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noellita234's review against another edition
3.0
Enjoyed the story to a point, but had a very anti climactic, downish ending. Went from good to blah
allyexa's review against another edition
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
3.0
A bit disappointing on the mystery front- procedural with too many red herrings- but it gets points for ambience. I wanted a mystery with a nice snowy background, and this delivered.
It took awhile for Christie to settle on a main character, but she wrote a good one in Emily: charming, smart, manipulative, and has no regrets. Her last chapter had me laughing with surprise. Plenty of other side characters with great little quirks of their own.
Hugh Fraser does a wonderful job narrating, and is pretty good with voices- though his grumpy old men voices are much better than any of the ladies’ voices, go figure.
12/20/23
It took awhile for Christie to settle on a main character, but she wrote a good one in Emily: charming, smart, manipulative, and has no regrets. Her last chapter had me laughing with surprise. Plenty of other side characters with great little quirks of their own.
Hugh Fraser does a wonderful job narrating, and is pretty good with voices- though his grumpy old men voices are much better than any of the ladies’ voices, go figure.
12/20/23
faitelle's review against another edition
4.0
While Agatha Christie is most famous for series such as Poirot & Marple, I think I'm starting to prefer her standalone novels.
The Sittaford Mystery has it all: a plucky, cunning heroine and her journalist sidekick, solving crime in deepest winter on the moors.
Spooky, atmospheric and full of wit, 4.5*
The Sittaford Mystery has it all: a plucky, cunning heroine and her journalist sidekick, solving crime in deepest winter on the moors.
Spooky, atmospheric and full of wit, 4.5*
sazziehams's review against another edition
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
bluelavendar's review against another edition
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
***Book Club Read***
I enjoyed this book more than I thought I would. I don't like detective stories and although I have a fondness for Miss Marple for nastiga reasons, Agatha Christie, at least in TV form isnt for me.
Hugh Fraser made this a joy, he was one of the best audiobook narrators I have come across. I couldnt really tell you who was who or really what happened but I enjoyed the book because it was so funny. All the characters are like charatertures.
The book pretty much rode on the idea that you can literally do anything if you are a pretty oman and men are incredibly easy to manipulate. Lots of the descriptions and views threaded through the book are off there time and I actually found it refreshing how unapologetic it was ,but why would it be.
I wont be reading another Agatha Christie novel but if it's your thing, this one is a lot fun and total on point for what this novels was set to achieve. I enjoyed reading something outside my usual comfort zone.
I enjoyed this book more than I thought I would. I don't like detective stories and although I have a fondness for Miss Marple for nastiga reasons, Agatha Christie, at least in TV form isnt for me.
Hugh Fraser made this a joy, he was one of the best audiobook narrators I have come across. I couldnt really tell you who was who or really what happened but I enjoyed the book because it was so funny. All the characters are like charatertures.
The book pretty much rode on the idea that you can literally do anything if you are a pretty oman and men are incredibly easy to manipulate. Lots of the descriptions and views threaded through the book are off there time and I actually found it refreshing how unapologetic it was ,but why would it be.
I wont be reading another Agatha Christie novel but if it's your thing, this one is a lot fun and total on point for what this novels was set to achieve. I enjoyed reading something outside my usual comfort zone.
manishap's review against another edition
3.0
Compared to Agatha Christie gems like the Murder on the Orient Express, And then There were none and Murder if Roger Ackroyd or even her not do famous ones, sleeping Murder, why didn't they ask Evans? I found this one lacking. I liked how the murder was committed, it's just the motive did not seem to me all that important. Atleast not important for a murder. I'll admit this was the first Agatha Christie to make me feel bored in the middle.
outsmartyourshelf's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
3.0
When Captain Trevelyan rents his remote house in the middle of Dartmoor to an outsider for the winter, & takes a house in town, his nearest neighbours in the small village of Sittaford are perplexed. The new temporary tenants, a woman & her daughter, are pleasant enough & they often extend invitations to visit. One evening, the women & four visitors decide to hold a séance for entertainment, but things take on a frightening cast when a message comes through purporting to be from Trevelyan himself. He says he is dead & that it was murder. Although saying he thinks it is all rubbish, his closest friend, Major Burnaby, cannot rest until he knows the truth, so sets off walking through a snowstorm for 6 miles to check on Trevelyan. Alas, he is dead & the fact that his estranged nephew was in the local town of Exhampton raises suspicions.
The police inspector on the case is Inspector Narracott but he takes second place to the fiancée of Trevelyan's nephew, James Pearson, who takes it upon herself to investigate. I found her rather annoying to be honest - all that fake "Oh you are so clever" attitude to the men involved in the case became a bit repetitive after the first half dozen times. I also thought it was one of the easier Christie plots to work out. Overall, not the author's best work as it was rather dull.
The police inspector on the case is Inspector Narracott but he takes second place to the fiancée of Trevelyan's nephew, James Pearson, who takes it upon herself to investigate. I found her rather annoying to be honest - all that fake "Oh you are so clever" attitude to the men involved in the case became a bit repetitive after the first half dozen times. I also thought it was one of the easier Christie plots to work out. Overall, not the author's best work as it was rather dull.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Murder, Racism, and Misogyny
tessjvl's review against another edition
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0