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Karen ⊰✿
As the first "Miss Marple" book I was surprised that she didn't play a larger role, or be the narrator of the book. I think my expectations were aligned to the TV series!
The book is narrated by the Vicar about a murder that occurs in his study. It was quite an enjoyable AC novel, but I think I still prefer Poirot :)
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Audrey Jane
I really didn’t expect the humorous undertone. That never really transpired in the Miss Marple TV series adaptation. Never read any Agatha Christie before, only watched it so far. I was a bit worried about how it would compare with the TV series, I shouldn’t have. I’ve found back everything that I enjoy. I only struggled with remembering the large cast of characters without an actor/actress’s face to link to the names. I’ve enjoyed my first foray into Agatha Christie ‘s literary works.

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Sammy
Feb 26, 2022 rated it liked it  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: crime, 2022, whodunit, uno22
Not my favourite Christie so far, but still fun.
Anita Reads
Jan 02, 2025 rated it really liked it
Shelves: mystery, classic, storytel
Monalisa Ghosh
Apr 16, 2015 rated it really liked it
Karen
May 04, 2015 marked it as to-read
Jenny
Feb 18, 2016 rated it it was amazing
Shelves: mystery-suspense
Jessi
Nov 06, 2019 marked it as to-read
Suzy Davies
Jul 06, 2020 marked it as to-read
Alisha
Mar 11, 2023 rated it it was amazing
Jennifer
Feb 10, 2023 rated it liked it
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