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Nemesis

A Miss Marple Mystery

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Nemesis

By: Agatha Christie
Narrated by: Emilia Fox
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In Agatha Christie’s baffling detective story, Nemesis, a letter from a dead man instructs Miss Marple how to conduct an investigation into a puzzlingly unspecific crime.

In utter disbelief, Miss Marple read the letter addressed to her from the recently deceased Mr. Rafiel—an acquaintance she had met briefly on her travels. He had left instructions for her to investigate a crime after his death. The only problem was, he had failed to tell her who was involved or where and when the crime had been committed. It was most intriguing.

Soon she is faced with a new crime—the ultimate crime—murder. It seems someone is adamant that past evils remained buried. . . .

©1971 Agatha Christie Limited (P)2012 HarperCollinsPublishers
Crime Crime Fiction Detective Fiction Historical Fiction Mystery Women Sleuths Women's Fiction
Twisty Plot • Clever Deduction • Distinctive Character Voices • Unique Premise • Satisfying Resolution
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Emilia Fox did a brilliant job performing/reading this book. I love Agatha Christie novels, and Miss Marple ones are usually great for a "cozy mystery." The usual twists and surprises are there. Loved it!

Well-read, relaxing Miss Marple Mystery

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The narration here is excellent. Ms.Fix gives each of the characters a distinctive voice, and is able to remain consistent through the rather long story.
However, this is sadly not one of Christie’s best works. The story, characters, and plot twists are solid, but the writing is painfully repetitive. She over- explains and re-explains various plot points in a way that becomes incredibly irritating. An editor could have aired this down by about a quarter and made something really great.

Was the Editor on Vacation?

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I really enjoyed this story and Emilia Fox is pretty darn good with the voices for the characters!
Good story line although quite sad. I even really liked the follow up at the end!

Christie doesn't disappoint!

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Would you listen to Nemesis again? Why?

Yes. I only buy audio books that I plan to listen to multiple times. This one was pretty well plotted, without the "hidden factors" that Christie sometimes relies upon. I enjoyed the fact that it involved a "solved" crime that had, in fact,not been solved at all.

Who was your favorite character and why?

Miss Marple is always a favorite character of mine. I love her mix of doddering little old lady and high mental acuity.

Which scene was your favorite?

Miss Marple contemplating those white flowers in the garden, and her reaction to what they implied.

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

Not really.

Any additional comments?

The reader had some obvious difficulty with the male voices, so they were occasionally distracting. Nonetheless, the book is a worthwhile "read".

Miss Marple Solves a Cold Case - that isn't

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Great story and narration for lovers of Agatha Christie and Miss Marple..so very entertaining

Miss Marple lovers

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I love it. I am used to read and listen to Agatha Christie’s books and am a fan of Miss Marple and Hercule Poirot. Nemesis with Miss Marple was very easy to follow, although some clues were left out that could help us put together a few ideas. But overall, a great book, and the narrator was amazing.

Absolutely great!

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This was a really good story, probably the best Miss Marple novel have yet read. Really interested in plot, held my interest and attention until the very end. Very enjoyable.

One of her best

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What made the experience of listening to Nemesis the most enjoyable?

Agatha Christie is one of my favorit authors

What other book might you compare Nemesis to and why?

Whodunit's

What aspect of Emilia Fox’s performance would you have changed?

A lot of her voicis was the same so that could have been better.

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

Her first conversation whith miss Temple

A great little mistery

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The story is vintage Miss Marple, kind of like listening to Garrison Keillor on Prairie Home Companion, as it seems to wander around, but is always going somewhere; of course with Miss Marple it is going to find evil. One of the best Miss Marple stories for sure!! The reader does a good job and does a number of different voices and regional accents of the UK, most of which are good but some are not so great. Overall, the Audible book is certainly worth listening to, I recommend it.

The last Miss Marple

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One of my favorite books. Great production and narrator. I’ve heard her work on other books and always enjoy her.

Love it!

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