Which Cat Among the Pigeons recording should you buy?
A complete reading, the same Collins retelling for English learners in both of the publisher's ranges, at different levels — and a different book called Cat Among the Pigeons, by another author, in the same search results.
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Agatha Christie · 3 Audible UK recordings compared
Short answer
Hugh Fraser, the only complete reading of Christie's novel here. Both Roger May listings are Collins graded readers for people learning English: a bare "B2+" under the title on one, "B2" on the other, identical descriptions, neither of them the novel. And look at the byline before you buy: Finty Williams's Cat Among the Pigeons is Julia Golding's children's novel, the sequel to The Diamond of Drury Lane, which happens to share Christie's title and sits in the same results.
The recordings, compared
| Narrator | Length | Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hugh Fraser Our pick | 6 hrs 44 mins | Complete novel | The complete novel, solo. |
| Roger May | 3 hrs 39 mins | Collins graded reader (B2+) | NOT the novel: a Collins graded reader for people learning English, with a plain title and a bare "B2+" on the line beneath it. |
| Roger May | 3 hrs 48 mins | Collins graded reader (B2) | NOT the novel either: Collins's other range, "B2" beneath the title, same reader, same description, a different length. |
| Finty Williams | 6 hrs 7 mins | Different book, same title | NOT Christie. Julia Golding's Cat Among the Pigeons, a Cat Royal adventure for younger readers, under the same title. The byline is the only warning. |
