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Interesting experience listening to a Miss Marple mystery, in audio only format. In some ways the bits that are frustrating are more so, when a character is designed to be insufferable, he is now insufferable with an English accent that makes him sound like a person with a blocked nose that needs to sneeze. When the old man is being callous or the elder brother is being smarmy, I feel like it takes an age to get past the moment of unpleasantness.

As usual, Emilia Fox's narration is a fantastic way to enjoy a Miss Marple mystery. I love her character voices so much, I listen to her on 1x. The mystery in this one is fun, and I love the strong women characters.

This is the first of my #castthedie titles done! @PuddleJumper

This is a low pick. While I liked the story, I was unimpressed with the villain reveal at the end. Christie is not usually one to pull a villain and motive out of thin air — clues are planted along the way so it all makes sense in the end — yet I feel that‘s just what she did here. That said, I otherwise enjoyed the story and loved Lucy Eyelesbarrow.

I had yet to read this one by Christie, so I was so glad the #GoldenAgeCrimeClub read this one this month! I‘m a few days late finishing!

Christie crafts such a dramatic, edge on your seat opening scene, that the reader has to find out what happens. As usual, Christie introduces clues and red herrings to keep one guessing. So good! #192025 #1957 #52BookClub23 #TimeInTheTitle

I used this #goldenagecrimeclub choice for prompt #6 (cozy mystery) of the #CloakandDaggerChristmas challenge.

This was a reread and I listened to the audiobook narrated by Emilia Fox this time around. An excellent Miss Marple mystery with one of the best opening scenes ever for a murder mystery!

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I would definitely put this in my top ten of Agatha Christie‘s books. The intro is fabulous, the characters of varying degrees of likability, and a very complex mystery. The combination of her prose and the many films that share a similar trope, made the whole novel feel cinematic. I‘m so glad I reread this for @Mitch ‘s #goldenagecrimeclub. (Also, my mom‘s collection has some of the best covers!)

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Agatha Christies own son was about the age of the two boys in the story when she wrote this book. I think this shows - I really enjoyed this younger voice. What did you think of the boys?
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The Crackenthorpes were a tough crowd - I‘m not sure I‘d like to have them around my dinner table! What did you think of them and their family dynamic?
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How would you rate this as a Miss Marple mystery??
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“ Of course!” Said Miss Marple, “ Lucy Eyelesbarrow!”
What did you think of our Ms Eyelesbarrow?
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The opening scene, a murder witnessed through a train window - is so memorable and has launched a host of subsequent books, films etc - inspired by this novel. What did you think of the start?
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This month we‘ve read our second Christie. Firstly - a big thank you to everyone in the #goldenagecrimeclub that has read with me this year - its been a highlight of my reading year most definitely. Let‘s kick off with your initial impressions, history with this book, with Christie…. And please do also post your book covers - there are some fab ones around!

I love the fact that when I plug in this title, Litsy pulls up posts for the original title: 4:50 From Paddington. It drives me nuts that her books have multiple titles. 🤪 Anywho… I was going to re-listen to the audiobook for #goldenagecrimeclub but I‘m running out of time and I read faster with my eyeballs than I do with my ears. (Also…I adore my mom‘s old copies! They smell like my favorite used bookstore)

Started this #goldenagecrimeclub mystery on the plane from Tampa FL to Hartford CT. Went from swimming at the beach to snuggling under mounds of covers. I don‘t remember ever reading this particular Christie mystery so I‘m having fun with it. This is my “bookseat” that holds books & my iPad so I do not have to use my right arm or shoulder. I recommend it for anyone recovering from shoulder surgery or needs hands free reading!

In this mystery, Miss Marple delegates the legwork to a young acquaintance of hers, Lucy Eyelesbarrow. Lucy was a good character, and Miss Marple is always fun to watch as she trips up people who underestimate her, but I found the solution hard to figure out from the clues provided.

I listened to this audiobook yesterday as I drove to TN (I'm going to see my nephew in his college marching band today). I was totally surprised by who ended up being the culprit, but it made perfect sense. I think this was my first Miss Marple, and she lived up to the hype.

Novembers #buddyread for the #goldenagecrimeclub is a classic! Discussions will be on Nov 26th - everyone welcome

Another fun Miss Marple mystery.

Another delightful Miss Marple mystery (my seventh of the year). I won‘t say much else since this is our November pick for #GoldenAgeCrimeClub. Should be a fun discussion!

I am starting to like that the Miss Marple novels are mostly told from other points of view than the one of Miss Marple herself. I specifically liked the character of Lucy - she is definitely not twisted around the little finger of the representation of male upper class easily. 👏👏👏

Not my favourite Agatha Christie. A great premise to start the book off, a woman is sitting on a train when another train passes them and she sees a woman being murdered on that train. However, no sign of a body anywhere afterwards. Cue Miss Marple!

4th book finished for #20in4
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This was a pick, but not as strong of one as Christie‘s other works for me. I enjoyed it overall, but there wasn‘t much in the way of clues for the actual final reveal. A couple of things also felt just a bit too much of a coincidence to be believable. The overall skill in writing and likable characters kept my interest though, and I will probably reread at some time in the future.

