Another Radio 4 cast production, this one featuring June Whitfield as Miss Marple. Thoroughly enjoyed it even though I already knew the outcome having seen several TV versions of this book. ( )

A radio dramatization of a Miss Marple mystery. When Mrs. McGillicuddy is convinced that she saw a man murdering a woman on a train passing hers on her way to visit her dear friend, Miss Jane Marple, the authorities are skeptical but Miss Marple takes the case. As she and her younger associate work to find the body and then determine who the woman is and why she may have been murdered, they stumble into the dramatic inner workings of a well-off family whose estate abuts the rail line.

One of my favourite Miss Marple's, even knowing the who of the murder mystery didn't rob this audio drama of its delights. A really enjoyable way to revisit this one. ( )

Title: 4:50 to Paddington
Author: Agatha Christie
Genre: Mystery

Challenges: Winter Reading Challenge 2009, TBR Challenge 2009 , A to Z Reading Challenge, 2009 Support Your Local Library, 2009 Audiobook Challenge, 20 Books in 2009, Pages Read Challenge 2009, Agatha Christie Challenge 2009, 101 Books in 1001 Days Challenge, Numbers Challenge

Rating: 4/5
No. of Pages: Audio (320)
Published: Originally 1957 (Audio 2005)

From the back:
Elspeth McGillicuddy is down from Scotland for a holiday and boards the 4:50 train from Paddington station to visit her friend Miss Marple. During the journey, another train pulls alongside, and through the window Mrs. McGillicuddy witnesses a tall, dark man strangling a blonde woman. She reports what she has seen, yet no one takes any notice. There is no report of any murder, no dead woman found on any train, and the police have no record of any persons reported missing that match the descripton given by Mrs. McGillicuddy. Only Miss Marple believes her account, and realizing that the body must have been thrown off the train, with the help of maps and train timetables she pinpoints the exact spot where the body must be. With the help of her young friend Lucy Eylelesbarrow, she goes about the tricky task of uncovering a murder – and a cunning murder…….

Mine:
Mrs. McGillicuddy sees a murder – but no one wants to believe her , but her good friend Miss Marple does. Now all she has to do is solve the crime, since the police won’t believe them. She enlists her friends Lucy Elylelesbarrow to check out the family. Who could be the guilty one, the family of dark horses all have a secret to hide.
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