Reviews

Sleeping Murder: Miss Marple's Last Case by Agatha Christie

katermannx's review against another edition

4.0

„Ruhe unsanft“ ist ein handwerklich meisterhaft geschriebenes Buch, das den Leser von Anfang bis Ende fesselt. Die unterhaltsame Geschichte folgt dem typischen Muster von Mrs. Marple und bietet somit eine spannende Lektüre, bei der man aktiv miträtseln kann.

Ein Krimiklassiker im traditionellen Stil, der seine Leser gekonnt in die Welt des Detektivgenres entführt.

yaboiellis's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.0

subiyaaa_'s review against another edition

adventurous mysterious fast-paced

3.5

torresruiz's review against another edition

challenging emotional mysterious reflective sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.5

cucurbita_pepo's review against another edition

mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

nemrac23's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

peyton_'s review against another edition

3.0

Miss Marple both is and is not present in this mystery. While Miss Marple does assist with the mystery, the story actually follows Giles and Gwenda; so Miss Marple, once again, is not actually the protagonist. 
I also had a big problem with the fact that Miss Marple does a ton of gardening in this book. Every other Miss Marple book bemoans the fact that Miss Marple is no longer able to garden because of her rheumatism. Doctors orders. So why is she gardening now?
The mystery itself was alright. It felt repetitive as they kept going over the same things again and again. I’ll stick to modern cozy mysteries from now on.

fcase20's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

pagesofmaria's review against another edition

3.0

It is a gripping story that would leave you guessing with all the twist and turn. But I guessed the plot twist the moment they started looking for the murderer.

It is a good story. It just did not surprise or blow my mind in any way.

lysshibata's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75