March Read

Title: 4:50 From Paddington

Author: Christie, Agatha

Genre: Mystery

Number of Pages: 286

ISBN: 9781579126933

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. In 4:50 From Paddington, a woman in one train witnesses a murder occurring in another passing one…and only Miss Marple believes her story.

My Read:

            Another good read of Agatha Christie’s mystery featured Miss Jane Marple.

To explain herself that it’s not guesswork, Miss Marple said the following: “My own process of reasoning was not really original, it’s all in Mark Twain. The boy who found the horse, I just imagined where I would go if I were a horse and I went there and there was the horse.” The inspector said, following her saying, “You imagined what you’d do if you were a cruel and cold-blooded murderer?” –page 113-114

            To Miss Marple, the human nature is ubiquitous. Though she lived in a small village, the human nature that she came into contact and had witnessed is the same. She said: “It is so helpful, I always feel, when people remind you of other people, because types are alike everywhere and that is such a valuable guide.”-page 180.

            Reading Agatha Christie’s mystery books is like reading some succinct and well-described reports: they are straightforward, brief and to the point. Another classic mystery read.