By Natalie Haynes
[from Marple: Twelve New Mysteries]
Group Comments:
This was better than the previous stories. A little weak premise -the authors are forcing Jane Marple to make the connections.
Easy read. Seems like Marple is too old for when the story is set.
Surprised with how Marple figured it out without really detecting. Not really impressed with this.
I thought the author got the Marple character really well. But she didn’t do much detecting.
By Jason Goodwin I liked the character and the motivation for detection. I liked that some part of what we saw was a side problem….
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By Jane Harper I really liked the sense of place. The hiking scenes were quite realistic. The mystery was pretty good, although you kind of…
By Richard Osman Group Comments: I loved this. Paints a really good picture of reality. Great dialogue, writing. I love Joyce and Elizabeth’s repartee. And…
by Matt Goldman Summary: A brutal crime. The ultimate cover-up. How do you solve a murder with no useable evidence? Private detective Nils Shapiro is…
By Jean KwokFrom Marple: Twelve New Mysteries I don’t think Agatha Christie would have put Miss Marple in China. Story was OK. A nice/nothing read….