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A Caribbean Mystery (Miss Marple) (Paperback)

by Agatha Christie (Author)
3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
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  • Paperback: 224 pages
  • Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Ltd; Masterpiece ed edition (5 Jun 2002)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0007120915
  • ISBN-13: 978-0007120918
  • Product Dimensions: 17.9 x 11.1 x 2.2 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 151,837 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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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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4.0 out of 5 stars Intriguing Mystery, 7 Aug 2009
By Paul D "Paul" (Darwen, Lancashire) - See all my reviews
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On holiday in the West Indies, Miss Marple knits, chatters, and listens. One of the stories she listens to is told by an old major, a man who is killed before he can complete his story.

This is not one of Ms Christie's most compulsive stories - the change of scene makes for an interesting read, but the pace is too slow to maintain the necessary tension, the events unfolding with little sense of urgency.

As we would expect from an Agatha Christie mystery, there are clues and red herrings galore, and none of the characters is quite what he or she seems to be. Despite the change of setting, the character of Miss Marple is the same as ever, direct, incisive, unstoppable. It is here that the concept of her being the personification of the Greek figure of Nemesis is first introduced; Christie obviously liked the idea, as not long afterwards she wrote a sequel of sorts under that very title.
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3.0 out of 5 stars A fairly tame Marple novel, 2 Jul 2009
By Jimternet "Jim" (West Midlands, UK) - See all my reviews
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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