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Ruth
Dec 18, 2015 rated it it was amazing  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: english-cosy
Richard E. Grant's narration of this book was wonderful. He brings a warmth to the characters and that's perfect for this story as it is one of Agatha Christie's cosier novels with added romance.

Miss Marple only appears towards the end of the story which is narrated in the first person of the main character Jerry Burton. Richard E.Grant's narration just puts Joan Hickson into your mind whenever Miss Marple appears.
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John Frankham
The third Miss Marple whodunnit. Very familiar from television versions, it was a pleasure to read this, narrated, as was the first one, in the first person - by a recovering but on crutches pilot, having move into a 'quiet country village' with his sister, to help his recuperation.

With a full cast of locals, of all strata, and mostly nosey, a suspicious death gives Agatha Christie full rein to use her waspish exploration of character to delight, puzzle, and amuse us.

For me, the late and rather
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May 01, 2018 rated it it was amazing
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Oct 25, 2018 rated it it was amazing  ·  review of another edition
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Apr 12, 2019 marked it as to-read
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