The Murder on the Links by Agatha Christie, Adapted by Kate McAll, Read by a Full Cast

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This adaptation of The Murder on the Links, a classic Agatha Christie whodunit, to a vintage radio drama format is absolutely delicious. Host Jo Reed and AudioFile’s Robin Whitten discuss how this totally diverting Golden Age mystery comes to life on audio, complete with sound effects and perfectly balanced music. Alfred Molina’s Poirot is punctilious and obsessive, but also warm and funny as he sorts out a blindingly baroque murder plot and keeps insisting the answer is totally obvious.

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