Poirot and Me

By: David Suchet

Narrated by: David Suchet

Length: 9 hrs and 3 mins

Publisher's summary

Actor David Suchet recalls his experience of playing Agatha Christie's world-famous detective, Hercule Poirot, for almost a quarter of a century.

In the summer of 2013 David Suchet filmed his final scenes as Hercule Poirot. After 24 years in the role, he will have played the character in every story that Agatha Christie wrote about him (bar one, deemed unfilmable) and he will bid adieu to a role and a character that have changed his life.

In Poirot and Me, David Suchet tells the story of how he secured the part, with the blessing of Agatha Christie's daughter, and set himself the task of presenting the most authentic Poirot that had ever been filmed. David Suchet is uniquely placed to write the ultimate companion to one of the world's longest running television series.

Peppered with anecdotes about filming, including many tales of the guest stars who have appeared over the years, the book is essential for Poirot fans all over the world.

©2013 David Suchet and Geoffrey Wansell (P)2013 Headline Digital

An Excellent Experience

I enjoyed learning so many wonderful things about one of my favorite characters from when I was a boy and the man who brought him to life for us. As an actor, I loved to hear all of the stories along the way of projects David worked on and how fiercely he defended the honor of 'our little Belgian' when it was required. I thoroughly enjoyed David's way of narrating and intend on buying more of the books he reads.

Inside the mind of my favorite detective.

Suchet has one of the most attractive voices I’ve heard. This combined with his knowledge of line delivery creates a mesmerizing listen.
I’m a big fan of the Poirot series and love hearing the behind the scenes details. Suchet’s love of and commitment to the Little Belgian detective is inspiring.

awesome Poirot!!!

Loved this production of Poirot with David Suchet. Lovely! The best !!!!

Agatha Christie’s great creation.

Eternally grateful for this gift dearest David Suchet.

Thank you so much for everything! I have enjoyed every single minute of it. No one could have ever narrated the story better than yourself. Thank you for bringing my dearest Poirot to life.

Beautifully written and told

It was a joy to hear Mr. Suchet read in his own voice of his experiences in portraying Hercule Poirot. No other actor has portrayed him faithfully as written that I have ever seen. The effort he put into developing the look, walk, clothing, and voice that would be authentically “the little Belgian” was amazing. And it has been worth it for all of us who have enjoyed the show so much. When I read a Poirot mystery now, I see and hear his Poirot.
Mr. Suchet, thank you for sharing your experience with us.

An enjoyable listen

P&M offers some engaging insights into the filming process for the long-running mystery series, though it gets a little repetitive hearing about every single story. Suchet is a superb reader and I enjoyed listening to this audiobook.

The author is wonderful voice, narration was perfect

Loved every minute of it. Hated to see it end. Now I’m going to go back and watch every episode of Poirot now that I know the backstory behind each one. I give this book 100 stars! It’s a great gift for anyone who loves mysteries. David Suchet is a superstar!

so we'll read

I did enjoy listening to this. I wish that he had told more funny antidotes or a little bit more say gossip then he did. there have to have been some funny stories when filming the Poirot episodes. but he is a brilliant speaker and so that part was very enjoyable. he actually sounds like a very nice man and certainly a consummate professional. I would recommend this book.

Great

Definitely recommended for anyone who enjoyed the Poirot series. This is a must listen to.

Brilliant Use of my little gray cells

I’ve always adored Hercule Poirot. AND adored him as played by David Suchet. I admit, I do like the Peter Ustinov version, to a point. But nobody does him like Suchet! I sort of wish I had discovered his version sooner, but there must have been a reason I didn’t get REALLY serious about him until now. I was delighted to find this book not too long ago and I fell in love all over again. It was wonderful to hear David Suchet tell his journey as Poirot. I admit I even had a few tears fall in the last 5 minutes of the read. Now…I’m off to continue the series. I’m at Series 4, Episode 2…Death in the Clouds. 🥰