Murder on the Links - Agatha Christie - Hercule Poirot | Radio Drama
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- Опубліковано 25 вер 2024
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In Agatha Christie's 1923 detective novel "The Murder on the Links," Belgian detective Hercule Poirot and his colleague Captain Hastings rush to northern France in response to a desperate plea from Paul Renauld, only to find upon their arrival that Renauld has been murdered, his barely cold body found in a shallow grave next to a golf course. The intricate mystery is further complicated when Renauld's wife, Eloise, recounts a tale of masked men who abducted her husband.
As Poirot delves into the investigation, he faces off against Monsieur Giraud of the Sûreté, a cocksure French detective. Despite their clashing styles, Poirot methodically pieces together the case, puzzling over clues including a love letter in Renauld's pocket and the baffling presence of his son Jack's overcoat on the corpse. The plot thickens with the discovery of a second, identically murdered body.
Christie crafts a multi-layered narrative that explores themes of deception, identities, and the lengths to which people will go to escape their pasts. Renauld, it transpires, was living under a false identity, previously involved in a scandalous murder in Paris two decades earlier. His neighbor, Madame Daubreuil, turns out to be an associate from his past life, now blackmailing him, which sets the stage for his murder. In a dramatic revelation, Poirot uncovers that it was Marthe Daubreuil, Madame Daubreuil's daughter, who, unaware of the changed will disowning Jack Renauld, murders Paul Renauld thinking it would secure her a fortune upon marrying Jack.
The novel not only showcases Christie's masterful plotting and Poirot’s brilliant deductive skills but also develops Captain Hastings's character, detailing his romantic subplot with Dulcie Duveen. This blend of suspense, romance, and intricate detective work makes "The Murder on the Links" a quintessential Poirot mystery, filled with twists that challenge the reader until the final revelations.
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Ah, David Suchet... best Poirot ever. Thankyou 👍
It's John Moffat not Sir David Suchet.
No ads to interrupt when watching this on my Kindle Fire. The one positive thing about this device.
Well done! Thank you so much for sharing this! Now on to the next one!!
Then the next!
I love this. Thanks for posting 🎉🎉
Great stuff! Thanks for uploading them! 👍👍
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Most enjoyable and entertaining. Thank you very much.
Many thanks for the play!
Thanks for listening!
I found the constant advertisements very intrusive.
Me too
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Thank you.😀
Thank you. ❤
Classic 😊
No problem 😊
After the irritating start the story moves well.
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Seriously if you can't say anything nice don't say anything at all
You need to Get A Life
The irritating start was due to
Madeleine Smith. ! An attractive young lady who , unfortunately ,
had Zero acting abilities.
@@2msvalkyrie529 hey! Can she have 1 acting abilities score please.🙏 she was speaking outlines. That’s gotta be worth one point. On a scale of 100
Too many ads.
Your many ads ruined this otherwise great story! Not good for bedtime listening!!
Spoiler Alert ! He did it with a 9 iron....!
Sorry. Not a good Poirot. Accent all wrong
What would you have preferred ?
Chinese ? Swedish..?