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A Murder Is Announced (Miss Marple #5)

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The villagers of Chipping Cleghorn, including Jane Marple, are agog with curiosity over an advertisement in the local gazette which reads: 'A murder is announced and will take place on Friday October 29th, at Little Paddocks at 6.30 p.m.'

A childish practical joke? Or a hoax intended to scare poor Letitia Blacklock?

Unable to resist the mysterious invitation, a crowd begin...more

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Published September 30th 2006 by Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers (first published 1950)

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Jul 09, 2010 Madeline rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: detective-fiction

By this point, I have given up trying to play Guess The Culprit with Agatha Christie mysteries. It's just not possible. She's like a magician who tells an audience that she's going to make a coin disappear and reappear. The coin disappears, and she tells you to watch her right hand. You, who have seen magic shows before, think "Aha! Misdirection! I'll watch her left hand, and then I'll see how the trick is done." So you're watching her left hand, and everyone else is watching her right hand, and...more By this point, I have given up trying to play Guess The Culprit with Agatha Christie mysteries. It's just not possible. She's like a magician who tells an audience that she's going to make a coin disappear and reappear. The coin disappears, and she tells you to watch her right hand. You, who have seen magic shows before, think "Aha! Misdirection! I'll watch her left hand, and then I'll see how the trick is done." So you're watching her left hand, and everyone else is watching her right hand, and then suddenly the coin appears out of nowhere and no one has any idea how she did that. Meanwhile the assistant, who you've completely forgotten about, has just transformed into a dog and then your brain explodes.

That's what reading a good Agatha Christie book is like. This is one of the good ones. My favorite Christie stories are the ones where multiple people get murdered. A murder occurs, people start looking for the killer, and then BAM somebody else is found dead and you realize that whoever the killer is he/she is fucking nuts and you don't know who's going to die next. It adds a great deal of tension and urgency to the story, and I love it.

Now I have two complaints, one serious and one absurd, that contributed to this book's four-instead-of-five star rating.

The serious: Miss Marple is more present in this book than she was in The Body in the Library, but she still keeps to the sidelines a lot and it's frustrating. She's not even mentioned by name until page 95, and I think it'd be nice if she could solve a mystery on her own instead of waiting for the police to invite her into their Boys Only Mystery Solving Clubhouse.

The absurd: Quotes like this, when the police are discussing the inhabitants of the village where the murder took place: "'Nice old pussies and retired colonels. ...Lord, I wish I had my own particular old pussy here. Wouldn't she like to get her nice ladylike teeth into this?'
'Who's your own particular pussy, Henry? An aunt?'"

Okay. I understand that Agatha Christie's definition of "pussy" is vastly different from my own. But this is like that part in Arrested Development where they actually got a character to call someone a pussy without it being censored, because they claimed it was a British term for a nice person. We all know what they're really doing, and that's delighting in being able to use that word freely on TV. (Speaking of Arrested Development, you should all be proud of me for resisting the urge to toss out an "It's an illusion!" reference during that magician analogy I made up there. You're welcome.)

Once would be understandable, and a sign that my dirty mind has gone too far, but then it happens again: "'Ye gods and little fishes,' said Sir Henry, 'can it be? George, it's my own particular, one and only, four-starred pussy. The super pussy of all old pussies.'"

Oh come on, Christie. Now you're just messing with me.
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Jun 05, 2010 Moira Russell added it · review of another edition

Shelves: 2010-50-new-books-challenge

This totally has the best back jacket copy ever:

Then, as the clock chimed 6:30, the room went dark.

A gun exploded!

A body fell!

A woman screamed!

When the lights went on, a man was found lying on the floor. He was wrapped in a black cloak. He wore a black mask and he lay in a pool of blood -- dead.

(Just in case you weren't quite sure. -- DEAD.)

There had been thirteen people in the room -- thirteen witnesses who might have identified the killer.

OH BOY. These are like little deadlies.

