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The Murder at the Vicarage (The Christie Collection) [Special Edition] [Paperback]

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Paperback: 224 pages
Publisher: HarperCollins; (Reissue) edition (4 Mar 1996)
Language English
ISBN-10: 0006161308
ISBN-13: 978-0006161301
Product Dimensions: 17.4 x 11 x 1.4 cm

Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars See all reviews (19 customer reviews)

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'Joan Hickson -- you can't beat her, you know. So enjoy this not-so-fluffy old lady doing her Marple thing. Genius.' Time Out "The acknowledged queen of detective fiction." Observer "When she really hits her stride, as she does here, she is hard to surpass." Saturday Review of Literature

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When the Parson declares rather carelessly 'Anyone who murdered Colonel Prothero would be doing the world at large a service!', he does not realise his words will come back to haunt him. From several potential murderers, Miss Marple must find the real killer.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Gentle but brilliant, 24 Feb 2004

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This review is from: The Murder at the Vicarage: (Miss Marple) (Mass Market Paperback)

This isn't the most widenly known Agatha Christie book but it is one of my favourites.

A cleverly thought out plot that is full of red herrings! I love the way Miss Marple is always figuring things out just before the police especially Inspector Slack!

Even though this is a gentle story with no big shocks or gun battles this story keeps me hooked as well as keeps me coming back to it time and time again.

It's clever enough to keep a person intrigued but not so clever that you have to really concentrate to know what is going on.

This book is a fantastic at showing how observant and how well Miss Marple knows 'human nature'. A must read for all Agatha Christie fans!

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5.0 out of 5 stars Agatha Christie at her best!, 2 April 2001

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This is one of the best books so far which I have read by Agatha Christie. The omnipresent Miss Marple notices every little detail about the persons around... but in the end, the mystery turns out to be planned with this in mind. The story is based in a small English village where a murder has been committed. The local police, with the help of the vicar and, of course, Miss Marple, investigate the case. This book is one which you surely won't put away till you've read it: it keeps you holding your breath. If you want to read only one Agatha Christie book, make it The Murder at the Vicarage. You'll thoroughly enjoy it!

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5.0 out of 5 stars Classic Mystery as You'd Expect, 12 May 2005

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It's no secret that no one in St. Mary Mead likes Colonel Protheroe. He is strict, somber, and by the numbers. But when the vicar returns home late for a meeting, he's surprised to find Colonel Protheroe shot through the head. The local police are called in and two people confess. Yet something doesn't seem quite right. Fortunately, Miss Marple lives next door. With her sharp mind talent for learning gossip, she just might make sense of everything that's happening.

Ok, I confess. I love a good cozy mystery but have yet to read much Christie. I can tell I need to change that. This book had me confused from the get go. There were so many red herrings it was hard to tell what was really happening. Yet it all came together at the end in a logical conclusion.

Agatha Christie is a class mystery writer for a reason. Anyone who loves a good puzzle with a surprising conclusion will love this book.

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I love Agatha Christie and have a particular fondness for this book which, I think, is the first outing for Miss Marple. Read more

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5.0 out of 5 stars A retreat to a simpler world
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1.0 out of 5 stars Pretty poor
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