The murder at the vicarage

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231 pages

Published Jan. 6, 1983 by Bantam Books.

ISBN:
978-0-553-35006-7
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OCLC Number:
10869800

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When Colonel Protheroe is found dead from a single gun shot wound to the head, none of his neighbors in the village of St. Mary Mead is much surprised. So many people wished this local official would say farewell, if not quite so permanently. With suspects abound and the local police symied it is up to Miss Jane Marple to root out the killer.

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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

  • Marple, Jane (Fictitious character) -- Fiction.