Title: The Man in
the Brown Suit
Author: Agatha
Christie
Narrated by: Alison Larkin
Publisher: Alison
Larkin Presents
Length: Approximately
8 hours and 23 minutes
Source: Review
Copy from Alison Larkin Presents.
Thank-you!
Agatha Christie
continues to delight me. The Man in the
Brown Suit is the January selection for the #ReadChristie2022 challenge with
the theme “Inspired by Agatha’s Travels.”
Agatha Christie used incidents and settings from her around the world
trip with her first husband as inspiration for this novel. I had no idea what this novel was about and
found it was a fun travel novel filled mystery that I greatly enjoyed.
Anne Beddingfeld
has recently lost her father and is trying to determine how to move forward in
life. After witnessing the death of a
man on the train line, she starts to investigate the crime. She uses her very small inheritance to
purchase a ticket on a ship to South Africa.
Along the way she meets a motley crew of characters. Will she be able to solve the mystery and how
is everyone else involved?
Anne is a delightful
character and is the primary narrator of the novel. She is looking for adventure and
romance. Alison Larkin is one of my
favorite audiobook narrators and she brings a unique voice and humor to Anne’s
narration. Sir Eustace Pedler’s diary
entries break up Anne’s narrative.
Larkin had a different voice for these entries, and they were hilarious
as well. Sir Eustace was very full of
himself. The novel also introduces Colonel
Race who appears in three more Christie novels, including Death on the Nile.
The Man in the
Brown Suit was published in 1924 and is one of Christie’s early works. I enjoyed it.
It was different than her other novels that I’ve read. I would call this one more of a romantic
thriller than a detective story. I loved
the adventure, the settings, the romance, and the humor. Are any of Christie’s other novels similar to
The Man in the Brown Suit?
Overall, I enjoyed
The Man in the Brown Suit, and this audiobook version was a charming narration
of the story.
I liked this Christie novel, too. I read it a year ago, but I still remember really liking Anne. :)
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