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3.79 AVERAGE
3.79 AVERAGE
I guessed the how but not the who or why.
An interesting mystery expertly deduced by Miss Marple.
An interesting mystery expertly deduced by Miss Marple.
Agatha Christie once said that Miss Marple was the ideal detective for short stories. Her stories are character studies in miniature. This is one of the Tuesday Night Club mysteries. These were the first Christie stories I ever read, and I love them to this day. Christie was particularly skilled in murder with poisons, and this is a great example. Dolly Bantry appears, as well.
mysterious
fast-paced
I've come to the conclusion, reading these short stories, that there are two kinds of Miss Marple mysteries: those that Miss Marple solves because of her knowledge of domestic activity, inspired by her experience of village life, and those that she solves because of Christie's knowledge of medicine and/or chemistry.
This is one of the latter. Oh, there's lip service to the village solution, but picking the culprit isn't exactly hard. (I did it, and I hardly ever get it right!) I suspected that the blue flowers were being caused by something sciencey, but I didn't guess what. So, half right, but honestly... while it initially seems a clever method, I can't help but think that had anyone bothered to make a genuinely close examination of the flowers in question, they would have quickly seen the trick.
This is one of the latter. Oh, there's lip service to the village solution, but picking the culprit isn't exactly hard. (I did it, and I hardly ever get it right!) I suspected that the blue flowers were being caused by something sciencey, but I didn't guess what. So, half right, but honestly... while it initially seems a clever method, I can't help but think that had anyone bothered to make a genuinely close examination of the flowers in question, they would have quickly seen the trick.
adventurous
informative
mysterious
reflective
relaxing
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Non mais sérieusement! Où va-t-elle chercher tout ceci! Agatha, vous allez me rendre folle!
Once again an Agatha Christie story i can't guess. Oh well, one day I'll work it out
mysterious
relaxing
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
N/A
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
this was not my favourite of the ones that I have read from this selection and it wasn't something was was something i liked but it was a strange story but it was short and easy to get through fast.