Reviewer:
AMP1972
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August 12, 2020
Subject:
David Suchet cannot compensate for the lack of skill in it...
First of all: I only listened to the "The Incident of the Dog's Ball", which I needed to filter and amplify myself. I renamed it into "The BS about the Dog's Ball", as it was really a LOW quality crime fiction. David Suchet though was admirable and splendid, voice narrating with great skill and dedication.
The Case itself is around the league, which every decent bummer could come up with. I think true fans of Agatha Christie, and her established detectives, may be a bit disappointed.
The reviewers before me already mentioned that they consider "The Capture of Cerberus" to be the even weaker work of the both, so I do not waste download volume on it.
Instead I remind that archive dot org has "Hercule Poirot - Finest Cases", which is a list of full-cast audiodrama episodes, including the famous ones, whihc were turned TV movies: Murder on the Orient Express, Evil under the Sun, and Death on the Nile. Oh, and my personal favorite: "A Murder in Mesopatamia".
Reviewer:
Jacquesuse
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February 6, 2020
Subject:
A Glass Half Empty
There may be a reason why the Capture of Cerberus was found in a notebook as an unpublished work...it’s not very good.
Despite David Suchet’s finest efforts, Agatha Christie’s foray into international politics lacks conviction or intrigue or interest and as such merits two stars.
On the other hand, the second tale is AC at her best and it is no surprise that this became Dumb Witness. Another tour de force from Suchet and even though it is a short story there is suspense and a frisson when the killer is eventually unmasked. On its own, a four-star work, combined with Cerberus, a mere three.
