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Nemesis (Miss Marple, #11)

Agatha Christie

Start date: December 1, 2017

Finish date: December 31, 2017

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Nov 26, 2017 Adrian rated it it was amazing

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To help us get through the last two months after the non- move from Hell my wife and watched all the Agatha Christie, Miss Marple TV episodes; played by Joan Hickson, Geraldine McEwan and Julia McKenzie. Obviously that included two different versions of Nemesis.
So when we came to listen to it (read by the wonderful Emilia Fox), and despite reading the novel 7 years ago I was really surprised at how different it was to the TV versions.
I really enjoyed this and would ...more

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Aug 04, 2016 John rated it really liked it · review of another edition

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Great story. The quaint quirky old lady is truly a nemesis. Well worth a read. I liked the three sisters and the Macbeth and The setting of the story.

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Nov 04, 2017 John Frankham rated it it was amazing

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One of the very best Miss Marples, not least because she is present throughout. She is given a free coach tour of gardens and houses in order to solve a crime from the past. But, what crime? Who are her allies, and who her adversaries....?

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'In utter disbelief, Jane Marple read the letter addressed to her from the recently deceased Mr Rafiel - an acquaintance she had met briefly on her travels. He had left instructions for her to investigate a crime after his death. The only problem w ...more

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