Why Didnt They Ask Evans? Audiobook, by Agatha Christie Play Audiobook Sample

Why Didn't They Ask Evans? Audiobook

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Read By: Emilia Fox Publisher: HarperAudio Listen Time: at 1.0x Speed 4.83 hours at 1.5x Speed 3.63 hours at 2.0x Speed Release Date: July 2012 Format: Unabridged Audiobook ISBN: 9780062234094

Quick Stats About this Audiobook

Total Audiobook Chapters:

35

Longest Chapter Length:

16:35 minutes

Shortest Chapter Length:

06:14 minutes

Average Chapter Length:

12:20 minutes

Audiobooks by this Author:

243

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Publisher Description

A dying man’s bewildering last words pull an inquisitive young man and his beautiful companion into a dangerous web of lethal secrets in Agatha Christie’s classic mystery, Why Didn’t They Ask Evans?

While playing an erratic round of golf, Bobby Jones slices his ball over the edge of a cliff. His ball is lost, but on the rocks below he finds the crumpled body of a dying man. The man opens his eyes and with his last breath says, "Why didn't they ask Evans?"

Haunted by those words, Bobby and his vivacious companion, Frankie, set out to solve a mystery that will bring them into mortal danger. . .

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"One of my favorite Christie novels. A comfort read.I wonder if Christie wrote this one before the Tommy and Tuppence novels. Frankie and Bobby reminded me of them and I would bet that gave her the idea.Fun, quick, refreshing mystery. "

— Susan (5 out of 5 stars)

Quotes

  • “A story that tickles and tantalizes but never exhausts the reader’s patience or ingenuity.”

    — Times Literary Supplement (London)
  • “Frankie and Bobby are not nearly so brilliant as amateur detectives usually are in books, but you are sure to like them, and you may even be able to forgive Agatha Christie for leaving out Hercule Poirot just this once.”

    — New York Times Book Review
  • “Agatha Christie had one of the most creative minds in mystery fiction. She managed to use up almost all the plots before most of us were born.”

    — Nevada Barr, New York Times bestselling author, praise for the author

Why Didn't They Ask Evans? Listener Reviews

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  • Overall Performance: 4 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 5

    " Odd title for this book, which was also published as "Why Didn't They Ask Evans?" Christie really takes you for a ride with this one. "

    — Barb, 6/23/2011
  • Overall Performance: 5 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 5

    " My favorite of the bright young things books, this book is so impressive in its plotting. The Boomerang Clue (its alternative name) does it credit as well, weaving a wonderful plot that turns back on itself repeatedly. "

    — Jeffrey, 5/21/2011
  • Overall Performance: 4 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 5

    " I liked this book. Kind of cute. I would prefer Poirot though. This book was more like a Phyllis Whitney style to me. Not as meaty as a usual Agatha read. "

    — Karen, 4/17/2011
  • Overall Performance: 3 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 5

    " A typical Christie book, this time it's a couple amateurs who are set about to find a murderer. I love how the "help" is the one who helps put the pieces together. They do know all the inner workings of the house. I did have a hunch who the killer was, and I was right! "

    — Amy, 4/4/2011
  • Overall Performance: 5 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 5

    " I want to be a detective. If these two can do it, I certainly can. I loved listening to the banter of amateur investigators. Let's all be detectives together! "

    — Angela, 2/8/2011
  • Overall Performance: 3 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 5

    " I read this book under the title of The Boomerang Clue. It was a good read and I liked the pace of the mystery. "

    — Cindy, 1/12/2011
  • Overall Performance: 4 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 5

    " A surprising thriller. Unexpected climax. But, there were a few hiccups in the plot. Summing up, it was good. "

    — Athul, 1/6/2011
  • Overall Performance: 5 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 5

    " A charming mystery. Without going into the plot, it has that classic Christie characteristic where, at the end, all the facts invert like a Necker cube and you see the events in the book in a completely different light. Superb. "

    — Nullifidian, 12/24/2010

About Agatha Christie

Dame Agatha Christie (1890–1976) was a British crime writer best known for her detective novels and short stories. According to Guinness World Records, she is the bestselling novelist of all time, her novels having sold over two billion copies and having been translated into more than one hundred languages. The Agatha Award for best mystery and crime writers was named in her honor.

About Emilia Fox

Emilia Fox has won three AudioFile Earphones Awards for her narrations. She is an acclaimed and award-winning actress, most notably played the title role in the play Katherine Howard at the Chichester Festival Theatre, and Clara Copperfield in a television movie production of David Copperfield. In 2004 she began playing pathologist Nikki Alexander on the television series Silent Witness. In 2006 she garnered much praise for her role in the independent comedy-drama Cashback.