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England, ca 1942
Mrs Bantry drømmer behageligt men vækkes brat ved at deres unge pige meddeler at der ligger et lig i biblioteket. Det er en ung, smuk pige, som hverken Mrs Bantry eller manden Oberst Bantry har set før. Ruby Keene er meldt savnet og Josephine Turner identificerer liget som
Mr. Conway Jefferson er invalid efter en ulykke, hvor hans to voksne børn døde. Han bor sammen med datterens enkemand, Mark Gaskell og sønnens enke Addie Jefferson.
Han var blevet sympatisk indstillet over for Ruby og hans penge ser ud til at være motivet. Rubys lig er tydeligt blevet anbragt for at kaste mistanken på nogen, men hvem? Sjovt nok viser det sig at liget er blevet flyttet to gange, så selv morderen er overrasket, da liget bliver fundet.
Miss Jane Marple bliver inviteret af oberstinden og hun finder ud af at Mark Gaskell og Josie Turner er gift. De har myrdet de to piger for at få fingre i Conways penge og havde også gladeligt set en uskyldig blive dømt for mordene. Til sidst stiller Miss Marple en fælde for dem og de bliver taget på fersk gerning, da de forsøger at myrde Conway.
Udmærket Miss Marple mysterie.
Mrs Bantry drømmer behageligt men vækkes brat ved at deres unge pige meddeler at der ligger et lig i biblioteket. Det er en ung, smuk pige, som hverken Mrs Bantry eller manden Oberst Bantry har set før. Ruby Keene er meldt savnet og Josephine Turner identificerer liget som
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værende Ruby. En skolepige Pamela Reeves er også meldt savnet og en udbrændt bil med et helt ukendeligt lig bliver fundet.Mr. Conway Jefferson er invalid efter en ulykke, hvor hans to voksne børn døde. Han bor sammen med datterens enkemand, Mark Gaskell og sønnens enke Addie Jefferson.
Han var blevet sympatisk indstillet over for Ruby og hans penge ser ud til at være motivet. Rubys lig er tydeligt blevet anbragt for at kaste mistanken på nogen, men hvem? Sjovt nok viser det sig at liget er blevet flyttet to gange, så selv morderen er overrasket, da liget bliver fundet.
Miss Jane Marple bliver inviteret af oberstinden og hun finder ud af at Mark Gaskell og Josie Turner er gift. De har myrdet de to piger for at få fingre i Conways penge og havde også gladeligt set en uskyldig blive dømt for mordene. Til sidst stiller Miss Marple en fælde for dem og de bliver taget på fersk gerning, da de forsøger at myrde Conway.
Udmærket Miss Marple mysterie.
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Pan Books, 1960.
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Fiction. Mystery. Historical Fiction. HTML: The iconic Miss Marple must investigate the case of a girl found dead in Agatha Christie's classic mystery, The Body in the Library. It's seven in the morning. The Bantrys wake to find the body of a young woman in their library. She is wearing an evening dress and heavy makeup, which is now smeared across her cheeks. But who is she? How did she get there? And what is the connection with another dead girl, whose charred remains are later discovered in an abandoned quarry? The respectable Bantrys invite Miss Marple into their home to investigate. Amid rumors of scandal, she baits a clever trap to catch a ruthless killer..
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LibraryThing member atimco
The Body in the Library — what a title to catch the eye of a bookworm! And especially the eye of a former library shelver bookworm like myself. Miss Marple stars in this Agatha Christie mystery that is complete with obnoxious policeman, devious witnesses, plenty of red herrings, and a brilliant
Christie generally relies on well-established types to create her characters, and yet there is something compelling and memorable about them all the same. I liked the character of Conway Jefferson, though I'm not sure how his fatherly interest in Ruby Keene would be interpreted today. Christie's portrayal of Dinah Lee and her defiant attitude toward traditional morality is very insightful, and I love Miss Marple's compassion even toward people who are rude to her. The scene with the parents of Pamela Reeves is just heartbreaking. And that's something really very unexpected in a book like this, pigeonholed firmly in the murder-mystery genre. There's tragedy and humor mixed up together, and they don't negate one another. It's rather like real life, stylized as the art form of murder mysteries may be.
