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4:50 from Paddington by Agatha Christie
4.5
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

I'm a huge fan of Miss Marple, so it should be no surprise that I loved this book.  Was quite thrilled to see that she had a larger role in this one than in the past few in the series that I've read recently. 

While I wasn't able to solve the murder, I did figure out some of the smaller clues.  Really enjoyed the premise of this one - witnessing a murder that happened on another train with plenty of shady characters that could easily be the "bad guy". 

Glad I read it before reading other books that surely took their inspiration from this book, for example The Girl on the Train.