A review by octavia_cade
The Affair at the Bungalow: A Short Story by Agatha Christie

mysterious fast-paced

3.0

I don't often think of these Miss Marple stories as "fun" - they're entertaining, certainly, but often the circumstances they're relating are pretty grim. This particular mystery, however, is almost entirely hypothetical, and it's being told by Jane Helier. She's one of the Tuesday Club members, so she's used to hearing about other people's mysteries, but this time it's her turn to tell one. And, to put it mildly, Jane's as thick as a brick. That's not just me saying so... I think every single character, at one point, laments her lack of intelligence, but they only do it in the privacy of their own thoughts and never let on, because that would be unkind. But she's profoundly stupid, if still sympathetic, and the way that Miss Marple covers for her here is endearing.