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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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Jul 10, 2016 John rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: detective, agatha-christie

Another excellent Christie novel. Great plot and characters. I must watch the movie. I like the red herrings and how Marple draws it all neatly together in the final pages. Looking forward to my next Miss Marple mystery.

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Mar 19, 2017 Marcus Vinicius rated it it was amazing

Shelves: mysteries, miss-marple, agatha-christie

That's an engaging reading. A mystery full of surprises and hard to solve. One must love Miss Marple, her cleverness and capacity to stick to details. The story flows naturally, always claiming the reader's attention. Like it a lot! ...more

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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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