Sergio reviewed Murder at the Vicarage by Agatha Christie (Miss Marple, #2)
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4 stars
Just a very enjoyable murder mystery book. Having only ever read Orient Express a couple months ago as far as Christie novels go and having been somewhat disappointed with how "dry" it was, I wasn't expecting much, but this one surprised me with its great humor and tone, colorful cast, little b-plots and mystery. The vicar is a truly enjoyable PoV character with an inner monologue I found often very funny, the police are incompetent and self-absorbed, the town regulars are just a bunch of weirdos and Miss Marple is a delight everytime she's "on screen", something that happens less than I expected but I think ends up working really well, specially since she's so often sidelined by "the professionals" only to show up and drop some new bombshell that leaves them flabbergasted. Also she has a shitty author nephew whose only reason for being in the book is sucking …
Just a very enjoyable murder mystery book. Having only ever read Orient Express a couple months ago as far as Christie novels go and having been somewhat disappointed with how "dry" it was, I wasn't expecting much, but this one surprised me with its great humor and tone, colorful cast, little b-plots and mystery. The vicar is a truly enjoyable PoV character with an inner monologue I found often very funny, the police are incompetent and self-absorbed, the town regulars are just a bunch of weirdos and Miss Marple is a delight everytime she's "on screen", something that happens less than I expected but I think ends up working really well, specially since she's so often sidelined by "the professionals" only to show up and drop some new bombshell that leaves them flabbergasted. Also she has a shitty author nephew whose only reason for being in the book is sucking ass and I think that's great. Recommended!