This is just a clip of the Death on the Nile to peak you’re interest. Gripping beginning. Would like to read on!

This is a brilliant taster for the full thing.
It's a story I know well and I enjoyed this interpretation

Thank you to HarperCollins U.K. Audio for a sampler of the new unabridged audiobook edition of ‘Death on the Nile’ by Agatha Christie narrated by Kenneth Branagh.

The full audiobook was released in 2020 to tie-in with the new film adaptation starring and directed by Kenneth Branagh. However, due to the pandemic the film release was delayed until early 2022.

While only 9 minutes long, this sampler offers three extracts that gives an indication of Kenneth Branagh’s range in voicing the novel’s various characters and capturing its mood.

As a result of this positive experience I have added the full audiobook of this classic Golden Age Detective novel to my Wish List.

Updated 30 May 2022:
Just an update as I recently did a combined read/listen of Agatha Christie’s ‘Death on the Nile’ and so experienced the full unabridged audiobook edition narrated by Kenneth Branagh.

Given Branagh’s involvement in the recent film adaptation, he was the perfect narrator and definitely enjoyed himself with respect to the various characters’ voices.

The production values were very high and I felt that it was a 5-star rating.

Didn’t realise this was a sample when I requested it but I’m definitely interested in reading the book now.

This advanced copy is a sample, which is a shame as I found it engrossing and wanted to hear more. The narration feels intimate and had the right amount of intrigue. As a well known title, it could feel staid but this is not the case, as this audiobook modernises Christie's classic tale into the 21st century.

I didnt realise that this was a sampler before requesting this from netgalley. The narration suited the story and it did mean that I was intrigued to listen to more.

Great little sample of the book. The Narrator was interesting and kept me wanting to keep listening to the story. A great version of a classic.

Loved this audiobook. Having read this novel before it was nice to hear it read with such conviction.

I've listened to an excerpt of this title, which included the first five chapters of Agatha Christie's classic mystery Death on the Nile, narrated by Kenneth Branagh. Branagh is the director and plays the lead character, Belgian detective Hercule Poirot, in the recent (2022) film adaptation of the book.

While the short excerpt didn't provide an opportunity to critique Branagh's interpretation of the majority of the characters, including Poirot himself, it was sufficient to reveal a competent and convincing narration.

My thanks to the narrator Kenneth Branagh, publisher HarperCollins UK Audio (and by extension the estate of the late Agatha Christie) and NetGalley UK for the opportunity to listen to this excerpt.

One of the most famous detective novels by the world's all-time best crime writer and narrated by one of our best living actors. What's more to say, other than THIS is how you do it! Perfection.

I need more!
Short sharp and sweet. I felt like I needed a bit more of this Sampler to truly review it or decide if I want to purchase the book fully. The narration was good, held my attention, just too short to form an opinion on it.

This was a very short sampler.
The narrator was good, and the excerpt gave an idea if the story x.

What a great sample. I love Poirot and I think Kenneth Branagh does a great job creating the charcater and keeping the pace of the book. A great updated audiobook, I can't wait to listen to the full book.

I listened to this sampler of the re-mastered audiobook and it was really nice to hear a more modern version of Death on the nile. The narrator kept the English stiff upper lip-ness to it but it definitely felt a bit more modern-posh. Can't wait to listen to the whole version and definitely can't wait to watch the film remake!!

Really liked the sampler that i was given, the story was being told very good and am for sure going to the full version of this audiobook.

I was lucky enough to listen to a sample of the audiobook via Netgalley. Really enjoyable and definitely left me wanting to hear more. Narration was spot on and created the atmosphere of the book.

Thank you Netgalley

Kenneth Branagh's narration was superb - clear, precise and made the characters immediately come to life. The few minutes of the sample flew by, drawing me straight in. I'm sure I will listen to the entire book when it's available.

A bit difficult to review a 9 minute sample but with a combination of a great book and Kenneth Branagh, what's not to love! Really wish the full audio was available. Still better than the recent film. Thanks to Netgalley.

Such a shame this is just a sample! I would have loved to listen to the whole book!
Kenneth Branagh does of course an amazing job as a narrator, drawing the listener in and leaving you wanting more!

Really great sample made me want to read the book which I’ve now got a copy of!

Also watched the film which I enjoyed however the book is better in my opinion