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malaaykah's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
congressbaby143's review against another edition
3.0
Lol of course the spinster was the murderer! And over being jilted by a lover. Believe women!!
thenovelbook's review against another edition
3.0
This was the easiest Agatha Christie ever for the reader to solve. The culprit just wasn't quite believably harmless enough. :) Figured out "who" at a little over halfway, waffled a bit as to motive, but pinned that down before the end as well.
clowdywings's review against another edition
3.0
This one wasn't my favorite. The writing, plot, and characterization was done very well. I could not connect with the narrator, Luke Fitzwilliam, as I could with other Agatha Christie narrators.
Luke Fitzwilliam, a retired policeman and avid horse gambler, takes a train into London. He sits across from an old woman who won't stop rambling. The old lady is very worried about some of her neighbors. Lately there have been quite a few murders in her small town and she think she's got it figured out. But she knows the local authorities won't listen to her, so she's heading to Scotland Yard.
Luke is intrigued at her story and can't get it out of his head, especially so when that very same old lady is murdered. He decides to go to that small town undercover and try to figure out what's going on.
Luke rarely listens to gossip the same way Poriot and Marple do. He goes to specific people and questions them. His way of gathering knowledge is more like Sherlock Holmes's and less like Agatha Christie's other two detectives. I enjoyed this aspect of the story.
However, I did not like the romance between Luke and a town member named Bridget. It seemed irrelevant to the plot and it was honestly annoying.
Luke Fitzwilliam, a retired policeman and avid horse gambler, takes a train into London. He sits across from an old woman who won't stop rambling. The old lady is very worried about some of her neighbors. Lately there have been quite a few murders in her small town and she think she's got it figured out. But she knows the local authorities won't listen to her, so she's heading to Scotland Yard.
Luke is intrigued at her story and can't get it out of his head, especially so when that very same old lady is murdered. He decides to go to that small town undercover and try to figure out what's going on.
Luke rarely listens to gossip the same way Poriot and Marple do. He goes to specific people and questions them. His way of gathering knowledge is more like Sherlock Holmes's and less like Agatha Christie's other two detectives. I enjoyed this aspect of the story.
However, I did not like the romance between Luke and a town member named Bridget. It seemed irrelevant to the plot and it was honestly annoying.
kaysahcol's review against another edition
5.0
First Agatha Christie book. Sped through it! Easy to read, yet slightly challenging language.
shatterlings's review against another edition
mysterious
tense
medium-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
3.5
danielakl's review against another edition
3.75
First time I’ve guessed the murderer correctly! I didn’t find the protagonist very likeable but I enjoyed his chemistry with the love interest. Anything is better than Destination Unknown
phoenix2's review against another edition
3.0
Murder Is Easy is a complicated murder mystery that builds up to a boiling point, when everything is revealed in the most dramatic way. It's quite unpredictable, with the reader, along with the narrator Luke, pointing a finger at various characters that seem off, while trying to connect the dots between the victims. The love story, in addition, was something I wouldn't opt for, but, in the end, it made sense and it was blended nicely to the story.
reading_gremlin's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
4.0
I doubted the murderer around the end and I'm glad I was right about it lolol.
the way the story goes and alludes to the murderer is very clever and I enjoyed it a lot! Luke is an interesting charecter and I enjoyed reading from his pov, didn't care much for the romance it was kinda lame lol.
the way the story goes and alludes to the murderer is very clever and I enjoyed it a lot! Luke is an interesting charecter and I enjoyed reading from his pov, didn't care much for the romance it was kinda lame lol.