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The Hollow
- Author
- Agatha Christie
- Narrator
- Hugh Fraser
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Publish Date
- 16 October 2006
- Run Time
- 7 hours 10 minutes
- Format
- x-book®
- Genre
- Classic fiction: general and literary, Classic crime and mystery fiction, Crime & mystery: private investigator / amateur detectives, Historical crime & mysteries, Crime and mystery: cosy mystery, Thriller / suspense fiction, Crime & mystery: hard-boiled crime, noir fiction, Fiction based on or inspired by true events, Narrative theme: Love and relationships
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What to expect
Designed to match the new look Hercule Poirot series.
Read by Hugh Fraser who play Captain Hastings in the popular TV series.
Lucy Angkatell invited Hercule Poirot to lunch. To tease the great detective, her guests stage a mock murder beside the swimming pool. Unfortunately, the victim plays the scene for real. As his blood drips into the water, John Christow gasps one final word: ‘Henrietta’. In the confusion, a gun sinks to the bottom of the pool.
Poirot’s enquiries reveal a complex web of romantic attachments. It seems everyone in the drama is a suspect – and each a victim of love.
Critics Review
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“A grade-A plot – the best Christie in years”
San Francisco Chronicle
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Details
- Author
- Agatha Christie
- Narrator
- Hugh Fraser
- Duration
- 7 hours 10 minutes
- Release Date
- 16 October 2006
- ISBN
- 9780007249664
- Format
- x-book®
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Genre
- Classic fiction: general and literary, Classic crime and mystery fiction, Crime & mystery: private investigator / amateur detectives, Historical crime & mysteries, Crime and mystery: cosy mystery, Thriller / suspense fiction, Crime & mystery: hard-boiled crime, noir fiction, Fiction based on or inspired by true events, Narrative theme: Love and relationships
Synopsis
Designed to match the new look Hercule Poirot series.Read by Hugh Fraser who play Captain Hastings in the popular TV series.Lucy Angkatell invited Hercule Poirot to lunch. To tease the great detective, her guests stage a mock murder beside the swimming pool. Unfortunately, the victim plays the scene for real. As his blood drips into the water, John Christow gasps one final word: ‘Henrietta’. In the confusion, a gun sinks to the bottom of the pool.Poirot’s enquiries reveal a complex web of romantic attachments. It seems everyone in the drama is a suspect – and each a victim of love.
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