Wonderful! Exciting!

3.3

A decent read, this one started of really good but then I felt like it lost me. Don't get me wrong I still had a good time reading this and it's my second book by Miss Agatha but compared to MOYOE I didnt love this one as much.

Baca ulang setelah menonton adaptasi Tv Film nya versi TV Asashi yang cukup lumayan seru. Dan tetap saja tercenang dengan penyelesaian kasus nya. Meskipun tetap pembangunan misteri nya sedikit bikin bosen dan baru seru-seru menuju akhir-akhir buku.

Love a book that celebrates the intelligence of older women!

Well, Mrs. McGillicuddy certainly saw something! If only she'd seen just a little more! This is a solid whodunit, though not one of her more successful ones in my opinion. (Though I do love the Geraldine McEwen screen adaptation of this one.) It's a clever and complicated murder, to be sure. The characters did sometimes blend together a bit in my mind - especially Harold and Cedric. In the end, however, the culprit was apprehended and justice inevitably served. I don't want to say too much for fear of giving away plot points, but I prefer to think Lucy chose her career over either of the two men vying for her attentions. I can definitely recommend this to others.

Bello, ma lo ammetto sono un po' delusa dal finale. Da una scrittrice come Agatha Christie mi sarei aspettata un'uscita migliore, invece sono piuttosto sicura che nessuno sia riuscito ad indovinare chi era il colpevole prima che Miss Marple lo stanasse, e questa è una cosa che nei libri gialli per me è una grossa pecca. Non intendo il non capire personalmente chi è l'assassino ovviamente! intendo magari non capirlo però una volta scoperto chiedersi: "ma come ho fatto a non notarlo?! guarda gli indizi che aveva lasciato in giro per tutto il libro e che io non avevo assolutamente notato! ecco perché in quel momento si era comportato così ed in quell'altro cosà!" ed invece... niente. Un bel libro comunque, si legge bene ed è piacevole ma manca quel guizzo finale che lo avrebbe reso degno di Agatha Christie.

3-3.5 stars. Buddy read. On a train, an old woman wakes up from a small nap and sees a murder flash right before her eyes on a passing train. But, who will believe her? This is my first Miss Marple story, and it didn't focus on her but someone she hired named Lucy Eyelesbarrow. The cast of characters were an interesting bunch, a little one dimensional, but interesting. The twist was a little predictable near the end of the book, but overall it was a nice read. Definitely not one of Christie's best stories I have read so far, but I've only read a couple of hers so far.

Je ne me lasse jamais des romans d'Agatha Christie. J'en ai lu certains de nombreuses fois et j'ai vu leurs adaptations à la télévision et au cinéma mais leur lecture me donne toujours autant de plaisir:)

Dear Agatha, she does it everytime doesn't she?! I just loved this, it's definitely one of the Marple adventures I like best!

** spoiler alert ** Carino, ma forse era troppo "impossibile" indovinare l'assassino, ed a me piace riuscire ad arrivare alla conclusione prima del finale o almeno avere indizi per poterci arrivare e qui non mi sembra ce ne fossero molti. Mi sarebbe piaciuto riuscire a capire chi era l'assassino, ma non ho mai dubitato di lui se non a poco dalla fine e comunque non avevo prove contro il medico. Ero invece abbastanza sicura che fosse Bryan l'avvelenatore, almeno finché non ha parlato di ereditare la villa con Alexander una volta morti tutti gli altri, allora ho capito che nessuno si sarebbe mai smascherato in quel modo.

Really enjoyed this one. Ms Christie got me again on this one. Had no idea who the killer was. It was clever.

A very suprising ending, perfect for murder mystery lovers which (I myself an not, thus the low rating).

I was about to rate this book a lot lower than what I eventually did. The meandering second half - a difficult feat in an already short book - made me forget how brilliant the first half of the book was. I felt this was a short story that Christie wrote first and then rewrote it for a book. Wish she hadn't.

I genuinely enjoyed this book; it manages that perfect balance of making you feel smug about totally knowing who the murderer was, and then wrecking your expectations again, leaving you in that thrilling state of “but if that's not it..HOW?“ The only reason I'm giving four stars instead of five is the rushed ending, which felt rather disinterested and would've deserved an entire chapter instead of a few pages. And, is Lucy marrying who I think she'll marry?? Does she need to marry anyone at all? Yeah, I still have a few question. But ultimately, nobody is smarter than Miss Marple, and damn this woman is bloody brilliant, I adore her!

Tenía muchísimo tiempo deseando leer a esta mujer, y por cosas de la vida este ejemplar llegó a mis manos para complacerme. Debo empezar diciendo que aunque el inicio fue un poco lento, pronto entendí el porqué de la manera en que se desarrollaron las cosas. Cuando la historia llegó a su clímax, obtuvo todo mi interés y mi concentración, y entonces todo sucedió de manera vertiginosa, que casi no me da tiempo de hacer mi propia hipótesis. Hice muchas, pero creo que no me acerqué ni un poco a la verdad, y eso es lo que me encanta de este tipo de libros. Cuando se hacen impredecibles, se ganan todo mi respeto. Aún puedo maravillarme de la manera en que muchos autores pueden hacer de unas pocas páginas (comparadas con la longitud de historias que he leído) una gran obra, impecable y precisa. Es espléndido.