I listened to this on audiobook read by Stephanie Cole, and it was excellent. Ms. Cole does a wonderful job with the characters' voices, especially that of Miss Marple. Cole perfectly captures the old maid's gentle, almost timid, but self-possessed and amused tone. Of course it's always so fun to have the case solved by the most unlikely, unimposing person imaginable. And prim little Miss Marple is a wonderful sleuth. Many times it's her womanly eye that catches the little details that the male policemen fail to notice. Poirot has long been a favorite detective of mine, but Miss Marple is definitely gaining on him!
This story has less to do with libraries than the title implies, which was a bit of a disappointment to a library-lover like myself. But I certainly enjoyed it as a well-rounded, well-written mystery, and would recommend it (especially the audiobook version). If you haven't yet made Miss Marple's acquaintance and heard her theory of village parallels, The Body in the Library is a good place to start.
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finish. As in many of Christie's mysteries, the victim is never sentimentalized, and there are many people who would benefit from the victim's death. The work to discover the murderer is not a quest to avenge her, but a cool procedure of justice that must be done, even if the victim was a shallow, selfish gold digger. And yet there is a human element to the process as well; the body was found in Colonel Bantry's library, and if the murderer is never caught, suspicion will mark him out to be shunned in his circle of influence. His wife wisely sees that it will kill him in the end, which is why she enlists the help of her friend Miss Marple. If Miss Marple can't solve the mystery, no one can.Christie generally relies on well-established types to create her characters, and yet there is something compelling and memorable about them all the same. I liked the character of Conway Jefferson, though I'm not sure how his fatherly interest in Ruby Keene would be interpreted today. Christie's portrayal of Dinah Lee and her defiant attitude toward traditional morality is very insightful, and I love Miss Marple's compassion even toward people who are rude to her. The scene with the parents of Pamela Reeves is just heartbreaking. And that's something really very unexpected in a book like this, pigeonholed firmly in the murder-mystery genre. There's tragedy and humor mixed up together, and they don't negate one another. It's rather like real life, stylized as the art form of murder mysteries may be.
I listened to this on audiobook read by Stephanie Cole, and it was excellent. Ms. Cole does a wonderful job with the characters' voices, especially that of Miss Marple. Cole perfectly captures the old maid's gentle, almost timid, but self-possessed and amused tone. Of course it's always so fun to have the case solved by the most unlikely, unimposing person imaginable. And prim little Miss Marple is a wonderful sleuth. Many times it's her womanly eye that catches the little details that the male policemen fail to notice. Poirot has long been a favorite detective of mine, but Miss Marple is definitely gaining on him!
This story has less to do with libraries than the title implies, which was a bit of a disappointment to a library-lover like myself. But I certainly enjoyed it as a well-rounded, well-written mystery, and would recommend it (especially the audiobook version). If you haven't yet made Miss Marple's acquaintance and heard her theory of village parallels, The Body in the Library is a good place to start.
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LibraryThing member smik
THE BODY IN THE LIBRARY saw Miss Marple's third appearance (she had already appeared in THE MURDER AT THE VICARAGE (1930) and THE THIRTEEN PROBLEMS (1932) which was actually a collection of connected short stories).
Various characters apart from Dolly and Arthur Bantry also appear in other Marple
A couple of things struck me. First of all Christie is not very complementary about the police force, from the way Police-Constable Palk answers the phone with his "Hallo, 'hallo, 'hallo", to the name of Inspector Slack.
THE BODY IN THE LIBRARY is full of people who aren't quite who or what they seem. Appearances are deceptive. People who don't look nice quite often are, and vice versa. This provides quite a bit of misdirection and a number of red herrings.
The other thing that struck me is that we the readers know what the police know and we know most of what Miss Marple knows. But she doesn't know all that the police know. She has only partial knowledge. But we rarely "see" what she is thinking. That makes it all the more puzzling when she eventually nods her head and tells Dolly that she knows who the murderer is.
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titles including Sir Henry Clithering and Jane Marple already has a reputation of a puzzle solver. Her method is to compare situations to those that she has already encountered in village life and she is full of anecdotes. All those who first meet her see is that she is an old lady who merges into her background. Others like the Chief Constable know better. Dolly Bantry on the other hand is disappointed when Miss Marple can't solve the murder when she first sees the body in the library.A couple of things struck me. First of all Christie is not very complementary about the police force, from the way Police-Constable Palk answers the phone with his "Hallo, 'hallo, 'hallo", to the name of Inspector Slack.
