Murder Is Easy audiobook

Some people are just born bad.When Luke Fitzwilliam decides to sit near a fluffy old lady because she reminds him of his favorite aunt, he has no idea that action will set him on the scent of a murderer.For those of you who saw Benedict Cumberbatch in the episode of the Miss Marple tv show, this story does not have her in it. They lied. Sorry.Miss Pinkerton, the above mentioned fluffy old lady, tells him that she is on her way to tell Scotland Yard about a serial killer in her small town, Wychwood under Ashe. He thinks she's just got an overactive imagination, wishes her well, and goes on about his day without giving her a second thought. Until he reads about her death in the paper the next day. And then reads about the death of the doctor she said would die next if she didn't act.It's too much of a coincidence for him to ignore, so he decides to go down to Wychwood under Ashe and poke around.As per usual, there's a budding romance in this. As an added bonus it's one that doesn't make you want to stab your eyeballs out. No super creepy age gap and/or he doesn't try to strangle her.I know, right? Awww.I actually did suspect who the murderer was quite a while before the Big Reveal happened. So this is one that you can figure out if you're looking closely. Although, I wrongly guessed why they were offing everyone.I liked the thought process behind the killings, not gonna lie. This one was good.Recommended!

Fantástica, me ha vuelto a dejar ojiplático con la resolución. Que engañado me tenía Agatha.Me las daba de listo y en teoría con 4 sospechosos haciendo cabalas y nunca sospeché del asesino.Muy buena resolución. por ello se lleva las 4 estrellas.Valoración: 8/10Mi mejor o si no de los mejores del superintendente Battle (que en este su aparición es fugaz, apenas en los 2 últimos capítulos y ya casi que salió para esposar al culpable).Sinopsis: La señora Pinkerton, una anciana vecina de la localidad, le cuenta al ex policía Luke Fitzwilliam los entresijos de los crímenes recientemente acaecidos allí, y le anuncia que la próxima víctima será el doctor Humbleby.Lo que en principio no parece más que una chifladura propia de una lunática, al día siguiente se convierte en algo alarmante: Fitzwilliam lee en la prensa que la anciana ha muerto atropellada y que el cuerpo del doctor Humbleby ha sido hallado sin vida. Fitzwilliam se traslada a Whichwood donde finge ser un escritor que busca información para una novela y poder así investigar más libremente.

This was an other great murder mystry by Agatha Christie. In this one there is a lot of witch craft and black magic and out and out cold blooded murder.I recommend this book to all.Enjoy and Be BlessedSteven

A BBC Radio adaptation in three parts, dramatized by Joy Wilkinson.This is my first audiobook ever and I loved it, the voices, the sound effects, just great.Agatha Christie is the best when it comes to crime books and I am glad I choose her as my first audiobook.Extraordinara "lectura", mi-am adus aminte de Teatru radiofonic pe care il ascultam seara, cand eram mica, iar Agatha Christie ramane cea mai buna.

3.5 stars - I'm giving this a little bit of extra credit just because the atmosphere for the first 2/3 of this novel is just quintessential Christie in its setting and tone. It's such a delightful Christie take on a small English village where the local populace is being serially murdered. That said, the substance of the solution is fine, but its execution is far too melodramatic and over the top. All in all, an enjoyable book but not one of her greats

I figured it out before it was obvious. This is the proudest moment of my life.

Murder is Easy is once again a good mystery with the requisite red herrings. The twist at the end I did not see coming. I have come to the conclusion I would be a lousy detective. It is odd this novel is attached to the Superintendent Battle series as he features only in the last few pages. Luke Fitzwilliam returns from Malaya a retired policeman who meets an elderly woman on the train who during their conversation states someone is murdering people in her village. He is skeptical. Then she us run over by a car and he decides to investigate. Quite a few murders in the village with a boy falling off a ladder, a drowned man and all appearing accidental. His friends cousin Bridget is engaged to Lord Whitfield a pompous media tycoon. He pretends to be related to Bridget and stays at their mansion while investigating the murders. There is a far fetched love interest. What is it with Agatha that people fall for instantly in love! Lots of suspects a crazy antique dealer, a supercilious Doctor, a lawyer and a few others. The murderer elderly woman’s friend Miss Waynflete who is very helpful. What I liked about this story was the clues are there to the insane murderer and they escaped me. Making it an enjoyable read.

November 2021 Review - A much darker novel then I recall, murders galore but who can be killing the residents of Wychwood-Under-Ashe?Well written mystery novel with hints of those rural folk horror just creeping in.Still a good 4 star read.December 2018 Review - A quaint village, horrific deaths, odd locals! It's the village I grew up in! But seriously a great read, I really enjoy the Christie stand alone books more and more!

In many ways the novel is similar to Miss Marple story, the only difference being that Luke Fitzwilliam replacing Miss Marple as the detective. The beginning is great and from there on the plot holds you in complete attention. The usual bunch of suspects are there and in true Christie fashion she manages to hoodwink the reader, revealing the murderer in a grand fashion at the end. Great read.

Leer a Agatha siempre es un placer, pero en esta ocasión he disfrutado especialmente de un detective inexperto que ha viajado al pueblecito en cuestión y ha ido conociendo a la vez que el lector, todos los entramados.Tengo que decir que en esta ocasión había adivinado quién era el o la culpable pero me ha encantado el camino hasta hacerlo.Por otro lado, quiero destacar la ligereza de la narración. A pesar de que hay muchos personajes implicados, la historia no es liosa y es súper adictiva.

Here we are: I have finally read a book written by Agatha Christie. And I loved it. Now I understand why she is the Queen of Murder. Something to know before jumping straight into Christie's works: She's written like a million different books so don't expect great characterisation or an emotional read - just follow the story for the murder mystery. That's what she does best. At first I wasn't too impressed. Our main character seemed a little too proud of himself and there wasn't anything I could find myself getting attached to. I personally really enjoy emotional reads so this was a little bit of a disappointment for me to begin with. As the story progresses, Christie develops only the points needed for her mystery. Many characters in this story are completely obsolete and are treated as so. I thoroughly enjoyed the fact that instead of going into pointless details when certain characters converse, Christie shortened the situation to "Here the conversation became technical." This saves a whole lot of time (although it does mean that you are left with a feeling of detachment from the characters, but I didn't mind too much).I must admit, I did not work out who the murderer was. I picked up a few points here and there and was on almost the right track, but Christie still completely wowed me with her "murderer reveal", I suppose I can call it. The story picks up momentum in about the last third of the book, at which point I decided to give up on any other plans I had for today because I just simply had to carry on reading to find out what would happen. By the end of the book, I was completely accustomed to Christie's writing style and now I can see that although it's different from what I'm used to in more modern books, it is still superb. Although I'm not in any particular hurry, I'm quite sure that I'll pick up another Agatha Christie sometime soon - it was wonderful to read for hours on end and be completely absorbed in a good old-fashioned mystery. I would recommend this book to anyone. In fact, I've already given the book to my mum for her to read it too.

This is another brilliantly plotted story by the author, and we as readers are misled for quite a long time. The convincing portrayal of a sensitive man, feeling some higher force is exacting retribution and revenge for him in excellently done, as the murders pile up. On my own part when I was a young man I actually knew someone like this, who seemed to rejoice in tragedies befalling others "He/she wronged me and is now being punished...that's the way it should be," this guy would say even then, making him look guilty or responsible for bad things happening to others. Hence Christie I think is psychologically spot-on here; and the irony is that such people practically can not hurt a fly...