Miss Marple Takes Manhattan

By Alyssa Cole

[3rd story in the short story collection Marple: Twelve New Mysteries]]

Group Comments:

Read exactly like a Marple. Voice was excellent

Loved the rhythm of the story. Really liked it.

I’m not a Marple fan, but I liked how it ended. I liked the darkness and depth behind the scene (like the House Un-American Activities Committee stuff, the portrayal of West Broadway, etc.) there were moments of light and darkness.

Super quick. Enjoyed it. Lots of setting of the scene, then quickly resolved.

I’m not a Miss Marple fan. I’m not enjoying these short stories. I did like how independent Miss Marple was.

Almost pitch perfect. I felt that Raymond and Joan were a bit off, but Miss Marple was very well done. I liked the twist of the setting being in NYC.

Part of the Marple charm to me is the ambience of small town English villages, so it was odd to see her in NYC. Startled me that the story had a social conscious.