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The Body in the Library (Miss Marple, #2)
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It had been a while since I read an Agatha Christie novel. I combed through the list of her work and thought to myself... I'm not actually sure if I ever read this one. And it turned out, I hadn't! Now I want to watch a TV version to see how they interpret it.
Great story. So much has been re-done from this early on work. It's a must read for Christie fans and truly any mystery buff! When you are rich, and you have people who take care of things... and it's nearly 100 years ago... what does one do when a body shows up in the library -- and you're not sure who it is? How confusing. But even more so when there's another girl who is missing... and they look alike. Which is which? And you know someone's lying. But you can't quite tell. Marple can tho!
I think this is one of the better Marple mysteries... it's less about Marple and more about the story. And how the body got there. Nothing is as it seems, but that's where Christie shows her strength. The writing leads you to one conclusion based on how the facts are shown. But it's not trickery. The info is there, you just have to weed thru it.
The only issue here: I'm just sorry I waited so long to read this one.
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Great story. So much has been re-done from this early on work. It's a must read for Christie fans and truly any mystery buff! When you are rich, and you have people who take care of things... and it's nearly 100 years ago... what does one do when a body shows up in the library -- and you're not sure who it is? How confusing. But even more so when there's another girl who is missing... and they look alike. Which is which? And you know someone's lying. But you can't quite tell. Marple can tho!
I think this is one of the better Marple mysteries... it's less about Marple and more about the story. And how the body got there. Nothing is as it seems, but that's where Christie shows her strength. The writing leads you to one conclusion based on how the facts are shown. But it's not trickery. The info is there, you just have to weed thru it.
The only issue here: I'm just sorry I waited so long to read this one.
About Me
For those new to me or my reviews... here's the scoop: I read A LOT. I write A LOT. And now I blog A LOT. First the book review goes on Å·±¦ÓéÀÖ, and then I send it on over to my WordPress blog at , where you'll also find TV & Film reviews, the revealing and introspective 365 Daily Challenge and lots of blogging about places I've visited all over the world. And you can find all my social media profiles to get the details on the who/what/when/where and my pictures. Leave a comment and let me know what you think. Vote in the poll and ratings. Thanks for stopping by. Note: All written content is my original creation and copyrighted to me, but the graphics and images were linked from other sites and belong to them. Many thanks to their original creators.
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Reading Progress
June 24, 2016
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Started Reading
June 24, 2016
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June 24, 2016
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to-read
June 25, 2016
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Finished Reading
September 5, 2016
– Shelved as:
3-multi-book-series
March 11, 2017
– Shelved as:
1-fiction
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:) YES!
Constantine wrote: "Loved the review James"
Thank you.

I have caught a few every once in awhile, but I'd really like to watch them all in order.


Oh your April blog thing sounds awesome ! I bet it will be. I’ve been collecting my Agatha Christie!

Sorry, can't make it, already behind schedule with my planned reads 😕 But wish you all lots of fun reading 😉

Sorry, can't make it, already behind schedule with my planned reads 😕 But wish you a..."
No worries, I understand!

Always such a great ending!