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Murder Is Easy (Superintendent Battle, #4)

Agatha Christie

Start date: October 1, 2022

Finish date: October 31, 2022

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Aug 25, 2019 John rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: agatha-christie

Murder is Easy is once again a good mystery with the requisite red herrings. The twist at the end I did not see coming. I have come to the conclusion I would be a lousy detective. It is odd this novel is attached to the Superintendent Battle series as he features only in the last few pages.

Luke Fitzwilliam returns from Malaya a retired policeman who meets an elderly woman on the train who during their conversation states someone is murdering people in her village. He is skeptical. Then she us r ...more

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Mar 04, 2018 Emma rated it really liked it

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An enjoyable book. I felt the presence of Superintendent Battle was unnecessary and I was rather annoyed to see him come into the novel in the final chapters. Battle wasn't needed to solve the crime and it didn't feel right to me, with such a late entrance, that he would then proceed to solve and summarise. I would have preferred the main character to work it out for himself, perhaps with the assistance of the Doctor's wife.

This was very enjoyable and relaxing to read, however, the murderer and ...more

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Dec 20, 2019 Ruth rated it really liked it · review of another edition

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Enjoyable, but not my favourite Agatha Christie book. The story was quite slow and very little happened at times apart from Luke reviewing all his suspects.

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Oct 31, 2022 Tania rated it liked it · review of another edition

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Enjoyable, but far from one of her best.

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Sep 04, 2016 Chris Rogers rated it liked it

Vintage Agatha Christie with all the usual suspects and intrigue. I enjoyed the characterizations of the minor characters more than the main ones, but still a good story. Wasn't a fan of the ending, but won't say more so as to not give it away. ...more

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Nov 22, 2020 Kara rated it really liked it

Shelves: agatha-christie

Another excellent Christie, and a new one to me. Dame Agatha never seems to run out of ideas! I loved the characters in this one - lots of deadly women, lots of hints at romance. Also has my new favourite final line of a novel.

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