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“One does see so much evil in a village,” murmured Miss Marple in an explanatory voice

The Body in the Library by Agatha Christie

The Moving Finger by Agatha Christie

March 21, 2019 by vel veeter Leave a Comment

The Body in the Library – In essence, this is the second of the Miss Marple mysteries. In fact, it’s the third, if you count a collection of short stories. I like the Miss Marple books so far because they are an argument in how to use a character in a mystery novel without over-exhausting or over-bearing the reader with repetition. This sometimes leads tv show versions of her to shoehorn in the character in places she doesn’t really belong, but in the novels, a […]

Filed Under: Mystery Tagged With: agatha christie, the body in the library, the moving finger

vel veeter's CBR11 Review No:158 · Genres: Mystery · Tags: agatha christie, the body in the library, the moving finger ·
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Christie takes a very old trope and makes it work.

December 31, 2015 by narfna Leave a Comment

I love listening to Agatha Christie books when it’s cold outside. It’s so cozy and comforting and British. This one didn’t disappoint, although it’s not my favorite of hers so far. The dead body found in the library conceit was old even back in 1941 when The Body in the Library was first published. Good old Agatha got ahold of it and decided to make it her own. There is indeed a body found in a library at the start of this book, but in quite […]

Filed Under: Audiobooks, Mystery Tagged With: agatha christie, miss marple, murder mystery, mysteries, narfna, stephanie cole, the body in the library, whodunnit

narfna's CBR7 Review No:207 · Genres: Audiobooks, Mystery · Tags: agatha christie, miss marple, murder mystery, mysteries, narfna, stephanie cole, the body in the library, whodunnit ·
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