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Feb 02, 2012 Sarita rated it 3 of 5 stars

This was a free book, and I've never read Agatha Christie before (actually, I take that back; I think I read one in middle school or something). This was a good book to read on vacation and I appreciated the characterization. The most memorable part of this book for me was Christie's use of the word "pussies" to describe older women. Allow me to quote:
Quote #1: "Nice old Pussies and retired Colonels. Yes, if they noticed that advertisement they'd all come sniffing round at 6:30 to see what was...more

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Oct 03, 2012 Chris rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: 2012-reads, mysteries

It's dark and gloomy this weekend and along with reading Agatha Christie, I've pulled out my knitting. Oh no, am I turning into Miss Marple?!

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Dec 08, 2007 Beth666ann rated it 3 of 5 stars

I listened to the audiobook read by Rosemary Leach (she played the mother in Room with a View) and couldn't have enjoyed this more. Lots of dry wit in this one and an absolutely charming Boston marriage (can you say that if it's in England?) between Misses Mergatroid and Hinchcliff. Finally, this one has a hint of melancholy, since Miss Marple herself is now quite old and probably not going to live much longer. Anyway, the solution to enjoying Miss Marple books (for me) may be to find a great au...more

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Jun 01, 2013 Andrea Ika rated it 4 of 5 stars

Review: A Murder is announced by Agatha Christie

Agatha Christie

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Print Length: 323 pages
Page Numbers Source ISBN:B0042L24U2
Publisher: Harper; Masterpiece ed edition (October 14, 2010) , first published 1950
Format : kindle edition
Sold by: HarperCollins Publishers
Language: English
ASIN: B004APA52O
Genre : Mystery
Reading level : adult
Rating : 4 stars
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Mar 23, 2013 Faa rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

One of the attraction in reading Agatha's books is to guest who the culprit were. She was so good in deceiving readers and most of the times, readers missed the blindspot. So am I, each and everytime I read her book. She lined out firms alibis, strong characters, she even helped us divide the bad and good characters so as to make us easier to guess who was the bad guy; and to plan seeds of suspicion in few selected characters; who surprisingly would not even make it to the final list of suspects...more

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Jan 01, 2013 Clarissa Draper rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: agatha-christie

Date: June 1950
Detectives: Miss Jane Marple, Inspector Dermot Craddock

Characters:
Miss Jane Marple
Inspector Dermot Craddock
Letitia Blacklock, lady of the house, in her early/mid 60s
Dora Bunner, her elderly fluttery childhood friend, usually known by her nickname, "Bunny"
Patrick and Julia Simmons, Miss Blacklock's spoiled and foolish young cousins (who call her Aunt)
Mitzi, Miss Blacklock's foreign housekeeper and cook, a young refugee
Phillipa Haymes, a young widowed paying guest/gardener wit...more

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Dec 28, 2012 Mónica Silva rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

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Este é o meu cenário favorito para os policiais de Agatha Christie: uma pequena aldeia, em que todos se conhecem mas em que segredos do passado escondem-se por trás de uma fachada de calma e passividade. Aliado a este ambiente surge uma das minhas personagens favoritas do universo de Christie: Miss Marple.

Com um conjunto bem definido de suspeitos, esta velhinha adorável terá que desvendar quem tornou o homicídio num jogo macabro. A perspic...more

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Jun 17, 2012 Mikael Kuoppala rated it 3 of 5 stars

Once again Agathe Christie's clever and strong storytelling, combined with social criticism and description have produced an entertaining mystery. While not Christie at her best, "A Murder Is Announced" is a worthwhile read.

Written in 1940, the story isn't as clever as many other mysteries Christie produced in her time, and having Miss Marple as the investigator always stretches the boundaries of credibility.

We get a newspaper announcing a murder that's going to happen later that very same day....more

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Jun 09, 2012 Monique rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: what-it-is-whats-up-mystery-novel

Decided to throw it back with an old school English mystery by the Queen herself, Dame Agatha Christie..the premise as always simple yet oh so complex as all her works are and she has the coolest way of setting up a story and characters so vividly that by the time the murder happens you already know the suspects and have your own suspicions immediately..Of course you are always wrong because no one throws in a red herring quite like her she is so smart and calculating--the same scene can be repl...more

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May 20, 2012 Patricia rated it 3 of 5 stars

A Murder is Announced is a novel from Agatha Christie's Miss Marple Mysteries.

It's about a murder being announced in the paper to take place at Letitia Blacklock's home.

