“The Body In The Library” by Agatha Christie (1942)

“Mrs Bantry was dreaming.”

A library with a dead body in it these days feels like something of a cliché. However, according to Agatha Christie’s own foreword, it was already a cliché in the 1940s. I’m always surprised when I find I’ve not got a review of a certain Christie on the blog already, as it means I’ve not read it in a long time. In this case, it’s been over a decade since I picked this one up, which at least meant I was coming in with fresh eyes and no clue whodunnit. Let’s dive in.

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