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One of those Christie stories I've seen as a (quality!) TV movie, but as per usual, I'd already forgotten the murderer. What I do remember from the movie is the suspense. I didn't get that much here, except maybe at the end. The story started in a kind of humouristic tone with the prickly but gentle descriptions of the characters, but then that subsided and the atmosphere changed into a more flat and slightly boring middle part, gathering pace when more murders started occurring. Mitzi's presenc
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In the little village of Chipping Cleghorn, an advertisement appears in the local Gazette about a murder to be committed. Curious villagers gather expecting a game. All of a sudden, the lights go off, three gunshots are heard. When the lights come back on, a stranger lies dead. For a synopsis see the Wiki page.
This was written in 1950 so I shouldn’t have been surprised, but I was surprised at the number of war references. Most strikingly, Mitzi, a cook working for Letitia Blacklock, is an Easter ...more
This was written in 1950 so I shouldn’t have been surprised, but I was surprised at the number of war references. Most strikingly, Mitzi, a cook working for Letitia Blacklock, is an Easter ...more
Listened to it, as a way to keep me going on my walks. There's nothing like Christie, though truthfully it's a bit twisty-turny to really keep straight as an audiobook.
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This is one of two of three times I managed to figure out the ending beforehand. I was so proud of myself.
I absolutely loved this one.
I absolutely loved this one.
A great Miss Marple read, with several twists and turns. I did not see the end coming, although once I got there (of course) I could look back and see where Christie had skillfully planted clues here and there. The fact that old letters and photographs play a role in the solution pleased my little archivist's heart :)
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The villagers of Chipping Cleghorn, including Jane Marple, are agog with curiosity over an advertisement in the local gazette which reads: 'A murder is announced ...
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