belbookandacuppa 's review for:

4:50 from Paddington by Agatha Christie

3.75

lighthearted mysterious slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

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Another fun Miss Marple mystery. Quite an interesting idea and if I was reading this for the first time ( I have read this several times) I think the murderer would be difficult to pinpoint. While I did appreciate this book shows the reality of old age on the body making Miss Marble come up with other ways to investigate it also meant that once again she was hardly in the book qt all. I have come to realise that one of the reasons I have always preferred Poirot is that he is usually front and centre of his books. Yet in several Marple storys she may appear for no more than a few pages. 

I enjoyed the setting of this and some parts really made me chuckle and Lucy is such an interesting character.