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A Caribbean Mystery by Agatha Christie

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travelinglibrary's review against another edition

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mysterious medium-paced

3.5

silvereli's review against another edition

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mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

mrsbooknerd's review against another edition

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3.0

I don't often enjoy the Marple stories with as much enthusiasm as other Christie works but I did this one. I had worked out the murderer which is rare but still liked the complicated supporting cast and setting.

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4.0

The mystery is pretty good in this one, probably not who you suspect and with enough twists in other people's lives that the red herrings do actually build up to other nefarious things rather than being easily explained away. Plus Miss Marple is in the story from the very first page and she's having a nice holiday knitting on the beach and we love that for her.

Here's my fair acknowledgment that some of the Caribbean locals are referred to in a caricature-ish way, though I wouldn't say that any of the characters exhibit any special malice toward them because of the color of their skin (it's more of a colonial white supremacy narrative situation). Also a gay man is described as "queer" a couple of times, though I think in the context, it's not intended to be derogatory (yes, I know, it's not the intention that matters, it's the effect. I'm just saying.). As I am neither a person of color nor gay, obviously I'm not a definitive source to make claims about whether the representation is offensive or not.