Book Review for Murder at the Vicarage and Ten Stories–Miss Marple Solves it Again
How can one old woman know so much?
Miss Marple remains one of my favorite characters—and yes, I called her old. Designed as an aged woman who’s seen people’s characters throughout her long life, this amateur detective manages to pick up on the slightest nuances.
This collection of stories was great fun, as it starts with several friends sitting around after dinner sharing stories of unsolved (or belatedly solved) crimes, and then each dinner party member proposes their ideas of how it was solved. Agatha Christie writes some great short stories here, where each chapter is a complete murder mystery. They’re quick and entertaining, with the added humor that always accompanies Miss Marple.
Murder at the Vicarage and Ten Stories—Cozy Mysteries and Short Stories
Agatha Christie is considered the Queen of Mysteries, and her whodunits either started or popularized the cozy mystery genre. Several people were writing mysteries before her—notably Arthur Conan Doyle and G.K. Chesterton—but something about her stories captured the public.
In true Agatha Christie fashion, she uses some language that I don’t approve of or use in my own stories. If you’ve read any of her stories before, you know how she writes, but if you’re new to her as an author, be warned.
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