Agatha Christie: The Adventure of the Christmas Pudding Audiobook on Audio CD, Audio Download, buy now from AudioGO

In this delightful tale, an Eastern Prince arrives in England with some family jewels which he's having reset as a gift for his fianceé. However, the Prince also has a mistress. She asks to wear one particularly enchanting piece that features a huge ruby, and then promptly disappears with it. Poirot discovers a connection with a house party at the home of Colonel and Mrs Lacey and, in order to pursue his investigation, an invitation is procured for him to the Laceys', ostensibly to enjoy an old-fashioned Christmas. With deft skill and the workings of his little grey cells, Poirot brings this case to a satisfying end. Starring John Moffat as Hercule Poirot, with Donald Sinden and Sian Phillips as Colonel and Mrs Lacey.

Agatha Christie has made it into the Guinness Book of World Records as the bestselling writer of all time with around four billion copies sold worldwide. So it will come as little surprise to know that The Adventure of the Christmas Pudding is yet another wonderfully written novel from the queen of crime writing. Now this tale is available in both CD audiobook and the convenience of an MP3 downloadable audiobook too.

In this charming story, we see why Christie has had so many of her books turned into television series, films, video games, radio programmes and audiobooks. We meet an exotic Eastern Prince who comes to England to get his fiancée a ring made from one of his family heirlooms. But the Prince has a wandering eye, which inevitably gets him into trouble as his mistress runs away with a huge ruby that the Prince had loaned her. As the Prince is reluctant to involve the police for fear of a scandal, everyone’s favourite quirky detective, Hercule Poirot, is brought in to solve the crime – subtly, of course!

As he puts his little grey cells to the test, we soon learn that for some, this Christmas will be one to remember for all the wrong reasons. In this CD audiobook, British actor John Moffat reads as Hercule Poirot and is joined by the instantly recognisable voice of Donald Sinden as the Colonel. A perfect addition to any audiobook collection, or an ironic Christmas present for someone, perhaps?

Product Information

Author: Agatha Christie Reader: Full Cast Running Time: 44 minutes Publisher: AudioGO Ltd Number of CDs: 1 File Quality: MP3 (256 kbps) Release Date: 04/09/2006 D/L ISBN: 9781408484944 CD ISBN: 9780563510512

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