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The Body in the Library - Community Reviews back

by Agatha Christie
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Kwoomac
Kwoomac rated it 13 years ago
Someone here on Goodreads has a shelf called "cozy mysteries" and I think this is a perfect description of Agatha Christie's Miss Marple series.You can't get much cozier than a tea-drinking elderly spinster in a tiny English village. The Body in the Library is a clever little book. Miss Marple is ...
D.G. ~Shameless Reader~
D.G. ~Shameless Reader~ rated it 13 years ago
This is one of those Agatha Christie books I haven't read before. I liked it but not as much as other books with Miss Marple. I don't know if it was the narration (Miss Marple sounded too young) or the fact that I've been in a funky reading mood and couldn't seem to concentrate on this story. Regard...
sandin954
sandin954 rated it 13 years ago
Another enjoyable Miss Marple mystery. When the Bantry's find a dead body in their library, Miss Marple agrees to help find the murderer. I listened to the audio version read by Stephanie Cole.
Reading Room
Reading Room rated it 13 years ago
I love Miss Marple! At least, I love the Miss Marple on Masterpiece Mystery!. Until I picked up The Body in the Library, I had never actually read any Agatha Christie. I selected this one because it is an early Miss Marple book and I couldn't remember seeing they Mystery! version. I love it just...
siobhanparker
siobhanparker rated it 14 years ago
Another great Agatha Christie mystery novel. It may have been a quick read, and the formatting may have been a bit weird, but it has stood the test of time very well.
notemily
notemily rated it 14 years ago
This was a fun little book. I didn't get wholly absorbed into it for quite a while, feeling uninterested in the characters and their desires, but when Miss Marple started hinting that she knew more than she was letting on about the murder, I was hooked. I'd definitely read more Christie. In fact, I'...
Murder by Death
Murder by Death rated it 14 years ago
This was a classic Miss Marple and with the exception of a few over-exhuberant moments, was very well read. A thoroughly enjoyable listen to take your mind off the traffic.
Bettie's Books
Bettie's Books rated it 16 years ago
Miss Marple solves it again - pip pip!
Gosh I Wish I was a Good Writer
Gosh I Wish I was a Good Writer rated it 25 years ago
She's a little slower then the other series.
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