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The Pale Horse
- Author
- Agatha Christie
- Narrator
- Hugh Fraser
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Publish Date
- 2 April 2007
- Run Time
- 6 hours 43 minutes
- Format
- x-book®
- Genre
- Classic fiction: literary and general, Classic crime and mystery fiction, Crime and mystery: private investigator / amateur detectives, Historical crime and mysteries, Psychological thriller, Modern and contemporary fiction: literary and general, Occult fiction / Paranormal Horror, Adventure / action fiction, Narrative theme: death, grief, loss, Narrative theme: social issues / social problems
- Rating
- 5.0 (1 review)
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What to expect
A dark offering from the Queen of Crime.
This represents the world-famous author’s most successful foray into the dark world of murder and black magic.
To understand the strange goings on at The Pale Horse Inn, Mark Easterbrook knew he had to begin at the beginning. But where exactly was the beginning?
Was it the savage blow to the back of Father Gorman’s head? Or was it when the priest’s assailant searched him so roughly he tore the clergyman’s cassock? Or could it have been the priest’s visit, just minutes before, to a woman on her death bed?
Or was there a deeper significance to the violent squabble which Mark Easterbrook had himself witnessed earlier?
Wherever the beginning lies, Mark and his sidekick, Ginger Corrigan, may soon have cause to wish they’d never found it…
Critics Review
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‘Wholesale murder by black magic…highly ingenious, wholly enjoyable’
EVENING STANDARD -
‘The acknowledged queen of detective fiction’ OBSERVER
User Reviews
Book 5.0
Narration 5.0
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5.0 5.0
Excellent story, the narrator is very, very good.
Every part of the story was clear and clever. What a good red herring!
Now I'm off to choose another Agatha Christie with the same narrator.Rocketman 2026-02-14
Details
- Author
- Agatha Christie
- Narrator
- Hugh Fraser
- Duration
- 6 hours 43 minutes
- Release Date
- 2 April 2007
- ISBN
- 9780007256112
- Format
- x-book®
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Genre
- Classic fiction: literary and general, Classic crime and mystery fiction, Crime and mystery: private investigator / amateur detectives, Historical crime and mysteries, Psychological thriller, Modern and contemporary fiction: literary and general, Occult fiction / Paranormal Horror, Adventure / action fiction, Narrative theme: death, grief, loss, Narrative theme: social issues / social problems
- Rating
- 5.0(1 review)
- Narration
- 5.0(1 review)
Synopsis
A dark offering from the Queen of Crime. This represents the world-famous author’s most successful foray into the dark world of murder and black magic. To understand the strange goings on at The Pale Horse Inn, Mark Easterbrook knew he had to begin at the beginning. But where exactly was the beginning? Was it the savage blow to the back of Father Gorman’s head? Or was it when the priest’s assailant searched him so roughly he tore the clergyman’s cassock? Or could it have been the priest’s visit, just minutes before, to a woman on her death bed? Or was there a deeper significance to the violent squabble which Mark Easterbrook had himself witnessed earlier? Wherever the beginning lies, Mark and his sidekick, Ginger Corrigan, may soon have cause to wish they’d never found it…
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