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The Moving Finger (Miss Marple, #3)

Agatha Christie

Start date: June 1, 2025

Finish date: June 30, 2025

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Mar 22, 2020 Julie Durnell rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: england-uk, mystery

This was a cleverly plotted mystery written in the first person by Jerry Burton, recovering from an accident in a small town, along with his socialite sister, Joanna. I had pinpointed the wrong person for the murders and was quite surprised by the ending. One of Miss Marple's better stories even though she made a very short appearance. ...more

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Nov 02, 2011 Bev rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: british-mystery, mystery, vintage-mystery, wpl-book, mount-tbr-2023

Jerry Burton heads to the quiet countryside for a bit of rest and relaxation after a flying accident. His doctor insists that it will do him good to "[t]ake an interest in local politics, get excited about village gossip, absorb all the local scandal. Small beer--that the prescription for you. Absolute rest and quiet." Jerry and his sister Joanna rent a house called Little Furze in the village of Lymstock. But local scandal winds up being anything but "small beer." A spate of vicious poison pen ...more

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Mar 05, 2017 Ellie Oberth rated it it was amazing

This is one of my favorite Agatha Christie books

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Mar 15, 2024 Nisha Menon rated it it was amazing

What's not to like about an Agatha Christie? It always serves its purpose providing a cozy intelligent whodunnit that a revelation I am never clever enough to see coming. The detective shows up pretty late in this one - it almost feels like a cameo. ...more

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