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Towards Zero
- Narrated by: Hugh Fraser
- Length: 6 hrs and 14 mins
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Summary
A new audio edition of Agatha Christie’s thriller, featuring Superintendent Battle.
What is the connection between a failed suicide attempt, a wrongful accusation of theft against a schoolgirl, and the romantic life of a famous tennis player?
To the casual observer, apparently nothing. But when a houseparty gathers at Gull’s Point, the seaside home of an elderly widow, earlier events come to a dramatic head.
It’s all part of a carefully paid plan – for murder…
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“Masterly storytelling”
Times Literary Supplement
“Agatha Christie has surpassed herself”
New York Times
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- Mary Carnegie
- 26-12-17
Escapism in wartime - a world of cosy England
It is surprising to realise that this novel was published in 1944, but it does not take place in our space-time continuum, but in a well-to-do England which has not experienced the 14-18 war, let alone the rise of Fascism and the outbreak of war in ‘39.
It’s a fairly enjoyable fairy tale, with the usual crossed lovers and false trails.
Well narrated by Hugh Fraser, as we have learned to expect.
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- Kindle Customer
- 08-10-24
Gripping Plot & Insight into Human Emotions
Absolutely brilliant story. It has more well-rounded characters than most of Agatha Christie's novels and she captures the jealousies, fears and heart ache associated with love and unrequited love. Fantastic plot and Hugh Fraser's narration is, as always, first-rate.
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- AmySharpe2003
- 06-06-15
Hugh Fraser + Agatha Christie = Fantastic
Hugh Fraser is a fantastic narrater and brings another of Agatha Christie's intruiging murder mysteries to life. Very entertaining and enjoyable.
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- R Farquhar
- 11-11-21
One of Agatha Christie’s best, I think
Really good, engaging story, with lots of clues, and false trails, so you can enjoy puzzling it out for yourself. I was sorry when it came to an end.
Excellently read by Hugh Fraser.
I highly recommend it for fans of Agatha Christie, and mysteries in general.
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- Libby Hall
- 27-01-20
Another virtuoso performance by Fraser
I have never been inclined to actually read that many Agatha Christies, but I listen to one after the other just for Hugh Fraser's marvellous narration. This particular story gave him more scope than ever for a wide range of characters' voices.All done perfectly.
I wish he would narrate more than just Agatha Christie - and a few travel books.
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- Judith Bassett
- 23-11-17
Simply the best
A wonderful story, beautifully read by dear Hugh Fraser who has the most amazing voice.
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- G P.
- 07-06-23
Another compelling story from the crime master
A good story full of the twists and turns expected of this masterful author. Enjoyable.
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- clair p.
- 07-06-22
Once again Agatha triumphs
Agatha Christie is wonderful!! No matterhow many of her books I read, she's great!
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- Tomboy
- 07-01-24
Chief Inspector Battle is a great creation.
I enjoyed the overlooked creation of Inspector Battle being at the centre of another great story. The twists and turns were as superb as always, and the manner in which the great lady brings all of the strands together into an utterly acceptable (and believable within the confines of literature) way, with her trademark, remarkable ingenuity and timing, is something to behold. Hugh Fraser's narration is pitch perfect, as always, and shows just what a wonderful, sadly overlooked, actor he is. If anyone deserves a knighthood for service to the arts, he does.
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- Book Monitor
- 04-09-24
A well narrated but not top drawer Christie
There are lots of Red Herrings, lots of potential suspects but this is one of those Agatha Christie novels that doesn't quite hold together and it is a little difficult to get past some of the obvious anomalies and given that she herself points out a some of them in the end she must have realised this. Having said that I did enjoy listening to this and thought the narration by Hugh Fraser was excellent. I thought the characterisation was a little cliched. This didn't diminish the listening experience though.
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