The Body in the Library

, #2

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Azal biguna, 215 orrialde

English hizkuntza

2022(e)an HarperCollins Publishers(e)n argitaratua.

ISBN:
978-0-00-819653-0
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3 izar (3 berrikuspen)

A YOUNG WOMAN FOUND MURDERED A SCANDAL IN THE MAKING

When Mrs Bantry wakes to find a body in her library, there's only one woman to call: her good friend Jane Marple.

But she hasn't called her old friend for comfort. The body in her library has been murdered and Miss Marple is so very good at solving murders.

Her investigations uncover a scandal far darker than either of them could have imagined, and this time she may be out of her depth.

NEVER UNDERESTIMATE MISS MARPLE

50 edizio

(e)k Agatha Christie(r)en The Body in the Library liburuaren kritika egin du (Miss Marple, #2)

Not sure about this one

3 izar

This was a good mystery, and there were enough clues, hints, and red herrings to keep you guessing the whole time.

However, the actual happenings feel a little contrived and made up, that it was a little hard to believe what the actual solution to the 'whodunnit' was.

It's still a great read though, so I do recommend it, but definitely one of Christie's weaker works.

(e)k Agatha Christie(r)en The Body in the Library liburuaren kritika egin du (Miss Marple, #2)

Not sure about this one

3 izar

This was a good mystery, and there were enough clues, hints, and red herrings to keep you guessing the whole time.

However, the actual happenings feel a little contrived and made up, that it was a little hard to believe what the actual solution to the 'whodunnit' was.

It's still a great read though, so I do recommend it, but definitely one of Christie's weaker works.

(e)k Agatha Christie(r)en Body in the Library liburuaren kritika egin du

Review: Body in Library

3 izar

Despite reading a fair bit of Christie, this is my first Miss Marple. I can't say I'm impressed. The plot feels overly contrived, especially the lengths Christie goes to in order to manufacture the titular aspect (i.e. the body in the library). The fact that she needs to add a foreword explaining it says that there are problems with the concept.

For me, the biggest problem is that Miss Marple is barely in it. I'm not sure if this is typical or not for Miss Marple mysteries, but I found it annoying, especially in comparison to the Hercule Poirot stories. Poirot is central to the plot, leading the reader through the various discoveries and twists, and then POW, at the end, the grand reveal. In this, Miss Marple sits on the sidelines sipping tea with a smug look on her face because she solved the mystery half-way through the book, …