Agatha Christie's first ever Miss Marple mystery, reissued with a striking cover designed to appeal to the latest generation of Agatha Christie fans and book lovers.
'Anyone who murdered Colonel Protheroe,' declared the parson, brandishing a carving knife above a joint of roast beef, 'would be doing the world at large a service!'
It was a careless remark for a man of the cloth. And one which was to come back and haunt the clergyman just a few hours later. From seven potential murderers, Miss Marple must seek out the suspect who has both motive and opportunity.
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[It is difficult to know quite where to begin this story, but I have fixed my choice on a certain Wednesday at luncheon at the vicarage]***
(HarperCollins, 14 October 2010, first published October 1930, 259 pages, ebook, #popsugarreadingchallenge 2019, a book set in a abbey, cloister, monastery, vicarage or convent, bought from @AmazonKindle)
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I'm not a huge fan of the Miss Marple books. I've read a couple and not been a fan. I should have known better to read another one. Well, I've learned my lesson. Agatha Christine just isn't for me. What I found strange is that Miss Marple only appears in a few irregular scenes and isn't really a main character. The main character is the vicar. I felt like was a bit of a let-down. I felt the book is very slow even though it's so short. Very little happens in the second half as the investigators were left groping in the dark. I got very bored at this point. I really couldn't get behind the characters as they are never really developed.
