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A review by adamgolden
The Murder at the Vicarage by Agatha Christie
4.0
(4/5★)
Having never read anything by Agatha Christie, I still had an idea of what to expect before starting this book, as I've seen a few film adaptations of her books. Christie is known as the "Queen of Crime", and this first novel in her Miss Marple series is the perfect example to prove that to be true. While the book definitely takes its time and is fairly slow-paced, it still manages to be an engrossing mystery novel that is truly a page turner. The elderly and unassuming Miss Marple's deductive reasoning is unparalleled, and makes for an interesting and unconventional protagonist for the genre. If The Murder at the Vicarage is anything to go by, I'm sure the rest of Christie's work is just as impressive.
Having never read anything by Agatha Christie, I still had an idea of what to expect before starting this book, as I've seen a few film adaptations of her books. Christie is known as the "Queen of Crime", and this first novel in her Miss Marple series is the perfect example to prove that to be true. While the book definitely takes its time and is fairly slow-paced, it still manages to be an engrossing mystery novel that is truly a page turner. The elderly and unassuming Miss Marple's deductive reasoning is unparalleled, and makes for an interesting and unconventional protagonist for the genre. If The Murder at the Vicarage is anything to go by, I'm sure the rest of Christie's work is just as impressive.