If you enjoy the Miss Marple books, I strongly urge you to listen to this book and this version. This is why I am writing such a lengthy review here because I finally have access to one of my favorite books performed by the best narrator for this book, in my opinion and I can now listen for free to a book that I haven't even been able to purchase. It pops up periodically on Youtube and then is promptly taken down. I have tried unsuccessfully for some time to purchase this version narrated by James Saxon to no avail I've even contacted Audible and other companies which market audible books and have only been able to find the Fraser version, which is good, but not great. I had to keep reminding myself at some points that this was not an actual conversation taking place that is how realistic James Saxon's portrayal of the characters are. Between the accents he employs for the different characters, and his ability to seamlessly switch back and forth even in scenes where 4 or 5 people are all speaking, it is so realistically done that sometimes, I had to remind myself that a) it was fiction, and b) that only one person was narrating all of the voices. I have heard this narrated by Hugh Fraser, who has done a truly admirable job on Christie's other novels, but I must say that in this particular case, James Saxon's narration of this particular book is superior to Frasers's version. It is so cleverly plotted, that after I finished it, I immediately started rereading it just to see how cleverly laid out it all was but that was her great gift.Īlso, I would like to personally thank the individual who uploaded this. In addition, I truly did not see the end coming. My own grandmother could have been the prototype for Miss Marple that is how accurate her mannerisms, foibles, and constant finger on the pulse of her neighborhood is, and how true to life and type her character is. Not only because of the excellent characterization and plotting, but because of the absolute realism with which Miss Marple is portrayed. Out of the thousands of the books I've read, this is still one of my all-time favorites.
At my age, and having always been a speed reader, I've been able to consume books the way some people consume bags of chips. It takes a really great writer to accomplish that. I believe I have read all of her books at least once, but this book in particular stands out for some reason the characters themselves seem so true to life, that many times I found myself forgetting that they were not real people at all, and these were not true events.
The audiobook is one I often fall asleep to, probably because Miss Marple reminds me so much of my own British grandmother. I have probably, over the course of my life, read this book twenty times.
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