I have listened to two other performances by Richard E. Grant’s other performances before? How does this one compare? I absolutely loved Inspector Neil! He is shrewd and calculating but just not quite up to Miss Marple's train of thinking - although wise enough to know that he needs her as a collaborator. I would absolutely listen to 'Pocket Full of Rye' again!!! It is a brilliantly done story with great characters and a wonderful performance! Would you listen to A Pocket Full of Rye again? Why?

I sure do recommend it! 👍Īnother Brilliant Marple Mystery Performance! You know the story but still love to hear them again and again. Agatha is like the Shakespeare of early mystery writers. Even though I was well familiar with this book (having previously read it and seen the movie) it was an engaging listen. The plot is unusual, the characters well drawn, and the mystery quite fun. This is not her very best Miss Marple, but I’m happy to say it is very good. I’ve been an Agatha Christie fan for well over 50 years now, and I could almost say that her worst writing is still great reading.

But the story flows well and the narration is good (Though a bit slow-I found that listening in 1.25 speed improved it greatly). Sadly, Miss Marple doesn’t feature as strongly in this book as she does in some others. The story is woven around an old children’s nursery rhyme, and of course, it takes all the quiet observational powers of Miss Marple to solve it. It’s a cleverly plotted mystery that is filled with a rich assortment of characters, plot twists and turns, and reads very well-even 70 years after it was written. I don’t know if I’d call this Miss Marple book (by the wonderful Agatha Christie) her very best, but it’s quite a fun listen.

Christie a pocket full of rye