THE BODY IN THE LIBRARY is full of people who aren't quite who or what they seem. Appearances are deceptive. People who don't look nice quite often are, and vice versa. This provides quite a bit of misdirection and a number of red herrings.
The other thing that struck me is that we the readers know what the police know and we know most of what Miss Marple knows. But she doesn't know all that the police know. She has only partial knowledge. But we rarely "see" what she is thinking. That makes it all the more puzzling when she eventually nods her head and tells Dolly that she knows who the murderer is.
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LibraryThing member sarah-e
"The truth is, you see, that most people - and I don't exclude policemen - are far too trusting for this wicked world. They believe what is told them. I never do. I'm afraid I always like to prove a thing for myself" -Miss Marple (198).
When a friend calls, having discovered a body in her library,
When a friend calls, having discovered a body in her library,
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Miss Marple is only too pleased to meddle and gossip her way to the truth of the matter. Chock-full of anecdotes about the St. Mary Mead townsfolk, and set on solving the crime, Miss Marple is a deceptively cunning old maid. Who wouldn't trust a sweet old lady? As a devoted fan of Murder, She Wrote, it is a natural fit that I would enjoy this character so much. Recommended to mystery fans anywhere! Show Less
LibraryThing member MickyFine
When the body of an unknown young blonde woman is found in the library of Gossington Hall both Colonel and Mrs. Bantry are completely baffled about how she came to be there. While the police do their investiagtions, Mrs. Bantry solicits the help of Miss Marple to determine just who did commit the
Agatha Christie always hits the spot for me and this one was no exception. Miss Marple's detecting skills are top notch as ever, the mystery is well crafted, and I'm always a sucker for any book that involves a library of any kind. I appreciated that this book used the limited omniscient viewpoint which allowed for the plot to follow multiple characters at once and, of course, leave Miss Marple's conclusions hidden from the reader until the very end. Again, I always enjoy the humour Christie uses in her novels. I particularly got great glee from one of the characters, an afficionado of detective novels, mentioning he had autographs from several mystery writers including Dorothy Sayers and Agatha Christie. An excellent Marple mystery and just great fun all around.
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murder. The case will bring them to a seaside resort and to the old friend of the Bantrys, Mr. Jefferson, whose complicated relationships may just be at the heart of the matter.Agatha Christie always hits the spot for me and this one was no exception. Miss Marple's detecting skills are top notch as ever, the mystery is well crafted, and I'm always a sucker for any book that involves a library of any kind. I appreciated that this book used the limited omniscient viewpoint which allowed for the plot to follow multiple characters at once and, of course, leave Miss Marple's conclusions hidden from the reader until the very end. Again, I always enjoy the humour Christie uses in her novels. I particularly got great glee from one of the characters, an afficionado of detective novels, mentioning he had autographs from several mystery writers including Dorothy Sayers and Agatha Christie. An excellent Marple mystery and just great fun all around.
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LibraryThing member kakadoo202
Well written but endibg is a bit far fetched
LibraryThing member JulesJones
Miss Marple novel with, yes, a body in the library. The library in question belongs to an old friend of Miss Marple, but the dead blonde doesn't. Unfortunately for Colonel Bantry, it's far too delicious a piece of tittle-tattle for the villagers to believe that the Colonel has never seen the girl
The victim is soon identified, along with several people who might have had a motive to kill her. But those with strong motives have strong alibis, and those with weak alibis have weak motives. Adding to the confusion is the second murder of a young girl. Miss Marple has good reason to find the solution, both to clear the names of the innocent -- and to prevent a third murder.
AS usual with Christie, many of the characters are cardboard, but very skillfully painted cardboard, with real motivations and consistent characterisations. One of the final elements really does seem to come out of nowhere, but the groundwork for it has been carefully laid. This is a beautifully constructed mystery, with all the clues you need, mixed in with a whole shoal of convincing red herrings.
The strength of Christie's books is always her dissection of human behaviour, but here she's particularly good at showing the dark side of the interest in gossip that Miss Marple uses to bring justice for the dead.
