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The Pale Horse
- Narrated by: Hugh Fraser
- Length: 6 hrs and 42 mins
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Summary
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…
Critic reviews
"The acknowledged queen of detective fiction." (Observer)
"Wholesale murder by black magic...highly ingenious, wholly enjoyable." (Evening Standard)
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- Fialka
- 07-12-17
One of her best
Great premise and storytelling. Some of Christie's more fully formed characters. Very enjoyable and even sparks the imagination.
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- Stephen Comer
- 26-06-24
Agatha Christie at her best
As a big Agatha Christie fan, it has taken me a while to get to The Pale Horse but I’m very glad I finally have. I won’t ruin the fun by telling you what’s it is about but I will just say that if you like her many other wonderful books you will love this too. Narrated perfectly.
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- Kindle Customer
- 26-01-21
Great story with a good twist
the story was fantastic and you will never work out who is the killer
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- Amazon Customer
- 08-05-23
Spooky, clever, funny and tantalising.
An excellent mystery from 1961. Nothing like the TV adaptation where they changed the plot, so you can enjoy this as a fresh story. Hugh Fraser's narration is once again perfect.
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- H W Giddens
- 24-02-20
Pale Horse indeed
I thought that I would listen to the original version of The Pale Horse, having seen the most recent television adaptation with Rufus Sewell and also the Miss Marple version. The story is similar to the Miss Marple one and I thoroughly enjoyed listening to it whilst gardening. Would thoroughly recommend.
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- The Driver
- 20-04-20
The Pale Horse
Agatha at her best. And Captain Hastings at his best too! What’s not to like?
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- E. Jalal
- 12-05-23
Exciting
Another superb narration by Hugh Fraser. And what a yarn! Quite spooky and very atmospheric!
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- Ruth
- 16-11-20
Unbeatable Agatha Christe
Hugh Fraser has once again narrated an absorbing Agatha Christe story. Most enjoyable on all counts.
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- Anne-Maria Moynihan
- 15-08-19
brilliant
it was a great version brilliant told it made think you were there thank you
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- SimpleSybil
- 23-01-24
Coherent plot but oh so slow.
The narrator was articulate with an easy listening voice, but it wasn't clear which of the male characters was speaking. As usual, the book had a more realistic plot than the TV adaptation. The style of writing was ponderous; too much telling and not enough showing. The dialogue was stilted. I kept falling asleep, and had to rewind. The female characters, on the whole, were strong women. The plot was clever, but the culprit was obvious from quite early on.
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