The inaugural read for the #GoldenAgeCrimeClub inspired me to reread more Christie. I really enjoyed this whodunnit. Miss Marple has to enlist the help of the remarkable Lucy Eyelesbarrow in her investigation. It all starts when Mrs. McGillicuddy witnesses a murder on a passing train.

I‘m using this for #pop23 (text only on cover) AND I thought I‘d tag along with @CBee ‘s #TBRTarot and use this for the January promt “Starts with a number”.

This is probably the billionth re-read of this book for me. Read this for the Comfort Book Club, and it was just as charming as ever. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
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📖 1-27-23 || My second Christie and just my first Miss Marple. I was a little disappointed that we didn‘t see more of Miss Marple herself in this one. But it was still fun to guess and to see how it would all come together in the end.**This was the January pick for the Comfort Book Club of my favorite bookish YouTuber, Miranda Mills:
https://youtu.be/7pHYp34y3d0

Book 28/150.

This was my first Miss Marple, and while I like Poirot more, this was still good. And as usual I was no where close to guessing who did it.

Finished this during last weekend. I love Miss Marple. An interesting premise, a lot of focus on red herrings. The only concern is the amount of statements about how old Miss Marple is, including from her. I hope Christie doesn‘t kill her off at the end of her series.

Bk22 of #WinterGames2020 #CrushTheRush #ChristmasSpirit #TisTheSeasonForReading #Cosyathon #FestiveFlicksBingo #AVeryMerryBingo #ReadYourWay #Winterathon #TRFReads #BookmasBingo #BookishBingo #ShutdownReadathon #readathon is done! Another of the Dame Agatha Special Editions, it also takes place around Xmas so that‘s more points.Plus it‘s two more bingos on my boards! Next one will prob be the last book of the year🎉 1,886pts for Team #MerryReaders

Miss Marple #8. I think I‘ve read this one before but we didn‘t have goodreads back in the dark ages when I was at uni (studying the actual dark ages). #myyearwithagatha

Elspeth McGillicuddy is not given to hallucinations. Or is she? After she boards the Paddington Station train & becomes a witness to an apparent murder, no one believes her but her friend, Miss Jane Marple.
Christy holds all the cards close to her chest until the final reveal. Her characters were fascinating and the plot was nicely paced. I look forward to reading more of her novels and recommend this book to those who love mysteries.

And I went to Agatha Christie‘s house, too!

I liked looking at the bookshelves in her bedroom; she had several by PG Wodehouse and Miss Mapp by EF Benson. We could be friends. 😆

I just borrowed this one from my library‘s Overdrive as an audiobook. It‘s 1 hour 29 minutes short. Is that possible?

Wonderful as always! Agatha Christie always delivers a clever, enjoyable story that makes me feel like everything can be right in the world. Even where there is murder 😄 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ #mystery

Chores done, too hot to be outside so starting a new mystery, napping dog at my side.

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"She could hardly admire old Mr Crackenthorpe's taste in art. He seemed to have an unerring instinct for selecting the worst specimen of any period."

I just couldn‘t resist another reread of one of the finest Miss Marple books from Dame Agatha. Plus, I received this gorgeous edition for Xmas. I‘m so glad they‘re bringing out books in matching editions, Murder On The Orient Express must have sold really well. Mrs McGillicuddy is traveling on a train at Xmas when she witnesses a murder in a passing train. When no one believes her, she turns to her friend, Jane Marple, for help. #christiecrimeclub

Merry Xmas Litsy! Mine was fantastic, not only did I see the extended family on Xmas Eve, I also got to have a Xmas day party with all 3 of my grandbabies!! That‘s the true wonder of Xmas right there. I also got a special edition of the tagged book, signed special edition of Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine, L‘il Gotham graphic novel, a Room Of Requirement sign for my library door, a leather corgi purse😍& a Mary Poppins Pandora bead! #xmas2018

Its been many years I hadn't read any Christie books. I remember those days when I was totally smitten by Christie and her unpredictable plots. So its natural that I'm quite excited to start this new book. Time for some cozy thrills.

I haven‘t been posting much on Litsy, but I have been doing some reading here and there. I‘ll have to catch up on posting what I‘ve read. I finished this on my kindle today and really enjoyed it. I love that I randomly picked this one which happens to be set during Christmas time. It‘s not a big part of the story, but it is mentioned.

I read this ages ago as a teen and I honestly couldn‘t remember who the murderer was! I really liked this one, Miss Marple was great and Lucy was fabulous!!

I know I really liked my last one, but I think this might be my favorite Agatha Christie entirely. It‘s got everything: trains, doddering old ladies, English country estates, elaborate wills and inheritances, precocious schoolboys, poison, servants, Scotland Yard mucking things up, and of course murder. Whodunit is a little beside the point, but it‘s so much fun I almost don‘t care. Only two Marples left in my reread!

This is my first Miss Marple, and I just love her as a character. Christie's sense of humor really shines through. As to the narrative, when comparing it to, say, And Then There Were None, which was published 18 years prior, this book is markedly more enlightened. The prose is also much stronger. As to the mystery, the clues-to-story ratio is not great. Plenty of red-herring foreshadowing; not so much in the way of foreshadowing the final reveal.

Love this math: "And why did I eat too much? Because there was too much food on the table... You, young woman, five potatoes you sent in for lunch. Good-sized ones, too. Two potatoes are enough for anybody, so don't send in more than four in future. The extra one was wasted today."