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August- N or M? (Tommy & Tuppence, #3)
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Gossip can be murder. Two siblings go to a country far away so brother Jerry can recover physically and relax. Little do they know that Lymstock is full of a bunch of gossipers and a string of slanderous, cruel letters lead people wondering what person would think of such fluff. Then one citizen is said to have become so heartbroken over the writings she commits suicide. Then later there is a murder. Suddenly the land is not so uninteresting after all as crime-solvers do their best to discover w
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I absolutely adored this book! It's witty, funny, dramatic, fast paced, and full of wonderful characters. It also has a slight Hitchcock feel to me, especially towards the end, which is always a plus! I took off one star because Miss Marple is only a very minor character that appears late in the plot. However, Jerry Burton, the narrator of this novel, is perfect! I thoroughly enjoyed his narrative voice! This is one of my Christie favorites so far!
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This was my second Miss Marple novel. I really enjoyed it, but I found the solution and the 'grand reveal' at the end to be slightly underwhelming compared to other Christie novels-I'm finding that that seems to be the case with the Miss Marple mysteries (or at lease the two I've read so far).
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way too little Miss Marple
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