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Miss Marple's Final Cases

Agatha Christie

Start date: December 1, 2017

Finish date: December 31, 2017

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Jan 15, 2019 Adrian rated it really liked it

Shelves: detectives-challenge-mm-2017, det-agatha-christie, zz-paper-books

I was meant to read this as the final book in my Miss Marple Marathon in 2017, but somehow I never did.
So after a Christmas of numerous Poirots on tv, I thought I’d finally finish my challenge, 13 months late. And very enjoyable it was to.
This book of short stories showcases both how clever an author Agatha Christie was and also how enjoyable Miss Marple stories are (ok I know that was badly constructed sentence , to end with "are" ).
As I've said before Miss Marple for me IS Joan Hickson, ...more

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Aug 11, 2016 John rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: agatha-christie, detective

The seven stories were good. However, a couple of them did not involve Miss Marple which is odd considering the title of the book. Enjoyed Sanctuary the most and Strange Jest was amusing. Thought the Dressmakers Doll was just weird. All in all worth a read.

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Nov 13, 2017 John Frankham rated it liked it

Shelves: crime-detective, miss-marple-challenge

Pretty thin stuff. Enjoyable but not more.

The GR blurb:

'A collection of Miss Marple mysteries, plus some bonus short stories...First, the mystery man in the church with a bullet-wound...then, the riddle of a dead man's buried treasure...the curious conduct oif a caretaker after a fatal riding accident...the corpse and a tape-measure...the girl framed for theft...and the suspect accused of stabbing his wife with a dagger. Six gripping cases with one thing in common - the astonishing deductive pow ...more

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