Ratings29
Average rating3.7
E-book exclusive extras:1) Christie biographer Charles Osborne's essay on They Do It with Mirrors;2) "The Marples": the complete guide to all the cases of crime literature's foremost female detective.A sense of danger pervades the rambling Victorian mansion in which Jane Marple’s friend Carrie Louise lives—and not only because the building doubles as a rehabilitation centre for criminal youths. One inmate attempts, and fails, to shoot dead the administrator. But simultaneously, in another part of the building, a mysterious visitor is less lucky. Miss Marple must employ all her cunning to solve the riddle of the stranger’s visit, and his murder—while protecting her friend from a similarly dreadful fate.The New York Times: ‘No one on either side of the Atlantic does it better.’
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Yeah, 3 stars is about right. Not a bad story, but not great. No one's very memorable, or they're trying too hard to be.
Ruth senses bad vibes
has a bloodhound sniff ‘em out
such thorough stagecraft.
It was a fine book by the Queen of crime fiction. Most of the interesting part was in the later part of the book.
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14 primary books44 released booksMiss Marple is a 31-book series with 14 primary works first released in 1923 with contributions by Agatha Christie, Hana Petráková, and 5 others.