The Murder at the Vicarage (Miss Marple)

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Paperback, 224 pages

English language

Published March 4, 2002 by HarperCollins Publishers Ltd.

ISBN:
978-0-00-712085-7
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ASIN:
0062073605

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Murder at the Vicarage marks the debut of Agatha Christie’s unflappable and much beloved female detective, Miss Jane Marple. With her gift for sniffing out the malevolent side of human nature, Miss Marple is led on her first case to a crime scene at the local vicarage. Colonel Protheroe, the magistrate whom everyone in town hates, has been shot through the head. No one heard the shot. There are no leads. Yet, everyone surrounding the vicarage seems to have a reason to want the Colonel dead. It is a race against the clock as Miss Marple sets out on the twisted trail of the mysterious killer without so much as a bit of help from the local police.

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reviewed The Murder at the Vicarage by Agatha Christie (Miss Marple, #1)

A gripping, classic detective story

Shockingly, I've never actually read Agatha Christie before despite her fame, but I am very glad I did in the end.

This is a classic cosy crime book, starting off in a sleepy little English village with not much going on, and then the usual suspects, motives, and red herrings.

The story is always constantly presenting information to you, and keeps you guessing until the very end. It dots the Is and crosses the Ts quite well at the end with a satisfying conclusion.

All-in-all, I most certainly plan to read the rest of the Miss Marple series if they're as good at this one.

Subjects

  • Crime & mystery
  • Mystery/Suspense