Audiobooks Like The Mirror Crack'd from Side to Side

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Emilia Fox narrates Miss Marple with a restrained English precision that suits both the village-polite surface and the sharper intelligence working underneath — her voice never condescends to the cozy register but doesn't reach past it either, and the eight-hour listen unfolds at Christie's own unhurried tempo. All ten recommendations are other Christie novels, and while the narrators shift across the list, one won an award and the full catalog shares the same architectural pleasure: a mystery that respects the listener enough to lay out all the pieces before the solution.

10 audiobooks for fans of The Mirror Crack'd from Side to Side

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    Magnolia Blossom: an Agatha Christie Short Story cover

    Magnolia Blossom: an Agatha Christie Short Story

    by Agatha Christie

    Narrated by Alex Jennings, Emilia Fox, Full Cast, Julian Rhind-Tutt

    3.51 ABR Score (529 ratings)
    ★ 3.33 Goodreads (508) ★ 3.52 Audible (21)
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    Christie's non-mystery story follows Theo Darrell as she flees her marriage for a new life, only to discover her husband's financial ruin. The full cast production suits this dramatic departure from Christie's usual detective fiction.

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    The Murder of Roger Ackroyd (Agatha Christie - HINDI Book 1) (Hindi Edition)

    Hercule Poirot • Book 4

    by Agatha Christie

    Narrated by Hugh Fraser

    4.63 ABR Score (359.7K ratings)
    ★ 4.26 Goodreads (354.0K) ★ 4.69 Audible (5.6K)
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    Christie's most controversial Poirot mystery unfolds as Roger Ackroyd dies after learning a blackmailer's identity, with Hugh Fraser guiding listeners through every misdirection.

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    Dumb Witness. The Agatha Christie Collection.

    Hercule Poirot • Book 17

    by Agatha Christie

    Narrated by Hugh Fraser

    4.38 ABR Score (50.8K ratings)
    ★ 3.92 Goodreads (49.4K) ★ 4.75 Audible (1.4K)
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    An elderly woman's letter about a suspicious fall reaches Poirot months after her death, launching an investigation into family poisoning. Hugh Fraser's familiar voice adds warmth to Christie's clockwork plotting.

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    Poirot Investigates (Agatha Christie)

    Hercule Poirot • Book 3

    by Agatha Christie

    Narrated by Richard Armitage

    4.37 ABR Score (79.1K ratings)
    ★ 3.88 Goodreads (76.0K) ★ 4.68 Audible (3.1K)
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    Richard Armitage lends his distinctive voice to fourteen classic Poirot mysteries, from country house murders to Egyptian tomb adventures.

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    The Murder on the Links

    Hercule Poirot • Book 2

    by Agatha Christie

    Narrated by Richard Armitage

    4.36 ABR Score (126.2K ratings)
    ★ 3.87 Goodreads (121.5K) ★ 4.64 Audible (4.7K)
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    Poirot rushes to France after receiving a desperate plea for help, only to find his correspondent murdered and dumped in a freshly dug grave on a golf course. Richard Armitage brings his distinctive voice to Christie's early mystery, adding gravitas to the Belgian detective's investigation.

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    After the Funeral (The Agatha Christie Mystery Collection; Imitation Leather) cover

    After the Funeral (The Agatha Christie Mystery Collection; Imitation Leather)

    Hercule Poirot • Book 30

    by Agatha Christie

    Narrated by Hugh Fraser

    4.31 ABR Score (51.5K ratings)
    ★ 3.92 Goodreads (50.4K) ★ 4.69 Audible (1.1K)
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    Cora's blunt comment about her brother being murdered gets her hatcheted to death the next day, transforming family grief into deadly suspicion. Hugh Fraser's familiar Poirot narration guides us through Christie's web of inheritance, secrets, and Victorian family dynamics.

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    Cat Among the Pigeons (Agatha Christie Collection)

    Hercule Poirot • Book 33

    by Agatha Christie

    Narrated by Hugh Fraser

    4.27 ABR Score (52.4K ratings)
    ★ 3.87 Goodreads (51.6K) ★ 4.71 Audible (746)
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    Murder disrupts an exclusive girls' school in this classic Christie mystery, with Hugh Fraser's polished performance capturing both Poirot's brilliance and British boarding school atmosphere.

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    The Man in the Brown Suit

    Colonel Race • Book 1

    by Agatha Christie

    Narrated by Nicola Barber, Graeme Malcolm

    4.25 ABR Score (129.6K ratings)
    ★ 3.95 Goodreads (126.6K) ★ 4.51 Audible (3.1K)
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    Adventure-seeking Anne witnesses a suspicious death at a London tube station and pursues international intrigue from England to South Africa. Nicola Barber and Graeme Malcolm share duties in this globe-trotting mystery.

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    The Third Girl

    Hercule Poirot • Book 35

    by Agatha Christie

    Narrated by Hugh Fraser

    4.11 ABR Score (39.5K ratings)
    ★ 3.69 Goodreads (38.7K) ★ 4.63 Audible (706)
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    A young woman confesses murder to Poirot then vanishes before providing details, leaving him to solve a crime that may not exist.

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    The clocks Agatha Christie

    Hercule Poirot • Book 34

    by Agatha Christie

    Narrated by Hugh Fraser

    4.09 ABR Score (43.7K ratings)
    ★ 3.73 Goodreads (42.8K) ★ 4.56 Audible (922)
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    Typist Sheila Webb discovers a corpse surrounded by mysterious clocks at 19 Wilbraham Crescent, launching Poirot into one of Christie's most puzzling cases about time and deception.

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