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A review by book_concierge
The Thirteen Problems by Agatha Christie
3.0
Book on CD performed by Joan Hickson
3***
Alternate title: The Tuesday Murder Club
This is a collection of short stories. The Tuesday Murder Club is a group of friends, including Miss Jane Marple, who regularly meet and take turns relating an interesting murder case they are aware of, but without revealing the culprit. The club members try to guess who committed the crime. Of course, Miss Marple is always right.
Some of the stories were more intricate and entertaining than others. One was a complete ruse, the storyteller actually laying out a crime that person was contemplating committing, rather than one that had taken place.
In all cases, after the story is told by one member, the other club members take turns giving their best guess, along with the clues that led them to those results. Miss Marple is always last and always clearly outlines how they have been taken in by red herrings, and missed one or two vital clues. After a couple of them I got tired of Miss Marple always saying, “Well, of course, I recall a similar case in my village,” and then showing how this clue or the other clue confirmed her suspicions. But that is always a danger when reading a short story collection in one sitting.
The audiobook I listened to was performed by Joan Hickson, who played Miss Marple in twelve of the BBC television adaptations. The sequence of stories on the audiobook, however, differed from the sequence in the print version I had. But they were all there and the order they were read did nothing to alter my enjoyment.
3***
Alternate title: The Tuesday Murder Club
This is a collection of short stories. The Tuesday Murder Club is a group of friends, including Miss Jane Marple, who regularly meet and take turns relating an interesting murder case they are aware of, but without revealing the culprit. The club members try to guess who committed the crime. Of course, Miss Marple is always right.
Some of the stories were more intricate and entertaining than others. One was a complete ruse, the storyteller actually laying out a crime that person was contemplating committing, rather than one that had taken place.
In all cases, after the story is told by one member, the other club members take turns giving their best guess, along with the clues that led them to those results. Miss Marple is always last and always clearly outlines how they have been taken in by red herrings, and missed one or two vital clues. After a couple of them I got tired of Miss Marple always saying, “Well, of course, I recall a similar case in my village,” and then showing how this clue or the other clue confirmed her suspicions. But that is always a danger when reading a short story collection in one sitting.
The audiobook I listened to was performed by Joan Hickson, who played Miss Marple in twelve of the BBC television adaptations. The sequence of stories on the audiobook, however, differed from the sequence in the print version I had. But they were all there and the order they were read did nothing to alter my enjoyment.