The plot and title were both inviting, because nothing's as thrilling as an announced murder. I just didn't like how there were a lot of characters being introduced in the beginning, which like the other Christie book I have read before, got me bored and gave me a hard time remembering everyone. The climactic aspect kept fluctuat...more

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Jan 31, 2012 Sarah D rated it 5 of 5 stars

Remember that rushing feeling in the good old days when you'd pick up the receiver of your kitchen phone and dangle it so that all the knots in the cord would come undone?

I am an avid reader of Agatha Christie. I mean, you'd think after reading over half of her works, I'd be able to tell who the culprit is and I did (by the third guess, but still)
However, the best thing about Agatha Christie, it's not just about finding out who the culprit is! It's about unraveling her wonderful plot of twists...more

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Dec 28, 2011 Kasia rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

This was my first Miss Marple mystery but by no means my first Christie book. I have enjoyed the different way in which the sharp mind worked over Hercule Poirot's genius but truth be told, Miss Marple as good as she was didn't appear in the book too often. This was also the time I figured out who the murderer was, more likely because I have read a lot of Agatha and knew her to be a trickster when it came to fooling the reader but also partially due to clues given out fairly this time. The final...more This was my first Miss Marple mystery but by no means my first Christie book. I have enjoyed the different way in which the sharp mind worked over Hercule Poirot's genius but truth be told, Miss Marple as good as she was didn't appear in the book too often. This was also the time I figured out who the murderer was, more likely because I have read a lot of Agatha and knew her to be a trickster when it came to fooling the reader but also partially due to clues given out fairly this time. The final answer made total sense and there were a few things that were twisted and few truths were new to me but overall it all came together , so those who pay attention can figure it out.

Murder is announced - in deed it is, in a local Gazette that everyone reads in Chipping Cleghorn. When everyone assumes it's some sort of a party they get a huge surprise that a murder does take place and one of the attendees is somehow responsible. I will not give anything else away but the story has a great setting and there are tons of clues. I felt like a grand detective reading all the accounts and enjoyed the old-fashioned talk and mannerisms. The house of Letitia Blacklock has been violated and her closest friends, neighbors and family members are the only ones who could have dipped their fingers in the dark pool of death. Miss Marple enters the book and shines some light on interesting family relations and past that wants to be forgotten with a few unlucky turns for some of the members of the party. When more deaths happen the police know they must act quickly or there won't be anyone left.

The only problem I had with the book was the amount of characters; my head was spinning and I was dizzy trying to gather them all up in my mind. The names were also similar and long some making me a bit batty but overall I enjoyed the book and loved the cozy setting marred with chilling death hiding in the dark corridors of the Blacklock house. I do recommend this but it left me with a bit of a headache at the end and I was anticipating the ending to finally come and bring my brain some relief. Murder is nasty business and Christie knew how to work it to her advantage.
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Jun 06, 2011 Timothy added it

Shelves: 11th-grade-advisory

A Murder Is Announced
Agatha Christie
288pages
ISBN 1579126294

A Murder is Announced by Agatha Christie is a mystery book about a mysterious attempt to murder a woman named Letitia Blacklock. The title refers to an advertisement posted in a small village about a murder being announced at 6:30 pm. At first, no one believes the advertisement, but at 6:30 pm, the lights of Letitia Blacklock's house goes dark and two shots are heard. After the lights go back on, Letitia Blacklock's ear is cut by one of...more

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May 28, 2011 Sarah rated it 5 of 5 stars

Please don’t make me turn in my bibliophile credentials at the door, but this is actually the first Agatha Christie novel I’ve ever read. We own several, but it’s always been a case of “I can read those anytime.” However, my husband has been pressing me to read some things more on his recommendation and since he enjoys these novels a great deal, I supposed this was a good a place as any to start.

The residents of the small village of Chipping Cleghorn are surprised to see an odd advertisment in t...more Please don’t make me turn in my bibliophile credentials at the door, but this is actually the first Agatha Christie novel I’ve ever read. We own several, but it’s always been a case of “I can read those anytime.” However, my husband has been pressing me to read some things more on his recommendation and since he enjoys these novels a great deal, I supposed this was a good a place as any to start.

