Take a photo of a barcode or cover
3.86 AVERAGE
3.86 AVERAGE
im… wow i loved it, teniendo en cuenta que venia d la casa torcida y orient express (siendo la casa torcida terriblemente predecible a mi parecer) este a sido una maravilla, de hecho es que he disfrutado de todos los nudos y tramas que salían d esta historia desde la aparición de lucy como a los muchachillos dando vueltas por ahi sus indagaciones las de Lucy sobre todo, la familia, todos sus trapos sucios y como se desarrolla hasta llegar al MISTERIO FINAL CON EL QUE AUN ANDO ATONITA??????? No me lo vi venir ni queriendo… aunque claro luego te lo dice y te quedas, como no, con cara d tonta
en fin maravilloso no se como van a topearlo otros omg este a sido increible
en fin maravilloso no se como van a topearlo otros omg este a sido increible
mysterious
relaxing
medium-paced
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
adventurous
dark
lighthearted
mysterious
tense
slow-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
Great fun, most unlikely and yet compelling in its own way.
Our story begins with Miss Marple’s friend, Elspeth McGillicuddy, travelling by train and glimpsing, from her carriage, a murder. She reports her concerns and yet she is written off as a fanciful lady. When she tells her friend what she believes she witnessed, Miss Marple takes her seriously. Investigations get underway, but no body is found and nobody reports a murder.
The story could have ended there, but for the sheer bloody-mindedness of our amateur sleuth. She carries out her own investigations into the train/route and believes there is more to this than meets the eye.
Using her connections, Miss Marple finds a young woman to help her. A cunning ruse is set up by which Miss Marple and her companion find themselves living temporarily in the village where they believe something is hidden.
Miss Lucy, the woman who takes on the sleuthing here, finds herself working at Rutherford Hall. There is more to this than meets the eye and, all too soon, we have a body, poisonings, mysterious marriages and wills.
Of course, Miss Marple cracks the case.
I, as ever, was totally sidetracked by the alternative plots. The reality was as dull as you could have predicted, but the journey to our discovery was most entertaining.
Our story begins with Miss Marple’s friend, Elspeth McGillicuddy, travelling by train and glimpsing, from her carriage, a murder. She reports her concerns and yet she is written off as a fanciful lady. When she tells her friend what she believes she witnessed, Miss Marple takes her seriously. Investigations get underway, but no body is found and nobody reports a murder.
The story could have ended there, but for the sheer bloody-mindedness of our amateur sleuth. She carries out her own investigations into the train/route and believes there is more to this than meets the eye.
Using her connections, Miss Marple finds a young woman to help her. A cunning ruse is set up by which Miss Marple and her companion find themselves living temporarily in the village where they believe something is hidden.
Miss Lucy, the woman who takes on the sleuthing here, finds herself working at Rutherford Hall. There is more to this than meets the eye and, all too soon, we have a body, poisonings, mysterious marriages and wills.
Of course, Miss Marple cracks the case.
I, as ever, was totally sidetracked by the alternative plots. The reality was as dull as you could have predicted, but the journey to our discovery was most entertaining.
4.50 from Paddington: Or, You Can't Fool Miss Marple, Bitches!
She's back! Jane Marple in all her glory with her astute observations and nosy demeanor. Luckily for Janie, her friend Elspeth (a real name) witnesses what she believes to be a murder on a train going in the opposite direction! No one believes Elspeth, except Marple, of course.
From there, the story takes many turns including Miss Marple hiring a "renown babysitter" Lucy to infiltrate an old English family to find a corpse, an answer, and a stew. Hijinks abound! More murder! Suspicions! Classic Agatha Christie.
This one, however, meddles a bit and I must say I had high expectations that weren't exactly met. Miss Marple disappears for quite some time and I like it when she is front and center always, even when she is being a snobby know-it-all!
Best takeaway from this book: If you are on a train and another train passes in the opposite direction, keep your eyes peeled for MURDER may abound!
She's back! Jane Marple in all her glory with her astute observations and nosy demeanor. Luckily for Janie, her friend Elspeth (a real name) witnesses what she believes to be a murder on a train going in the opposite direction! No one believes Elspeth, except Marple, of course.
From there, the story takes many turns including Miss Marple hiring a "renown babysitter" Lucy to infiltrate an old English family to find a corpse, an answer, and a stew. Hijinks abound! More murder! Suspicions! Classic Agatha Christie.
This one, however, meddles a bit and I must say I had high expectations that weren't exactly met. Miss Marple disappears for quite some time and I like it when she is front and center always, even when she is being a snobby know-it-all!
Best takeaway from this book: If you are on a train and another train passes in the opposite direction, keep your eyes peeled for MURDER may abound!
mysterious
fast-paced
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
N/A
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
N/A
Mrs Elspeth McGillicuddy is travelling on the 4:50 from Paddington when she witnesses a murder on a train travelling adjacent to her own. A woman being strangled, but she only sees the back of the killer, a tall dark man. No murder is however reported and no body found. Was she mistaken in what she saw? She is visiting her friend Miss Jane Marple and tells her all about it. Miss Marple enlists the help of Lucy Eyelesbarrow to assist her and we are soon engrossed in the mystery.
I have to say that once I started reading this I had a remembrance of what happened and I also remembered watching it on the TV with Geraldine McEwan as Miss Marple, so I think for that reason I read it very quickly. There is not very much of Miss Marple in this one really and she seems to just pull the killers identity out of the bag right at the end without explaining what evidence she has for her conclusion. As ever its the characterisations that make it, well observed and their dialogue is exactly how you imagine people of that class and time to be.
I have to say that once I started reading this I had a remembrance of what happened and I also remembered watching it on the TV with Geraldine McEwan as Miss Marple, so I think for that reason I read it very quickly. There is not very much of Miss Marple in this one really and she seems to just pull the killers identity out of the bag right at the end without explaining what evidence she has for her conclusion. As ever its the characterisations that make it, well observed and their dialogue is exactly how you imagine people of that class and time to be.