- This edition read on my Kindle (Amazon)
- Originally published 1942
- ASIN : B0046H95SG
- Publisher : HarperCollins, Publication date : October 14, 2010
- Print length : 243 pages
- ISBN-13 : 978-0007422470
- Book 3 of 12: Miss Marple Mysteries
Synopsis (Amazon)
A malicious letter
A tragic death
A village filled with suspects
Nothing ever happens in the sleepy village of Lymstock.
Until letters accusing the villagers of unspeakable acts start to appear.
They try to dismiss them as a cruel hoax, but then one of the recipients is found dead. The letter next to her body reads simply, ‘I can’t go on’.
As fear spreads among the villagers, Jane Marple must uncover who is writing these letters – before anyone else is hurt.
Never underestimate Miss Marple
My Take
This is at least the 4th time I have read and reviewed this novel. I have re-read it for discussion with my U3A Agatha Christie Reading Group.
Jerry Burton and his sister Joanna have come to Lymstock for a quiet life. Jerry has been seriously injured in a plane crash. But things are bubbling below the surface in Lymstock with someone sending Poison Pen letters. The police have their theories but eventually two people die and the Vicar's wife invites a friend to stay who happens to be Jane Marple.
I'm sure my group will find plenty to discuss including the fact that Miss Marple makes a pretty late appearance in the novel and then really has only a small amount of time "on the stage".
The plot takes, in my view, an unexpected twist at the end, and also has a romantic element.
My rating: 4.4
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