A week or so after reading the book, I listened to the abridged audiobook from Macmillan Digital Audio, read by Ian Masters. It's a good abridgement on 3 CDs which manages to retain the necessary plot elements without signalling them too broadly, and Masters does a good job of reading the text. In particular, he manages to read the dialogue for the female characters without the over-exaggerated high pitch used by male actors on a few of the audiobooks I've listened to recently.
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before, and Mrs Bantry is well aware that her husband will be broken by the gossip if the real murderer isn't found, even if the police believe him to be innocent. So her immediate reaction is to call in her friend Miss Marple for help.The victim is soon identified, along with several people who might have had a motive to kill her. But those with strong motives have strong alibis, and those with weak alibis have weak motives. Adding to the confusion is the second murder of a young girl. Miss Marple has good reason to find the solution, both to clear the names of the innocent -- and to prevent a third murder.
AS usual with Christie, many of the characters are cardboard, but very skillfully painted cardboard, with real motivations and consistent characterisations. One of the final elements really does seem to come out of nowhere, but the groundwork for it has been carefully laid. This is a beautifully constructed mystery, with all the clues you need, mixed in with a whole shoal of convincing red herrings.
The strength of Christie's books is always her dissection of human behaviour, but here she's particularly good at showing the dark side of the interest in gossip that Miss Marple uses to bring justice for the dead.
A week or so after reading the book, I listened to the abridged audiobook from Macmillan Digital Audio, read by Ian Masters. It's a good abridgement on 3 CDs which manages to retain the necessary plot elements without signalling them too broadly, and Masters does a good job of reading the text. In particular, he manages to read the dialogue for the female characters without the over-exaggerated high pitch used by male actors on a few of the audiobooks I've listened to recently.
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LibraryThing member crazy4reading
This is my first Agatha Christie book. I have been informed by many people that I would love Agatha Christie's books. I admit that is true. I started The Body in the Library this morning. Every free moment I had I was reading the book.
How would you react to finding a body in your library? I don't
The Body in the Library is a Miss Marple Mystery. Miss Marple is the sleuth in the village of St. Mary Mead. Mrs. Bantry calls Miss Marple up to the house when the body is found.
I enjoyed the book except for the parts that were written in French. Since I have never taken French some of the jokes were lost on me. Ms. Christie's writing style is one that is new to me. The book was a nice easy week end read.
5 stars since I didn't know until the very end who the murderer was..
How would you react to finding a body in your library? I don't
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know if I would be as calm as the woman in this book. Mrs. Bantry was thrilled with finding a body in her library. This was her chance to be a sleuth. That is what she was eager for.The Body in the Library is a Miss Marple Mystery. Miss Marple is the sleuth in the village of St. Mary Mead. Mrs. Bantry calls Miss Marple up to the house when the body is found.
I enjoyed the book except for the parts that were written in French. Since I have never taken French some of the jokes were lost on me. Ms. Christie's writing style is one that is new to me. The book was a nice easy week end read.
5 stars since I didn't know until the very end who the murderer was..
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LibraryThing member BookPurring
Great mystery, an Agatha mystery in true fashion. I remember being a bit confused by the solution though, the only reason I'm rating it a bit lower than what I usually rate Agatha Christie books.
LibraryThing member ostrom
This one is delightful to read because Christie has such fun with the conventions of a village-cozy, almost-locked-room mystery. The local police and "film people" add much amusement.
LibraryThing member MeriJenBen
The body of a beautiful blonde is found in the library of Gossington Hall. What the young woman was doing in the quiet village of St. Mary Mead is precisely what Jane Marple means to find out. Amid rumors of scandal, Miss Marple baits a clever trap to catch a ruthless killer.
This is an early, and
This is an early, and
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therefore, good, Ms. Marple book. It's very, very English, and very very much of the period between WWI and WWII, and either you like that type of mystery or you don't. Show Less
LibraryThing member JulieQ
A body is found in the library of a country house of a retired military man and his wife. To help clear his name his wife enlists the help of a local sleuth Miss Marple. Where the motives and alibis of a full range of characters is questionable will she be able to find the ones responsible before
Although I do not read much in the mystery genre it was an enjoyable quick read. As we are used to more complex plots these days it is reflective of the time and I conceive it as quite reserved according to today's standards.
