Reviews tagging 'Murder'

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

22 reviews

chrisscorkscrew's review against another edition

mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

One of my favourite Miss Marple mysteries.  An interesting premise that keeps you hooked to the end.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Murder and Suicide

alex1252's review against another edition

mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

natebrantly's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

I didn't realize how big of a sucker I am for a whodunit. This is the first Agatha Christie novel I have read, and I enjoyed it tremendously. She does a great job of gradually building to the satisfying conclusion while keeping many suspects in the running for a long while. I'm confused as to how Gwenda and Giles are seemingly able to set aside their entire schedules to solve a murder mystery (What kind of life do you have to be leading to do that?), but this was easy to overlook to enjoy the story. I was also not entirely satisfied with the motivation and development of the killer in this story, although I suppose it is believable.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Drug abuse, Toxic relationship, Death, Death of parent, Mental illness, Suicide, Alcohol, Infidelity, Medical content, Emotional abuse, and Murder

risemini's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Death, Death of parent, Violence, Grief, Murder, Toxic relationship, and Suicide

fyre_flies's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder and Death

Moderate: Toxic relationship

Minor: Suicide, Mental illness, and Xenophobia

gillian_aftanas's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious sad 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Murder, Death, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Gaslighting, Grief, and Forced institutionalization

Minor: Suicide and Racial slurs

trekkifulshay's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

Minor: Racism

julied's review against another edition

mysterious 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

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Murder

Minor: Racial slurs

simply_fran's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent and Murder

Moderate: Xenophobia

duarshe's review against another edition

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

3.75

Honestly, this was a hard one for me. It took a couple weeks to get hooked on the story. I wasn't feeling any kind of interest about the case, until the second half of the book. That's why I'm giving it 3.75 stars, because I cannot go any lower when we talk about Christie. So far she has not disappointed me and, honestly, I doubt she ever will.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

Moderate: Blood