The residents of the small village of Chipping Cleghorn are surprised to see an odd advertisment in their local Gazette announcing a murder which will take place Friday at 6:30 pm at Little Paddocks – a small estate in the town. The most surprised of all are the residents of Little Paddocks. Most of the community assumes this is an announcement for a murder mystery game, and Letitia Blacklock (the owner of Little Paddocks) decides to treat it as such. Coming with various excuses, one after another, Letitia’s friends show up at her house the evening the murder is announced. Unfortunately, when 6:30 arrives, the lights go black, a man rushes in with a gun yelling “Stick em up!” and when the lights come back on, there’s a body on the floor – shot.

Now, the local police department must sift through all of the members of the impromptu party to find the murderer. And along the way, they must deal with family secrets, false identities, strange motives and other attacks. However, it just so happens that one of the police officers has a lovely elderly aunt with a penchant for solving crime – a Miss Marple.

I will admit to you that I figured out who was behind the murder about three-quarters of the way through the book. Yet, for most of the book, I was completely baffled. And I’m fairly certain the only way I came to the conclusion I did was because I’ve seen so many crime and mystery shows. I loved Christie’s twisting and turning plot. I loved how she integrated nearly every character introduced as a possible suspect, and she gave every clue you needed in order to figure out whodunit on your own. There is a very good reason Agatha Christie is known as the queen of the murder mystery. I’m excited to return to our local library and pick up another one of Christie’s novels(less)

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Mar 28, 2011 Jack Cheng added it

Here's another recommendation from Agatha's grandson and it's a Marple mystery. I was never much of a Marple fan and this did not convert me, but the distance I felt made it an interesting read.

What I hadn't thought about when I read Christie voraciously as a teenager is how the setting is as important as a Carl Hiassen novel. Here we have the English countryside a few years after the war. Foreigners are working in the UK, but are still viewed with suspicion. Secrets are kept because rural peopl...more

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Mar 03, 2010 Laurel rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: my-year-of-agatha

Excellent--truly classic Christie. This is one of the ones I've read repeatedly but enjoy returning to, as it's fun to know the solution and go back to see how Christie has seeded clues along the way. Miss Marple is at her best--the "fluffy" elderly lady underestimated by the police. I do think it would have been better not to have part of the solution arrive via coincidence; Miss M sees the bit with the faulty wiring occur rather improbably. However, as it would be out of character for her to k...more

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Nov 25, 2009 Emily Weisgerber rated it 4 of 5 stars

I wouldn't normally comment on any old Agatha Christie book, but this one stood out to me as being a more worthy classic than "And Then There Were None."
As a long time fan of the movie "Clue," I had a moment of deja vu when the first murder takes place. I wouldn't be the least surprised if the screenwriters for "Clue" had loved this particular scene, and adapted it slightly for their movie. I think this goes to show you just how dramatic and memorable the scene is, and indeed, it feels like one...more

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Mar 30, 2013 Shounak Reza rated it 4 of 5 stars

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Believe it or not, this is the first Agatha Christie that I have read- and I loved it so much, SO MUCH, that I will be reading more Agatha Christie in future and I guess she will become one of my favorite authors. ''A Murder Is Announced'' is a wonderful detective novel, a great mystery filled with lots of suspense, and yes, lots of humor.

In the peaceful village Chipping Cleghorn, villagers are startled to s...more This review was originally published in my blog: http://shounaksbookreviews.blogspot.com/

Believe it or not, this is the first Agatha Christie that I have read- and I loved it so much, SO MUCH, that I will be reading more Agatha Christie in future and I guess she will become one of my favorite authors. ''A Murder Is Announced'' is a wonderful detective novel, a great mystery filled with lots of suspense, and yes, lots of humor.

In the peaceful village Chipping Cleghorn, villagers are startled to see in the newspaper a notice: A murder is announced and will take place on Friday, October 29th, at Little Paddocks, at 6:30 p.m. Friends accept this, the only intimation.

Villagers assume this strange notice to be the invitation for a murder game. Little Paddocks is the residence of elderly Letitia Blacklock, her friend Dora Bunner, her distant cousins Patrick and Julia, a tenant Philippa Haymes, and a foreign refugee, Mitzi, serving as a maidservant. Miss Deadlock nor any of the other residents of the house has no idea about who put the notice. They think that someone did this as a joke. But they know a lot of people will be coming to their house at the evening, so they prepare food and slightly decorate the house.

