Author: Christie, Agatha
Genre: Mystery
Book Description (from amazon.com):
The Queen of Mystery has come to Harper Collins! Agatha Christie, the acknowledged mistress of suspense—creator of indomitable sleuth Miss Marple, meticulous Belgian detective Hercule Poirot, and so many other unforgettable characters—brings her entire oeuvre of ingenious whodunits, locked room mysteries, and perplexing puzzles to Harper Paperbacks. The Murder at the Vicarage was Christie’s very first mystery to feature her most popular investigator—as a dead body in a clergyman’s study proves to Miss Marple that no place, holy or otherwise, is a sanctuary from homicide.
My Read:
I enjoyed reading this Miss Marple mystery very much. It's plot is a bit different from other books by Ms. Christie. The two murderers were pretty bold and their plan was close to perfect. Miss Marple had figured out from the onset who the murderer(s) might be but she got confused by the confession(s) of her suspects. Piece by piece, Miss Marple gathered the knowledge and the puzzle was fixed. Though no direct evidence, thanks to the trap Miss Marple set up for the culprits, the murderers were caught.
The way Miss Marple solved the mystery is ingenious. It's all about human nature; she couldn't repeat enough.
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