A Caribbean Mystery: A Miss Marple Mystery (Agatha Christie Collection)
June 3, 2010 by Caribbean Vacation and Island Tips
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- ISBN13: 9781579127381
- Condition: NEW
- Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
Stricken with arthritis, Miss Jane Marple has packed herself off, at the insistence of her nephew, for some rest and relaxation at a resort in the Caribbean. The sea is sublime and the weather is fine in this quiet paradise so far away from bustling
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Review by Hal Jordan for A Caribbean Mystery: A Miss Marple Mystery (Agatha Christie Collection)
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This novel was written late in Agatha Christie’s career when she was already well into her seventies. So, not too surprisingly, it’s not as good as the novels written during her prime from the late 1920s through the mid-1940s. The book is a little short, at about 220 pages and somewhat sketchily written. Christie was never a great one for extensive descriptions of her settings, but here she dispenses with description almost completely. The novel is set at a Caribbean resort, but I never had a clear idea of what the resort was like because she doesn’t bother to provide much description. The mystery is decent, but not exceptional, and the herrings are a little too red. There are too many suspects with more or less the same potential motive. Anyone who has not yet read all the Christie’s from her classic period should read those books before this one. Anyone who is close to completing the Christie cannon will probably find this one at least mildly enjoyable. I will say I love these Black Dog editions, which at less than $10 on Amazon are a great bargain.
Review by Sharon W. Horne for A Caribbean Mystery: A Miss Marple Mystery (Agatha Christie Collection)
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I am a Agatha Christie fan and I am starting to replace books lost years ago in a flood.