The Body in the Library (Miss Marple, #2) in Never too Late to Read Classics

Feb 27, 2020 Barb rated it it was amazing

Shelves: library-audio, fiction, series, favorites, agatha-christie

I am going to add Miss Christie as a genius when it comes to creating her characters, I love Mr. Poirot and I see the similarities between the mystery sleuths. I enjoyed trying to figure out how Miss Marple was going to figure it all out!!

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Jan 17, 2020 Karen rated it really liked it

I think I am on an Agatha Christie kick. I have the complete Miss Marple collection. Anyway, I liked this one. Now on to a couple of her short stories.

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Sep 25, 2010 Jenna Scribbles rated it liked it · review of another edition

This was a very easy read and a nice filler, fluffy book. Miss Marple is cute. I wish she had been in the story more. She popped in the scenes here and there and was the person who eventually solved the crime (of course) but other characters dominated.

The reason I gave this story a three is there was very little description of the surroundings. It's nice to get a feel for the characters by hearing about their setting. Very little of this was done. Christie also repeated - a lot. 'The old many i ...more

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Mar 03, 2008 Laura rated it really liked it

Shelves: suspense-thriller

From BBC Radio 4 Extra:
Dolly Bantry, mistress of Gossington Hall, is enjoying a pleasant doze when suddenly her dreams take a strange turn.

The housemaid Mary is telling her there's a body in the library. As she wakes up, it turns out to be true. But who is the strange young blond woman sprawled on the library floor? Enter St Mary Mead's famous resident sleuth, Miss Jane Marple. ...more

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