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the innocent suffer.Although I do not read much in the mystery genre it was an enjoyable quick read. As we are used to more complex plots these days it is reflective of the time and I conceive it as quite reserved according to today's standards.
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LibraryThing member riverwillow
A perfect Miss Marple and a pastiche of crime novels, a beautiful blonde is found strangled in the library of Gossington Hall. But the butler didn't do it. Miss Marple and her friend Dolly Bantry set out to discover who dunnit and why.
LibraryThing member victorianrose869
September 27, 1999
The Body in the Library
Agatha Christie
As usual after reading a Christie book, I came away confused at the end. I always have a hard time understanding how the mystery is unraveled! Christie seems fond of “timing” tricks, and they always elude me. Just don’t have an
The title alone was irresistible. The Bantrys have found the dead body of an attractive young woman in their library, someone unknown to them. There’s body-switching involved, and it confuses me even now as to why it was necessary – something to do with timing and alibis. Then there’s the rich old man and the cunning young woman who squirms her way into his fatherly affections, etc. I’ll really need to read it again more carefully, so I can understand it.
The Body in the Library
Agatha Christie
As usual after reading a Christie book, I came away confused at the end. I always have a hard time understanding how the mystery is unraveled! Christie seems fond of “timing” tricks, and they always elude me. Just don’t have an
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analytical or methodical mind for details, I guess. Love the stories anyway. The title alone was irresistible. The Bantrys have found the dead body of an attractive young woman in their library, someone unknown to them. There’s body-switching involved, and it confuses me even now as to why it was necessary – something to do with timing and alibis. Then there’s the rich old man and the cunning young woman who squirms her way into his fatherly affections, etc. I’ll really need to read it again more carefully, so I can understand it.
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LibraryThing member bcquinnsmom
Once again, Miss Marple is back on the case in this the second novel of the Miss Marple series. This time she is called by her friend Dolly Bantry, who lives in Gossington Hall, because Dolly's maid woke her up in the morning screaming that there was a body in the library. It turns out to be the
Recommended; if you like British mysteries or the English-village cozy type novel, you'll very much enjoy this one.
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body of a young girl, dressed in evening finery, and a quick search of missing persons turns up the name of Ruby Keene, who fits the description of the dead girl. Ruby was a dancer at a local resort, and had recently caught the eye of one Jeffrey Conway, an elderly man confined to a wheelchair, who wanted to "adopt" Ruby. But there were several people who didn't want to see that happen, and getting rid of Ruby seemed a good idea at the time. But wait! Just when you think you've got it, Dame Agatha throws you a curveball and you have to go back to square one in your thinking! I tell you, she is a master at her game.Recommended; if you like British mysteries or the English-village cozy type novel, you'll very much enjoy this one.
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LibraryThing member RaucousRain
My son gave me a few seemingly library-themed books for Christmas, and The Body in the Library was one of them. I enjoyed it, despite the fact that it had little to do with libraries. I particularly liked the cadence of the dialogue, as well as the terms and vocabulary which helped to transport me
One other thing, not related to the text or to author Agatha Christie, is that whoever selected the image for the cover illustration must not have read the book. The dead gal on the hot-pink-&-gray cover is not the victim in this book.
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to that time and place. In addition, it was a good mystery with enough twists to keep me guessing ‘til the end.One other thing, not related to the text or to author Agatha Christie, is that whoever selected the image for the cover illustration must not have read the book. The dead gal on the hot-pink-&-gray cover is not the victim in this book.
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LibraryThing member madamejeanie
When Colonel and Mrs. Bantry wake up one morning to find a dead body in their library on the hearth rug, it is a complete puzzle as to who this woman was and how in the world she got into the library! The Colonel called the constabulary, but Mrs. Bantry called her friend, Miss Jane Marple, because
This was a very light and fast read filled with twists and turns before the solution became as clear to me as it was to Miss Marple. 4
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she has this incredible knack for solving puzzles like this one. Something always reminds Miss Marple of something similar that happened in her village years back, and Miss Marple always says that you can see just about anything in an English village if you live there long enough. This puzzle takes the two elderly ladies to a seaside resort hotel in Danemouth with an interesting set of suspects and Miss Marple solves the puzzle just a few steps ahead of Inspector Slack, who finally learns a healthy respect for the old gal's talent for unraveling a mystery.This was a very light and fast read filled with twists and turns before the solution became as clear to me as it was to Miss Marple. 4
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LibraryThing member michellnaki
love the plot so much !! this book is one of my favorite case of miss maple , although Im more into poirot story .
