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Why Didn’t They Ask Evans?
- Narrated by: Emilia Fox
- Length: 7 hrs and 11 mins
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Summary
An unabridged Agatha Christie mystery, featuring the young adventurers Lady ‘Frankie’ Derwent and Bobby Jones.
While playing an erratic round of golf, Bobby Jones slices his ball over the edge of a cliff. His ball is lost, but on the rocks below he finds the crumpled body of a dying man. With his final breath the man opens his eyes and says, ‘Why didn’t they ask Evans?’
Haunted by these words, Bobby and his vivacious companion, Frankie, set out to solve a mystery that will bring them into mortal danger…
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‘A story that tickles and tantalizes but never exhausts the readers’ patience or ingenuity.’ Times Literary Supplement
‘Agatha Christie is the gateway drug to crime fiction both for readers and for writers.’ Val McDermid
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- miss m f pym
- 22-06-22
Fabulous
Emilia Fox's performance was outstanding.
I have always been a fan, but this was the first time I had listened to an audible performance, it was truly magical 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟
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- Tony
- 12-09-21
I enjoyed this.
This is one of my favourite Agatha Christie stories and it was well read by Emilia Fox. Some of the voices were a bit odd, but overall well worth a listen.
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- NEF
- 23-01-22
A gentle whodunnit
I always enjoy an Agatha Christie, I'm never quite certain who the murderer is until the end, and everything is light hearted and not too gruesome.
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- A. M. S.
- 17-07-20
lovely retro story capturing the time
I loved this different Agatha Christie. fun
twee. satisfactory. stylish. transported me to a different world. in the vein of DL Sayers.if you like Wimsey you'll like this
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- Jinnica
- 31-05-24
Excellent narration
Gripping, fun, exceptionally well read! Not the most famous story by Christie, yet it kept me guessing until the very end. 5 stars
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- Shopaholic
- 27-01-16
Why didn't they ask Evans?
A sunny day playing golf a scream a3/4 dead body unconscious he wakes to say why didn't they ask Evans? then dies
Who is Evans and who is the victim was he pushed or fallen?
These are the questions Bobby wants answers to but little did he know what he was getting into. A very intriguing storyline with lots of twists and misdirection really good audio book
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- Dr. R. Brompton
- 20-04-16
1920s early story
I enjoy this early Agatha Christie story for it's twists and turns but I really prefer the later stories, as they don't tend to be quite so full of 'jolly young things'. It is however still worth a listen.
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- GMac
- 11-04-23
Good book average narration
I am sure Emilia Fox is a good actor, but her narration and accents are not the best for this book.
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- Carôle
- 01-05-23
A very good standalone piece.
I was a bit disappointed with Emila Fox’s depiction of Lady Francis, but the other female voices she used were great! The male narrator was really very good but is uncredited (which was a shame).
This was a really good period piece and a rambling but well thought out tale. Thoroughly enjoyable and quite credible too - although not, perhaps, the confession at the end - but who knows?
I don’t recall ever reading this novel previously, although I am an Agatha Christie fan, I grew up with her books in my early teens. I may have missed this one, but quite probably, I’ve grown into this story and am unlikely to forget it. A good read..
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- WomanoftheWorld
- 14-04-23
Blackboard scratching narration
Wanted to reread this after seeing Hugh Laurie’s rendition as his ending seemed a bit rushed. But good lord, Fox’s narration is truly grating. All he’d women veritably screech in a high pitch, whereas the men are just silly. Don’t ruin a classic whodunnit by picking such a terrible narrator. Fame doesn’t trump talent.
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