Guests arrive in due time, and in 6:30, suddenly the light automatically turns out, and someone enters with a flashlight and a revolver. He shoots at Miss Blacklock twice, and with another shot, he kills himself.

Everybody turns on the light. Miss Blacklock is slightly injured in her neck, and the assaulter is... dead. It is suspected that the assaulter either committed suicide or shot himself accidentally. The assaulter is identified as Rudi Scherz, a worker of a hotel, and with criminal records.

Everything becomes so confusing. Who might have attempted to murder the charming and warm Miss Blacklock? Why? Did somebody tell Scherz to go and murder Miss Scherz? Why did all these happen? And if the person behind all these couldn't murder Miss Blacklock at the first attempt, certainly her life is still at risk.

The elderly Miss Marple has her entrance, making the work much easier for the police, by her experiences and clever mind.

I really loved ''A Murder is Announced''. I liked Agatha Christie's way of telling the story. And what I loved the most about it is, as it as suspense, it is also filled with lots of humor and warmth. Slowly, it takes a darker turn, but some of the humor always remains. I liked most of the characters. But somehow, I found the odd maidservant Mitzi to be the most amusing character. Her sudden shrieks and style of talking made me burst into laughter. (And also, I shouldn't forget to mention that Patrick referring Mitzi's cakes as ''Delicious Death'' and Mitzi's protests to it were also hilarious).

Suspense is aplenty. Every character, when trying to figure out the mystery, gives useful hints that makes one sit straight and wonder, ''What is going to happen next?" The solution to all these mysteries is VERY unpredictable and interesting and well-written and well-thought. Agatha Christie was certainly a genius.

If you like light, dark, suspenseful, humorous, mystery novels, then I'd strongly recommend this one!(less)

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Nov 18, 2011 Liang rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: classics, mystery

This is my second Christie novel and my first Miss Marple mystery, and I have to say it was awesome! I can now see why Chritie's mysteries are so popular. I was never a big into mysteries, but now I think I'll have to reconsider. I read this book in a day because I couldn't put it down.

First of all, the characters are very real. Chrisie bring to life a community in the English countryside and the reader can easily see people they know in these characters. The characters all have unique personali...more This is my second Christie novel and my first Miss Marple mystery, and I have to say it was awesome! I can now see why Chritie's mysteries are so popular. I was never a big into mysteries, but now I think I'll have to reconsider. I read this book in a day because I couldn't put it down.

First of all, the characters are very real. Chrisie bring to life a community in the English countryside and the reader can easily see people they know in these characters. The characters all have unique personalities and stories of their own, but Christie never weighs them down with lengthy descriptions or exposition. The interactions between them bring to light their qualities instead of the reader being told about them. This quality is refreshing and plays well into the overall plot. I particularly liked Miss Hinchcliffe and Miss Murgstroyed; their banter made me laugh more than once.

The setting was also well done. At first the reader gets the impression that since the characters are all neighbors in a rural setting that they all know each other very well and have known each other forever, but gradually Christie reveals that this isn't always the case.

Christie also has excellent passing in A Murder is Announced. The murder occurs after a brief intro to the characters, and the rest of the story follows multiple views instead of, day, simply following the detective around and looking over his shoulder as he tries to solve the case. The plot is also deeply engrossing and held my attention rapt.

About the only minor complaint I have is that I expected Miss Marple to play a bigger part. Granted, the way she enters the story feels natural and not like she was parachuted in, if you catch my drift. Despite having a late start in the story, Miss Marple nonetheless plays an integral and vital part. I think Miss Marple might become my favorite sleuth, because unlike other detectives, like say Poirot or Holmes, Miss Marple lacks subtle snobbery. Oftentimes when reading Murder on the Orient Express I felt Poirot was looking down on the other characters. On the other hand, Miss Marple works with the Detective and the authorities and humbly goes about helping them but retains faith in her own abilities, not letting a disgruntled male authority figure in one of the scene put her down. Then again, that could be just me.

All in all, I love this book. A wonderfully done mystery that had enough twists and turns to keep me guessing without making me feel overwhelmed or confused. I really didn't see the end coming, it was rather clever really. I highly recommend it!(less)

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Jun 02, 2013 Jenni rated it 3 of 5 stars

I think this is a Miss Marple that slipped through the cracks when I was reading basically every Agatha Christie ever written (missing one is not that hard to do, considering that every library has different ones and often the British and American titles differ). I certainly thought that I must have read this one, but I have no memory of it.

