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3.84 AVERAGE
3.84 AVERAGE
dark
emotional
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death, Misogyny, Sexism, Grief, Murder
Minor: Ableism, Infertility, Violence, Pregnancy
adventurous
mysterious
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
This is one of my favorite Marples. I think it's because the motive for the murder was very unique and original.
dark
mysterious
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
dark
emotional
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
My first Miss Marple book! It's refreshing to meet an old lady detective who solves murder this way: not really involved (like wrapped up in the action) like Poirot does, but all the same deduces the solution from different accounts. This is also the first book I got from my university's library!
To be honest, I've seen a film adaptation of this so I'm anticipating the ending, and thought the solution frightfully obvious. I did appreciated how many red herrings there are, just to add some confusion to the readers (ha!)
The Tennyson proses's a nice touch to the story, and the ending echoing the last lines of the poem is brilliantly done. I don't really feel much though (perhaps because I know the ending already) but this is a nicely wrapped up mystery, simplistic when you are on the right track.
To be honest, I've seen a film adaptation of this so I'm anticipating the ending, and thought the solution frightfully obvious. I did appreciated how many red herrings there are, just to add some confusion to the readers (ha!)
The Tennyson proses's a nice touch to the story, and the ending echoing the last lines of the poem is brilliantly done. I don't really feel much though (perhaps because I know the ending already) but this is a nicely wrapped up mystery, simplistic when you are on the right track.
A reread, I think? But I don't remember. If so, it's been a good long while.
A starstruck woman meets a famous actress and soon afterwards falls down dead. Who could have murdered her? Or was the poison intended for someone else?
This may be one of my favorite Agatha Christies to date; I was sure I had it, but completely did not; when I heard the solution I was like, "You made a note about exactly that one point in the beginning and didn't even follow up on it!" I was snagged by a red herring, smugly sure that I had avoided the red herrings and was onto the real solution.
Ach, I should have known better.
Recommended for mystery fans.
A starstruck woman meets a famous actress and soon afterwards falls down dead. Who could have murdered her? Or was the poison intended for someone else?
This may be one of my favorite Agatha Christies to date; I was sure I had it, but completely did not; when I heard the solution I was like, "You made a note about exactly that one point in the beginning and didn't even follow up on it!" I was snagged by a red herring, smugly sure that I had avoided the red herrings and was onto the real solution.
Ach, I should have known better.
Recommended for mystery fans.