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The Moving Finger: A Miss Marple Mystery | Agatha Christie

“The great thing in these cases is to keep an absolutely open mind. Most crimes, you see, are so absurdly simple.”

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Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks So pretty 💚🤍 1d

Eggs @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Thank you 🕸️💚🙏🏻 14h

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The Mousetrap: A Play in Two Acts | Agatha Christie

This afternoon I saw a local production of Agatha Christie's Mousetrap, apparently the longest running stage production in the world. It was such a fun play!

AnnCrystal 🆒👏🏼🎭👍🏼💝. 3d

Jeg I‘ve seen it in London and not so long ago here in my home town. 3d

majkia I saw it in London in the 70s. 3d

bookandbedandtea @Jeg @majkia I'm envious! I haven't been to London, much less seen a play there, but it's on my bucket list. 😊 11h

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peanutnine

Miss Marple: The Complete Short Stories | Agatha Christie

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Finishing my journey with Miss Marple with this collection of all her short stories. I didn't realize that Marple was first introduced to the world in short story form & it was really interesting to read these. I enjoyed finally witnessing Sir Henry's meeting the unassuming old woman and his surprise & awe of her hidden talents for solving mysteries. This collection also contains her final cases & I will definitely miss her quiet efficiency

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Mitch

Murder at the Vicarage | Agatha Christie

Oh my goodness. This is at the British Library! They have the most wonderful exhibitions always beautifully presented and usually only on for 3 months. Dame Agatha has a 6 month run! They‘re obviously expecting it to be busy! Can‘t wait 😝

Lizpixie Oh I‘m so jealous! I was first given a Dame Agatha to read at 7yrs old by my Auntie Lilla & fell in love with not just her but the whole genre. It was Sparkling Cyanide & I found a 1st Edition of it in a beautiful little second hand bookstore in Katoomba, Blue Mountains NSW & it‘s the star of my Dame Agatha shelf in my library. I would LOVE to see this exhibition!🤩 3w

Mitch When it comes @Lizpixie I‘ll post lots of photos so you can see it all! 3w

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Ruthiella

The Regatta Mystery and Other Stories | Agatha Christie

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#OffMyShelf “Prolific Author”

I picked this up for 50 cents at the library the other day. While I prefer Christie‘s novels, this was an enjoyable experience/story collection.

Five Poirot, one Miss Marple, two Parker Pyne, and one detective-less story (which felt more like Westmacott than Christie IYKYK). The only one I‘d read before was the Miss Marple, but I had seen all five of the Poirot ones adapted with David Suchet. I ❤️Agatha Christie.

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AnnCrystal 5o¢ 👏🏼🥳📚💝. 4w

Ruthiella @AnnCrystal An excellent investment! 😁 4w

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Ruthiella @wanderinglynn 😊🙏 2w

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Robotswithpersonality

A Caribbean Mystery | Agatha Christie

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This one grew on me. I should know by now that if things seem particularly pat, and predictable at the start it's because the author is setting you up for further twists and reveals. But I'm grateful that my continuing credulousness allows me to enjoy murder mysteries written more than 60 years ago. 1/?

Robotswithpersonality 2/? On that note, despite getting into the later publication years of this series, there are still a bunch of horribly dated opinions ventured, not the least of which is the characterization, or lack thereof, of the few West Indies/St Honoré people featured in the story. 2mo

Robotswithpersonality 3/? I should add, though this edges into spoiler territory, while a mental health crisis does not end up being the motive or a part of the identity of the killer, it is talked about at length and used as a misdirect. Heads up for those who do not want to read about it used this way. Similarly, someone having a glass eye and having a resultant 'cross-eyed' gaze is key to the plot, so again, if you'd rather not read about that, best to skip it. 2mo

Robotswithpersonality 4/? This book, more than others in the series, feels like it's appealing specifically to a demographic reflective of the protagonist, an underestimated British little old lady, who laments a lack of certain traditional values and practices in the then 'modern' 1960s, doesn't appreciate much the tropics have to offer in comparison to her mother country, recognizes the frequency of physical ailments that age brings, and is quite aware of and 2mo

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Robotswithpersonality 5/? willing to use, to her advantage, the reality that many perceive elderly people as harmless, tiresome, possibly less capable of organized thought, and even liable to drop dead at any moment.
Palgrave and Rafiel are great fodder for further discussion on perceptions and tropes about the elderly. Those liable to carry on talking about the good old days to anyone who appears to be even half listening, 2mo

Robotswithpersonality 6/? in robust health despite a lifetime of bad habits, those who require mobility aids, who have diminished physical strength but who are cognitively sharp and cantankerous about it.
Rafiel's character is a commentary on privilege, but only for the blink of an eye.
If I was elderly in the mid-20th century, I'd probably relate to this book more. 🤷🏼‍♂️ 2mo

Robotswithpersonality 7/? Nevertheless, I am glad this is one where Marple plays a more active role, I get that it suits her character to take a back seat and get the debrief, then shock everyone with her keen observations, but it is more fun when she pokes about and is there for the capture and unmasking of the villain. 😏 2mo

Robotswithpersonality 8/? I do wish Christie didn't feel the need to emphasize how the womenfolk 'got around' the various men in the book - what they deemed necessary to soothe them, to not puncture their perception of how things should be while getting what they wanted done/communicated, as opposed to a more frank assertion of their opinions/intentions not resulting in undue opposition, (though the later conversations with Rafiel are evidence that this is possible) 2mo

Robotswithpersonality 9/9 but I recognize this as a product of the time it was written, what Christie likely had to deal with on a daily basis throughout her life. 😑

⚠️Racism, ableism, sexism, mental health crisis, discussion of suicide 2mo

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Robotswithpersonality

A Caribbean Mystery | Agatha Christie

Conversations with Miss Marple are often hazardous to a suspect...😏

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OutsmartYourShelf

4.50 from Paddington | Agatha Christie

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Short Review: One of the classic Miss Marple stories, this one has been adapted several times & in fact was the first Miss Marple film ever made, featuring Margaret Rutherford. This is a fast-paced murder mystery with quite a large cast of characters. Miss Marple spends most of the time 'off screen' but does make several appearances throughout the story but mainly investigating through proxy Lucy Eyelesbarrow. Very enjoyable read. 4🌟

OutsmartYourShelf Full Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/4900127630
Read 7th-10th Aug 2025

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DieAReader 🥳🥳🥳 2mo

Librarybelle This is a good one! 2mo

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MonicaLoves2Read

The Moving Finger: A Miss Marple Mystery | Agatha Christie

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4.5⭐️

I enjoy a classic mystery, and that's what you get when you read an Agatha Christie mystery. The Moving Finger was a Miss Marple mystery, though she didn't show up until toward the end. A poision-pen is writing letters to people in Lymstock. It seems everyone in the village is receiving a nasty letter, except for one person. Why has this person not received one?

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AloGeo

Assassinato na Casa do Pastor | Agatha Christie

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