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Books in Hercule Poirot Radio Dramas series

  • Dead Man's Folly

    Agatha Christie

    Audio CD (BBC Worldwide, Ltd., April 1, 2014)
    [A BBC Radio 4 Full-Cast Dramatization starring John Moffatt as the great Belgian detective, Hercule Poirot]Ariadne Oliver, Queen of Crime Fiction, has been asked to devise a murder hunt at Nasse House, the home of Sir George Stubbs. But she begins to suspect that someone is manipulating the scenario of her game and fears that something very sinister is being planned. She sends for her old friend Hercule Poirot. At first he is not inclined to take her very seriously, but soon a series of events propels him to change his mind. Then, suddenly, all of Ariadne's worst fears are realized when the girl playing the part of the murder victim is found strangled in the boat house. For Hercule Poirot, the murder hunt has become a grim reality.
  • Three Act Tragedy

    Agatha Christie

    Audio CD (BBC Worldwide, Ltd., April 1, 2014)
    [A BBC Radio 4 Full-Cast Dramatization starring John Moffatt as Hercule Poirot. George Cole, Michael Cochrane, and Clive Merrison are among the cast in this adaptation of Agatha Christie's intriguing mystery.]Hercule Poirot is a guest at a weekend house party, given at the Cornish clifftop home of the celebrated actor Sir Charles Cartwright. The other visitors include keen amateur detective Mr. Satterthwaite and distinguished Harley Street nerve specialist Sir Bartholomew Strange.Death visits the house soon after Poirot's arrival, the victim an elderly clergyman whos only had a sip of dry martini. Did the reverend suffer some kind of seizure - or was he murdered? An analysis of the glass yields nothing suspicious, and the Reverend Babbington's unfortunate demise is put down to natural causes.In Monte Carlo a short time later, Poirot and his acquaintances hear of another, similar death. Is this a mere coincidence or are the two cases related? How can Poirot resist further investigation Meanwhile, a third tragedy is waiting in the wings.
  • Sad Cypress

    Agatha Christie, BBC Radio 4, John Moffatt, A Full Cast

    Audio CD (Blackstone Audiobooks, May 1, 2014)
    A BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatization starring John Moffatt as the great Belgian detectiveElinor Carlisle and Roddy Welman are the model English couple, perfect companions set for a life of ease when they inherit Aunt Laura s considerable fortune. But a poison-pen letter begins a chain of events that is to end in tragedy.Convinced that Mary Gerrard, a childhood playmate of Elinor s, is attempting to ingratiate herself with her aunt for financial gain, the pair travel to the family home to investigate. They find no evidence, but Roddy falls desperately in love with the beautiful Mary, little realizing that beneath Elinor s restrained and unemotional exterior lies an almost obsessive passion for him.Elinor obeys her aunt s deathbed wish despite her heartbreak and gives Mary a large bequest from the estate. But when Mary is found poisoned, the evidence against Elinor is damning. It s up to Hercule Poirot to find out if the case is as simple as it seems."
  • The Murder of Roger Ackroyd

    Agatha Christie, BBC Radio 4, John Moffatt, A Full Cast

    Audio CD (Blackstone Audiobooks, May 1, 2014)
    A BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatization starring John Moffatt as Hercule PoirotMrs. Farrars is found dead of an apparent overdose one year after the death of her husband. The villagers of King s Abbot are suspicious. The rumor is that she poisoned her husband and was in love with Roger Ackroyd. When he is found murdered the following day, there is little to go on. Luckily one of the newest residents who has retired to this normally quiet village is none other than Monsieur Hercule Poirot."
  • Three ACT Tragedy

    Agatha Christie, John Moffatt, A Full Cast

    Audio CD (Blackstone Audiobooks, April 1, 2014)
    John Moffatt stars as Hercule Poirot in a BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatization of Agatha Christie s famous novel.Hercule Poirot is a guest at a weekend house party, given at the Cornish cliff-top home of the celebrated actor Sir Charles Cartwright. The other visitors include keen amateur detective Mr. Satterthwaite and distinguished Harley Street nerve specialist Sir Bartholomew Strange.Death visits the house soon after Poirot s arrival, the victim an elderly clergyman who s only had a sip of dry martini. Did the reverend suffer some kind of seizure or was he murdered? An analysis of the glass yields nothing suspicious, and the Reverend Babbington s unfortunate demise is put down to natural causes.In Monte Carlo a short time later, Poirot and his acquaintances hear of another, similar death. Is this a mere coincidence or are the two cases related? How can Poirot resist further investigation? Meanwhile, a third tragedy is waiting in the wings George Cole, Michael Cochrane, and Clive Merrison are among the cast in this adaptation of Agatha Christie s intriguing mystery."
  • Death in the Clouds

    Agatha Christie, Bbc Radio 4., John Moffatt

    Audio CD (Audiogo, Dec. 16, 2014)
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  • Sad Cypress

    Agatha Christie, BBC Radio 4, John Moffatt, A Full Cast

    Audio CD (Blackstone Audiobooks, May 1, 2014)
    A BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatization starring John Moffatt as the great Belgian detectiveElinor Carlisle and Roddy Welman are the model English couple, perfect companions set for a life of ease when they inherit Aunt Laura s considerable fortune. But a poison-pen letter begins a chain of events that is to end in tragedy.Convinced that Mary Gerrard, a childhood playmate of Elinor s, is attempting to ingratiate herself with her aunt for financial gain, the pair travel to the family home to investigate. They find no evidence, but Roddy falls desperately in love with the beautiful Mary, little realizing that beneath Elinor s restrained and unemotional exterior lies an almost obsessive passion for him.Elinor obeys her aunt s deathbed wish despite her heartbreak and gives Mary a large bequest from the estate. But when Mary is found poisoned, the evidence against Elinor is damning. It s up to Hercule Poirot to find out if the case is as simple as it seems."