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Miss Marple - A Caribbean Mystery (Masterpiece Edtn Miss Marple) [Kindle Edition]

Agatha Christie (Author)
3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews) |
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‘Throws off the false clues and misleading events as only a master of the art can do.’ New York Times

'Liveliness… infectious zest… as good as anything Miss Christie has done.' Observer

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An exotic holiday for Miss Marple is ruined when a retired major is killed…

As Jane Marple sat basking in the Caribbean sunshine she felt mildly discontented with life. True, the warmth eased her rheumatism, but here in paradise nothing ever happened.

Eventually, her interest was aroused by an old soldier’s yarn about a strange coincidence. Infuriatingly, just as he was about to show her an astonishing photograph, the Major’s attention wandered. He never did finished the story…

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  • Format: Kindle Edition
  • File Size: 461 KB
  • Print Length: 224 pages
  • Publisher: HarperCollins (14 Oct 2010)
  • Sold by: Amazon Media EU S.à r.l.
  • Language English
  • ASIN: B0046H95OU
  • Text-to-Speech: Enabled
  • Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #11,181 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Fast and fun 16 Jan 2010
Format:Paperback
Reading AC is like watching American sitcoms or eating fast food. You know it's not good for you, and it's really a bit of a waste of time, but oh-my-goodness, it is fun. I read this in two evenings and found that it stands the test of time quite well in terms of its plotting. Like all Christies, the characterisation by modern standards is scant, but that's made up for with some lovely period dialogue - although some of the attitudes and phrases are a little less than modern (the term 'working like blacks' is used - ouch.) Overall, good fun as usual and a speedy and enjoyable read.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
A fairly tame Marple novel, although with a refreshing change of scenery. Gone are the quiet villages and large family mansions of previous novels, and in is a row of bungalows on a Barbados beach.

The story though lacks any real sense of intrigue. All the characters have hidden secrets - none are quiet who they seem, and all of them are after something. It's almost like too much effort has gone into providing red herrings.

In part, my dislike may have been caused by reading most of it in two sittings, whilst on a train. Perhaps taking it in smaller chunks may have allowed me to digest it better and to form interim conclusions about who the murderer could be.

As it is, I'm not convinced the clues were there, and this just seemed like a failed attempt to branch out into a new location, and hope to sell on that.
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By Andrew Dalby TOP 1000 REVIEWER VINE™ VOICE
Format:Kindle Edition
Miss Marple has been sent on holiday to the West Indies by her nephew but her hotel stay turns out not to be a peaceful one as just after telling Miss Marple about a murderer the hotel bore a retired colonel is found dead. Nobody except Miss Marple suspects foul play as he had high blood pressure and he did drink rather too much. Then when there are more deaths at the hotel it becomes clear that there is a murderer amongst the guests.

This is Miss Marple in the 1960s and Agatha Christie as well. So there is more comment about the social changes that are going on and how different it is from the days of Miss Marple's youth. She is not saying that it is change for the worse, it is just change. Miss Marple is more cynical and dark and sees the darkness in people. She sees more of the bad side and is less optimistic about how people behave (this might be because of the body count she has met in her career). She is much more worldy even when she is pretending not to be.

The mystery is not too hard to work out and as Miss Marple says to herself at the end she had been stupid - yes very by missing the most important clue! But while it is not as good as And Then There Were None it is still worth reading.
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