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4.50 from Paddington (Miss Marple) [Abridged] [Audiobook] (Audio Cassette)

by Agatha Christie (Author), Joan Hickson (Reader)
4.1 out of 5 stars See all reviews (14 customer reviews)

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  • Audio Cassette
  • Publisher: HarperCollins Audio; Abridged edition edition (26 Jan 2000)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0001056042
  • ISBN-13: 978-0001056046
  • Product Dimensions: 13.6 x 10.8 x 3.6 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 584,787 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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'Never a dull moment.' The Times

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An unabridged Miss Marple mystery from the Queen of Crime For an instant the two trains ran together, side by side. In that frozen moment, Elspeth witnessed a murder. Helplessly, she stared out of her carriage window as a man remorselessly tightened his grip around a woman's throat. The body crumpled. Then the other train drew away. But who, apart from Miss Marple, would take her story seriously? After all, there were no suspects, no other witnesses...and no corpse.

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22 of 22 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Trains, trays, tablets and tittle-tattle., 19 Sep 2005
By John Austin "austinjr@bigpond.net.au" (Kangaroo Ground, Australia) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: 4.50 from Paddington (Agatha Christie) (Paperback)
Old and new readers of Agatha Christie's whodunnits will not be disappointed with the 1957 puzzler. It has an unforgettable opening sequence, an ingenious denouement, and an interesting sleuth, especially created for the occasion, named Lucy Eylesbarrow. Although it is the elderly Jane Marple who exerts her powers of detection, she does it by remote control while her much younger friend does the spadework - or the domestic work. As Agatha Christie explains, "The point about Lucy Eylesbarrow was that all worry, anxiety, and hard work went out of a house when she came into it." Accordingly, the tertiary-trained domestic, Lucy, is soon installed in Rutherford Hall, where Jane Marple believes a body thrown from a train might be hidden.

Surprises, further murders, gossip, marriage proposals, and poisonings follow in rapid succession, so that before you know it, the hours have sped by, the murderer is revealed, and you admit that once again you were quite unable to guess whodunnit.

Agatha Christie adds to the usual cozy elements of her murder mysteries a heavy involvement with passenger trains, timetables and railway matters so beloved of the British. Otherwise you'll find the book fits into the pattern of the dysfunctional family's struggles being worked out with a particularly stubborn, callous and crusty old man as the family's head.

Feature film and TV adaptations of this novel have been made, the most faithful to the text featuring Joan Hickson who also can be heard in an unabridged reading on audiotapes.

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3.0 out of 5 stars An enjoyable read., 21 Nov 2000
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This review is from: 4.50 from Paddington (The Christie Collection) (Paperback)
If you don't usually like Miss Marple, don't worry - she doesn't feature much in this book. Instead the main character is the likeable Lucy Eylesbarrow who gets involved with the mysterious Crackenthorpe family. The book gets down to a good start with a murder early on, and one witnessed in an original way and well described. Although not one of Agatha Christie's best novels, this is certainly an enjoyable read.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Completely Gripping and Thrilling, 9 Aug 2000
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I listened to this tape whilst on a long car journey and then found that i could not stop listening until the end of the full 7 hours it is a fantastic story and the best i have heard from Agatha Christie although i do also highly reccomend Evil under the Sun.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Marple gets a trusty sidekick
Back on form a little for Christie - the police aren't around to make bumbling fools of themselves until fairly late on in the game - Miss Marple has a valid, non-coincidental... Read more
Published 21 days ago by Jimternet

4.0 out of 5 stars Oh to share a train with Miss Marple
I am not the biggest fan of Poirot however I absolutely love a good Miss Marple, so I went to the TBR pile and the 4.50 From Paddington beamed out at me - how could I resist? Read more
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5.0 out of 5 stars A true joy to hear
This book was what got me hooked on miss marple and to hear Joan Hickson bring it to life is fantastic. Read more
Published 6 months ago by J. S. Robinson

4.0 out of 5 stars vintage christie
THIS IS A MISS MARPLE NOVEL ALTHOUGH MOST OF THE DETECTING RELIES ON A RESOURCEFUL YOUNG LADY NAMED LUCY EYELESBARROW. Read more
Published 18 months ago by SARA

5.0 out of 5 stars At the moment when the two trains gave the illusion of being stationary, a blind in one of the carriages flew up with a snap ..
It remainds you of "The lady vanishes", "Strangers on a train" ? Passenger Elspeth McGillicuddy sees on a running parallel train a tall, dark man strangling a woman, but next day... Read more
Published 20 months ago by Sandra

4.0 out of 5 stars Enjoyable
This was the first Agatha Christie book I ever read and ( to be honest ) it wasn't the book that got me really into her writing, the one that did get me into her writing was... Read more
Published 21 months ago by I AM ME

3.0 out of 5 stars Sorry Aggie, not your best
I truly love anything Agatha Christie. Her style and ingenuity are second to none, but not all reach the sublime standards of 'The ABC Murders' or 'And Then There Were None'. Read more
Published on 29 May 2007 by Mr. D. J. Read

5.0 out of 5 stars homily@gsaunt.wanadoo.co.uk
I have this title as Joan Hicksons voice is on it, the oter that is priced about £12.99 is the radio cast, probably as good but
Joan Hickson does do something for the... Read more
Published on 16 Jul 2005 by gabrielle668

4.0 out of 5 stars 4:50 from Paddington
I have this on CD, it took a while for me to get into the story,
but I am sure Agatha Christie fans out there tucked into the chair with it!! Read more
Published on 24 Dec 2004 by homily3

2.0 out of 5 stars As Feeble as Miss Marple
Late Christie and a dithery, fluttering Miss Marple who is only peripherally involved do not make a good combination. Read more
Published on 12 Jul 2003 by hacklehorn

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