The Body in the Library

Miss Marple, #2

by Agatha Christie

Paperback, 215 pages

English language

Published 2022 by HarperCollins Publishers.

ISBN:: 978-0-00-819653-0

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A YOUNG WOMAN FOUND MURDERED A SCANDAL IN THE MAKING

When Mrs Bantry wakes to find a body in her library, there's only one woman to call: her good friend Jane Marple.

But she hasn't called her old friend for comfort. The body in her library has been murdered and Miss Marple is so very good at solving murders.

Her investigations uncover a scandal far darker than either of them could have imagined, and this time she may be out of her depth.

NEVER UNDERESTIMATE MISS MARPLE

A YOUNG WOMAN FOUND MURDERED A SCANDAL IN THE MAKING

When Mrs Bantry wakes to find a body in her library, there's only one woman to call: her good friend Jane Marple.

But she hasn't called her old friend for comfort. The body in her library has been murdered and Miss Marple is so very good at solving murders.

Her investigations uncover a scandal far darker than either of them could have imagined, and this time she may be out of her depth.

NEVER UNDERESTIMATE MISS MARPLE

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anka.trini reviewed The Body in the Library (Miss Marple Mysteries) by Agatha Christie (Miss Marple (3))

Goodreads Review

3 stars

2.5 Sterne Ich weiß nicht, wieso diesmal der Wurm drin war, aber ich konnte der Geschichte überhaupt nicht folgen. Ich muss mir das Hörbuch irgendwann nochmal anhören, um mir eine endgültige Meinung bilden zu können.

Adrián Astur Álvarez reviewed The Body in the Library (Miss Marple Mysteries) by Agatha Christie (Miss Marple (3))

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3 stars

This was my first time reading Agatha Christie. I found her characters surprisingly funny and interesting and the plotting, of course, drove the book. Incredible, how well those two dynamics inspire voracious reading: plot and character. Christie has no obvious thematic interests. There is no analysis of the human condition here, nor any theoretical concerns relating to language, meaning, or metaphysical identity (at least not in this book). Yet her ability to craft a compelling, mathematical proof of plotting is masterful. I can see why so many readers have read so much of her work. I'll soon count myself among them.