Author: Agatha Christie.
Genre: Classic, Mystery, Murder Mystery, Thriller, Adventure, Historical Fiction.
Plot: Mrs. Bantry is enjoying a lovely dream as the servants make their way about, slowly and routinely waking up the house. But when the calm of the morning is stirred by a surge of activity, sleepy Mrs. Bantry realizes that this morning is far from routine. For, to the maid's horror and the greater shock of Colonel and Mrs. Bantry, the body of a blonde girl dressed in white is found, strangled, in their cozy little library with no clue as to how it got there nor even who the mysterious girl is.
Knowing the social repercussions from this gruesome discovery will break her husband, Mrs. Bantry - a bit overexcitedly - calls for help from the only person she trusts to actually do anything about the trouble; Miss Marple. The amateur but very shrewd lady-sleuth teams up with Superintendent Harper and Sir Henry Clithering, retired from Scotland Yard, and together they hunt up the different puzzle pieces and try to stick them together with a bit of tape and glue. Ms. Marple, however, knows there is a missing piece and when a second body turns up, her suspicions are quickly formed, confirmed and acted upon. But the question remains; who did it?
Likes/Dislikes: This is the 3rd book in the Miss Marple series by Agatha Christie and it is my first Miss Marple book, although I'm quite familiar with the amusing shrewd spinster sleuth from the Masterpiece Theater shows. Anyway, this book is wonderfully and beautifully written, packed with great description, colorful characters and perfectly-timed plot twist- all woven in without making the reader bored to death or overwhelmed by it all. The characters were probably my favorite part, as we followed them along, trying to decide who was the villain and what everyone's secret was. Very well done.
Rating: PG-14 and up, mainly for reading level but also due to content such as two murder victims {not graphic} and some drinking and suggestions that will fly way over most people's heads. A wonderful book!
Date Report Written: January 23, 2013.
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