Then you can try to figure out whodunit, or simply enjoy the journey. If the previous Agatha Christie books you’ve read have taught you the rules of the game, here is a chance to apply them. Though the story lacks action and enough Jane Marple for Ayres to develop, her performance is a delightful romp for any Christie fan. A Pocket Full of Rye (1953) is a novel full of tropes, but I mean that in a good way. The greatest mystery in this 1953 novel is why any mid-century father would name his children Lancelot and Percival. Ayres can slip effortlessly from one accent to another, as when the lofty voice of Rex's secretary collapses into the low-class accent of an East Ender after she discovers her boss's body. Lancelot, the younger son, is ironic and cavalier. Percival, the elder son, is stuffy and nasally clogged. Ayres seems to be mocking stereotypes of British accents. Ayres's Miss Marple is well-mannered, polite and even diffident. She is the author of 80 crime novels and short story. Her books have sold over a billion copies in the English language and another billion in over 100 foreign languages. After the death by poisoning of wealthy Rex Fortescue, others in the household are murdered in ways that mimic a Mother Goose rhyme. A Pocket Full of Rye by Agatha Christie, 9780008196578, available at Book Depository with free delivery worldwide. It hardly seems possible for anyone to best Hugh Fraser's savvy audio performance of Christie's Hickory Dickory Dock, but Rosalind Ayres produces an amazing range of voices and accents to create her own one-woman full-cast audio book.
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