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darkcoffeelover81's review against another edition
lighthearted
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
4.0
aamelia's review
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
momc's review
challenging
mysterious
reflective
fast-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? Yes
4.75
agirlnamedomi's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
whaliensong's review
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Always fun to witness Miss Marple in action. Since it's a short story, I could read it over pretty quickly after my initial shock at the ending lol
jessthebibliophile's review
4.0
I guessed the how but not the who or why.
An interesting mystery expertly deduced by Miss Marple.
An interesting mystery expertly deduced by Miss Marple.
grinningcat's review
5.0
Agatha Christie once said that Miss Marple was the ideal detective for short stories. Her stories are character studies in miniature. This is one of the Tuesday Night Club mysteries. These were the first Christie stories I ever read, and I love them to this day. Christie was particularly skilled in murder with poisons, and this is a great example. Dolly Bantry appears, as well.
octavia_cade's review against another edition
mysterious
fast-paced
3.0
I've come to the conclusion, reading these short stories, that there are two kinds of Miss Marple mysteries: those that Miss Marple solves because of her knowledge of domestic activity, inspired by her experience of village life, and those that she solves because of Christie's knowledge of medicine and/or chemistry.
This is one of the latter. Oh, there's lip service to the village solution, but picking the culprit isn't exactly hard. (I did it, and I hardly ever get it right!) I suspected that the blue flowers were being caused by something sciencey, but I didn't guess what. So, half right, but honestly... while it initially seems a clever method, I can't help but think that had anyone bothered to make a genuinely close examination of the flowers in question, they would have quickly seen the trick.
This is one of the latter. Oh, there's lip service to the village solution, but picking the culprit isn't exactly hard. (I did it, and I hardly ever get it right!) I suspected that the blue flowers were being caused by something sciencey, but I didn't guess what. So, half right, but honestly... while it initially seems a clever method, I can't help but think that had anyone bothered to make a genuinely close examination of the flowers in question, they would have quickly seen the trick.