A review by khorrocks
A Caribbean Mystery, by Agatha Christie
4.0
Like any Miss Marple mystery, it's all about the ending.
Miss Marple is involved with the investigation from start to finish, and she must deduce what actually happened from the lies that people are telling her:
" 'What it came to', said Miss Marple, 'is, in essence, the fact that people are highly credulous. They believe what they are told. Yes, indeed, we are all inclined to do that.' "
This book is set during Marple's Caribbean vacation, and it is definitely aged by its descriptions of the locals (lots of racism in 1964). Also, a surprising number of scandals for that time period.
Audiobook notes: Emilia Fox is the perfect narrator for the Marple series. However, she does read very slowly (I solved this by increasing the play rate to 1.5x).
Miss Marple is involved with the investigation from start to finish, and she must deduce what actually happened from the lies that people are telling her:
" 'What it came to', said Miss Marple, 'is, in essence, the fact that people are highly credulous. They believe what they are told. Yes, indeed, we are all inclined to do that.' "
This book is set during Marple's Caribbean vacation, and it is definitely aged by its descriptions of the locals (lots of racism in 1964). Also, a surprising number of scandals for that time period.
Audiobook notes: Emilia Fox is the perfect narrator for the Marple series. However, she does read very slowly (I solved this by increasing the play rate to 1.5x).