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The Body in the Library (Miss Marple, #2)

Agatha Christie

Start date: April 1, 2025

Finish date: April 30, 2025

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Feb 09, 2017 SewingandCaring rated it really liked it

Shelves: detectives, 2017-detectives-challenge

Another pretty, humorous little story with no wasted words. I didn't have a clue but the clues were there all there of course :D ...more

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Feb 03, 2017 John Frankham rated it it was amazing

Shelves: crime-detective, miss-marple-challenge

The second Miss Marple whodunnit. When a dead young woman found in Col Bantry's library turns out to be a dancer from a seaside hotel, Mrs Bantry asks Miss Marple to stay with her at that hotel and find the murderer.

A fine cast of suspects. Full of wit and sly observation, all the clues are there, but only Miss Marple can understand them. Poor old Inspector Slack! ...more

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Apr 14, 2023 Laura Hannaway rated it it was amazing

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Feb 07, 2017 Sandy rated it really liked it

Shelves: mystery-classic, mystery-detective-grp, z2023-scenes-classic-crime, rread-2023, rread-2017, 2025-christie-detectives, read-2025

I added a star after my second or third read of this book probably because I have been away from Christie for a while and forgot how very good she is. The opening is superb. Miss Marple is in fine form and her ability actually appreciated.

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