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3.68 AVERAGE

mysterious medium-paced
mysterious medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
adventurous challenging dark mysterious medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

I like crime fiction that does not assume that the criminal justice system always works. It is more interesting. This novel falls into that category, and it is an enjoyable family drama.
mysterious slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Overall, really nice book.
As for the culprit,
Spoiler I would have preferred if it was one of the daughters/son, but maybe that was too obvious. I still feel like the actual culprit was put aside too much during the story, but I did like reading about her story.
mysterious slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
adventurous challenging funny mysterious fast-paced

ok admito que dessa vez não acertei
Eu criei VÁRIAS teorias mirabolantes de quem tinha matado a Sra. Argyle enquanto ignorava todas as listas que estavam na minha cara da pessoa que cometeu o assassinato. Acho que deve ser pq eu achei que seria chato demais se realmente fosse. Não que foi chato o desenvolvimento, mas se fosse um dos filhos seria mais interessante. Assim, de certa forma foi, né, Jacko.
Mas sério, teve um ponto que achei que os cinco filhos tinham feito um esquema silencioso pra acabar com a mãe, de tanto ressentimento KKKKKKK Mas foi só a veia iludida mesmo coitada.

Pra mim a craque do jogo foi a Mary. Simplesmente uma psicopata do início ao fim mas não precisou cometer crime nenhum pra isso. Só tirou a paciência de todo mundo ao redor e pegou todo dinheiro da mãe. Mas é uma querida mesmo.
Espero que o Calgary marque uma terapia AMANHÃ para Hester. Oh menina complicada. (Teve um ponto que eu achei que ela que tinha cometido o crime e tava atuando o tempo todo só pra provar pra família que era boa atriz KKKKKKK)
Micky e Tina esquisitinhos com química, uns queridos. Jacko, o que tenho a ver. Leo e Gwenda os famosos bolacha de água e sal.

Gostei do livro mas achei o Calgary bonzinho demais pra conduzir a história. Tem que ter mais punho firme igual a Miss Marple e o Poirot, homem.

Review - I really enjoyed this BBC audio adaptation of Christie's 'Ordeal of Innocence'. I haven't read the book or seen the recent TV adaptation, although I would be interested to do so. I borrowed this from the library Borrowbox app. It was really well done and the characters really came to life, although the audio is only about 2 hours long I believe. You manage to get a sense of the characters really early on from what they say and how they say it, and how they interact with each other. I think the only thing really missing from the audio done in this way is a sense of the surroundings, which I guess you get more with the original novel.

Genre? - Crime / Mystery / Cosy Crime / Murder Mystery

Characters? - Jacko Argyle / Arthur Calgary / Rachel Argyle / Michael Argyle / Tina Argyle / Hester Argyle / Mary Durrant / Philip Durrant / Gwenda Vaughan / Kirsten Lindstrom / Donald Craig

Setting? - England

Series? - N/A

Recommend? – Yes

Rating - 17/20