounded like someone from a children’s book, it was hard to take seriously. Agatha Christie may not be modern but her ethos is still current and it’s demeaning when her work is placed into a quaint bubble by bad production. She’s the world’s favourite author for a reason! Let’s have more recordings of her books with different styles to keep everyone happy, not just cartoon fans.
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- Maggie-Isabella
- 06-11-15
A great yarn, murder, mystery and romance!
Where does The Man in the Brown Suit rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?
This story ranks highly among all the audio-books I've listened to so far.
What other book might you compare The Man in the Brown Suit to, and why?
I would compare it to 'They Came to Baghdad'; both stories portray an adventurous female protagonist travelling abroad ...
Which scene did you most enjoy?
I enjoyed it all
Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?
no
Any additional comments?
no
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- Pat G
- 21-12-23
Implausible but fun story
The characters were well described, plot full of familiar devices but still entertaining.
I normally like Emilia Fox as a narrator, but this time her reading of the male character was too shouty and harsh, quite hard to listen to.
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- Shopaholic
- 12-09-16
The man I'n the brown suit
Emilia Fox narrated very well,
it wasonfusingly at first but if you preserve you'll enjoy it.
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- Wee Emz
- 31-01-21
Classic Christie!
Great narration from Emilia Fox. Great story line. Hope the BBC do a version soon!
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- sam
- 12-06-23
Would be better with a different narrator
Unfortunately the narration of the male voices really lets this story down. Get Dan Stevens to do it next time- he’s great reading Agatha Christie
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