VERY proud to have sort of partially solved this one. I'm getting to where I can figure out some plot twists, which is quite satisfactory. I didn't fall for...more

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Jul 04, 2011 Virginia rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition Recommends it for: Cozy mystery lovers

Shelves: what-i-m-reading-in-2011

Just as I've changed over the years, my tastes have changed as well. When my children were little, I used to while away nap time reading and Agatha was one of my first choices. I even gave the librarian a bad time because they didn't carry more of her books.

Agatha's books aren't usually my first choice now, I read this one because it was the July book choice for my local Sisters in Crime group. The beginning reminded me of old black and white movies where everyone was all a flutter because of t...more

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Mar 21, 2010 Yngvild rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: mystery

There is a touch of the theatre of the absurd in A Murder is Announced. I can often hear Agatha Christie laughing as she writes, but this story is almost like a drawing room farce with characters popping in and out of rooms. I enjoyed it immensely.

There are a couple of interesting female-female pairs in A Murder is Announced, presumably in part because this 1950 publication was written at a time when two generations of males had been decimated by war. There are several references to the various...more

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Jul 22, 2011 Shinn rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: 2011, detective, society, rural, mystery

As always, Agatha Christie manages to make the murder mystery new and interesting. The plot certainly is, as well as the denouement and the perp (guessed it!).

The best thing about Ms. Christie's books are the murders themselves - they're practically characters in their own right. Good thing, because the humans aren't much to read about. At least in the Marple mysteries, they always follow cookie-cutter guidelines: there's always a vicar or parson of some sort, a crotchety old lady, a whimsy old...more

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Aug 09, 2007 Melon Manis rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

An announcement of a murder to be!
It sounded so interesting, not only to me, but also to the Chipping Cleghorn villagers.
They all thought it must be a very fun detective game and moreover, they are all invited - so the announcement said.

But the excitement of waiting something interesting to happen replaced by a terror in the village.
But there's also a good newa: Miss Marple happens to be there too and she's ready to help the police investigate.

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Jan 22, 2012 Cata rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: 2012, biblioteca

Esta foi a minha estreia com a autora. Já vi muitos dos filmes de Poirot (embora não tivesse visto de Miss Marple), porém nunca tinha lido nenhum dos seus livros. Nem sabia o que estava a perder!

A história é intrincada e imprevisível e todos (todos!!) os meus palpites para a identidade do criminoso estavam errados. Quando a sua identidade foi revelada o meu queixo caiu... Como era possível que fosse essa personagem por detrás de tudo? Porquê? Não fazia qualquer sentido!

E depois veio o momento al...more

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Jul 23, 2011 Kurt rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

In what I am learning must be typical Agatha Christie fashion, the solution to this mystery is ludicrous, but this time I enjoyed the ride to get there. Christie is still mind-bogglingly classist and xenophobic as she paints rural villagers and foreigners as silly and ignorant, but at least she plays that for comedy this time instead of making it an assumption in a serious piece. There are some laugh out loud moments when poor daffy Dora speaks, and Christie maintains a generally humorous tone t...more

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Jan 26, 2012 Cheryl rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: mystery

Every morning Johnnie Butt delivered the papers in the village of Chipping Cleghorn on his bicycle. Whistling through his teeth while stuffing the morning paper through the letter box, this Friday edition of the Gazette would surprise, and yes, shock locals, and before the ink wore off their fingers, mark some for death!

For the Personal column, the first place villagers looked, was peppered with the usual articles for sale or wanted, the frantic search for domestic help after the War, and listin...more

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May 17, 2013 Agatha West rated it 3 of 5 stars

Just finished A Murder is announced for the second time. I first read it about 5 years ago. Nobody is better than Mrs. Christie at being able to get people in one place, and giving them all a possible motive for murder. This Christie mystery is no exception. Someone, unknown to those who live at Little Paddocks, places an ad in the paper stating that a murder will occur that evening at Paddocks. Locals think its nothing more than a murder mystery game and show up. Needless to say, there is a mur...more

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