Which Crooked House recording should you buy?
A Christie standalone — no Poirot, no Marple — and the worst listing on the whole store. Four editions, and only one of them is the novel: two are simplified retellings for people learning English.
Agatha Christie · 4 recordings on Audible UK
Short answer
Hugh Fraser, and it is not close — his is the only complete recording of this book on Audible UK. Both the Peter Kenny and the Roger May listings are Collins graded readers, meaning Christie's text rewritten to a restricted vocabulary for English learners. They are not abridgements, and nothing in the search results says so.
Every recording, compared
| Narrator | Length | Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hugh Fraser Our pick | 5 hrs 45 mins | Complete novel | The complete novel, and the only one here. Fraser played Hastings on television. |
| Peter Kenny | 3 hrs 41 mins | Collins graded reader (B2+) | NOT the novel, despite the plain listing. The product page reads "Crooked House B2+". Kenny is a fine narrator — best known for the Witcher — which makes this one especially easy to buy in good faith. |
| Roger May | 2 hrs 54 mins | Collins graded reader (B2) | NOT the novel either. Audible's own product slug says "Crooked-House-B2-Collins-Agatha-Christie-ELT-Readers". |
| Anna Maxwell Martin, Rory Kinnear and a full cast | 1 hr 46 mins | Full-cast dramatisation | A radio adaptation with a very good cast. |