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Satisfying, though maybe more melancholy than previous Marples due to the main character’s poor health.

I wish I could say the motive for murder was dated and could never happen today, but alas
Spoiler the resurgence of measles makes it plausible and downright scary. Nice work, anti-vaxxers. /sarcasm
dark mysterious medium-paced

A good Marple, but not the best Marple.

The plot is a little thin (and this one definitely falls in the BOOK FROM 1962 HAS NOT AGED ESPECIALLY WELL bucket), but I’ll always stan my favorite septuagenarian detective.
mysterious medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

sneaky sneaky
i love when books mislead you on such a crucial part of the murder

i really liked the ending!
because it’s really heathers self centred way that gets her murked, she really never considered that gettinG OTHER people sick was a possibility and that it might be more important to protect them rather than going to see her film star crush! very prescient, a post-pandemic world problem in a 1960s world
slow-paced
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
mysterious medium-paced
Loveable characters: Yes
mysterious medium-paced
mysterious
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No