Paperback, 250 pages

English language

Published 2022 by HarperCollins Publishers.

ISBN:
978-0-00-819652-3
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A WEEKLY DINNER PARTY TEN AMATEUR SLEUTHS THE TUESDAY NIGHT CLUB MURDERS

On a quiet Tuesday in St Mary Mead, a group of friends gather for dinner.

A policeman, a clergyman, a solicitor, an author, an artist, and an unassuming lady with a shrewd gaze - Jane Marple. Conversation naturally turns to crime.

Each recounts a seemingly unsolvable mystery. Each thinks they know the answer.

But it's the one they least expect who understands the true nature of each wicked act . . .

NEVER UNDERESTIMATE MISS MARPLE

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reviewed The Thirteen Problems by Agatha Christie (Miss Marple Short Story Collections, #1)

A fun collection of mysteries

This is a short story collection, so this isn't a novel of a murder mystery that needs resolving.

The format works like this:

  • 6 people gather for a meeting (including Miss Marple, of course)
  • Each one tells a story without giving away the 'answer' of the mystery
  • Each character guesses or tries to solve the mystery

Of course, each time, Miss Marple is the one who deduces it, and always manages to completely dot the Is and cross the Ts.

While I'm personally a bigger fan of the full novels, these were fun stories to read and try to solve yourself, and like every good mystery novel, you're always kicking yourself for not seeing the obvious answer presented to you at the end. Each story is quite unique as well, and none of them feel like the same one as before, so you're always on your toes trying to figure …

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