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Passenger to Frankfurt
- Author
- Agatha Christie
- Narrator
- Hugh Fraser
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Publish Date
- 1 May 2007
- Run Time
- 6 hours 55 minutes
- Format
- x-book®
- Genre
- Classic fiction: literary and general, Classic crime and mystery fiction, Political / legal thriller, Espionage and spy thriller, Adventure / action fiction, Modern and contemporary fiction: literary and general, Fiction based on or inspired by true events, Narrative theme: politics / economics
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What to expect
A classic Christie story read by Hugh Fraser, who plays Captain Hastings in the popular TV series.
Sir Stafford Nye’s journey home from Malaya to London takes an unexpected twist in the passnger loungs at Frankfurt – a young woman confides in him that someone is trying to kill her.
Yet their paths are to cross again and again – and each time the mystery woman is introduced as a different person. Equally at home in any guise in any society she draws Sir Stafford into a game of political intrigue more dangerous than he could possibly imagine.
In an arena where no-one can be sure of anyone, Nye must do battle with a well-armed, well-financed, well-trained – and invisble – enemy…
Critics Review
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‘Marvellously entertaining’ Observer
‘It is not an impossible story – it is only a fantastic one’ Agatha Christie
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Details
- Author
- Agatha Christie
- Narrator
- Hugh Fraser
- Duration
- 6 hours 55 minutes
- Release Date
- 1 May 2007
- ISBN
- 9780007256174
- Format
- x-book®
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Genre
- Classic fiction: literary and general, Classic crime and mystery fiction, Political / legal thriller, Espionage and spy thriller, Adventure / action fiction, Modern and contemporary fiction: literary and general, Fiction based on or inspired by true events, Narrative theme: politics / economics
Synopsis
A classic Christie story read by Hugh Fraser, who plays Captain Hastings in the popular TV series. Sir Stafford Nye’s journey home from Malaya to London takes an unexpected twist in the passnger loungs at Frankfurt – a young woman confides in him that someone is trying to kill her. Yet their paths are to cross again and again – and each time the mystery woman is introduced as a different person. Equally at home in any guise in any society she draws Sir Stafford into a game of political intrigue more dangerous than he could possibly imagine. In an arena where no-one can be sure of anyone, Nye must do battle with a well-armed, well-financed, well-trained – and invisble – enemy…
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