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NEMESIS by Agatha Christie

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dnandrews797's review against another edition

4.0

This was my second favourite Mrs. Marple mystery. I absolutely love the air of unease surrounding this mysterious happening an old friend of Mrs Marple’s wants her to investigate for him posthumously. It keeps Mrs Marple and the audience both guessing. The change of scenery is refreshing and the culprit in the end and the reasoning behind the murders is one of the best ones Agatha Christie has done. Jane Marple is indeed Nemesis, and always will be.

kriziaannacastro's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense medium-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

3.0

katiegilley's review against another edition

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4.0

This was my first Christie book in more than a decade and I realized how much I missed Miss Jane Marple! This is the second to last book in the Miss Marple series. Miss Marple is called on by an old friend to solve an injustice -- without giving much more information than that. Off we go on an English Country Houses tour and meet the most interesting cast of characters and visit the loveliest gardens and churches in the countryside.

I would have given this 5 stars but I've been a bit unfair. Despite knowing that Christie is a person from a different time, I was quite surprised at how much this failed the #metoo movement. I kept hoping Miss Jane Marple would be a revolutionary and correct the men in this novel, but alas -- it was a different time!