LibraryThing member sszkutak
I love Agatha Christie, when I was in middle school this was the first book of hers given to me by my mother. My mom isn't a huge reader like myself, by she introduced me to this wonderful mystery writer. Body in the Library encompassed everything I ever wanted from a mystery, the twists and clues
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and may people that could have done it. Agatha Christie is classic and all of her mysteries keep me intrigued. Show Less
LibraryThing member DirtPriest
Another delightful mystery by a true master. This one was a quick one night read and very satisfying. Christie has a knack for quickly developing characters and keeping interest levels high. I have a feeling that each time I wander off to the library I'll grab another of her mysteries, but not too
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LibraryThing member firedog
I'm embarrassed to say that I can't remember ever reading an Agatha Christie book before. I'm certainly glad that I chose this one, a Miss Marple mystery.
This body was found in the library of the Bantry's, a proper English couple, so I suppose it should have been easy to dismiss the possibility of
I was very pleasantly surprised with how much I enjoyed this book. It is a very fast read. It certainly kept my interest. It's written with a good deal of humor as well. I will have to read more Miss Marple mysteries. I might have to try Hercule Poirot as well.
This body was found in the library of the Bantry's, a proper English couple, so I suppose it should have been easy to dismiss the possibility of
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their involvement in the crime. This novel certainly fits the whodunit category of crime fiction. This is usually a category that I don't seek out. I'm more interested in the hard-boiled genre.I was very pleasantly surprised with how much I enjoyed this book. It is a very fast read. It certainly kept my interest. It's written with a good deal of humor as well. I will have to read more Miss Marple mysteries. I might have to try Hercule Poirot as well.
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LibraryThing member librisissimo
Substance: Vintage Christie, with fair play to the reader and shrewd insights into behavior.
LibraryThing member DeltaQueen50
When reading a book that starts with a retired English Colonel and his wife, and is set in a quaint English village, the last words you expect the Colonel’s wife to say to one of her friends are, “But you’re so good at bodies!” and “If one has got to have a murder in one’s house, one
In her usual stylish way, Agatha Christie lays a course of false leads amongst the truth behind the murder of two young women. And in her usual way, Miss Marple quietly observes and with her unique understanding of human nature, manages to put the puzzle together. By the end of the book, the murderer is revealed and all is well again.
A lovely murder mystery to curl up with, also as usual, I recommend Agatha Christie’s The Body In The Library.
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might as well enjoy it.” But of course, if that book is The Body In The Library by Agatha Christie and features Miss Jane Marple, those are words to expect and relish.In her usual stylish way, Agatha Christie lays a course of false leads amongst the truth behind the murder of two young women. And in her usual way, Miss Marple quietly observes and with her unique understanding of human nature, manages to put the puzzle together. By the end of the book, the murderer is revealed and all is well again.
A lovely murder mystery to curl up with, also as usual, I recommend Agatha Christie’s The Body In The Library.
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LibraryThing member RaviSankrit
Agatha Christie's genius for creating an atmosphere around the mystery, as the plot moves forward, is best realised in the Ms. Marple novels.
LibraryThing member Sheila1957
It has been awhile since I have read a Miss Marple mystery. I enjoyed this one very much. I forget how humorous Agatha Christie is as she portrays a village's people and their gossip. Very tongue-in-cheek. I like the lightness of her prose. This is a fun read.
LibraryThing member 15Sophie
Book Review:
The Body in the Library: A Miss Marple Mystery by Agathat Christie
This book takes place in a little village called Denemouth, England. The book is a mystery genre and it tells the story of a murder that occured in the areas of Denemouth and the hotel Majestic. One night when Mrs. Bantry
What I thought of Agatha Christie's book:
I thought that she lead into the book extremely well by captivating the reader into thinking 'wow, what is going on?'. I the book I found that there were many characters to keep in mind all the time and it was difficult to keep up with all of their personalities at the same time. I rather liked how she made you think to your self while reading; 'What are the possibilites of this person commiting the crime?, What would this clue mean in the mystery?' and so on. She used beautifully descriptive words such as sullenly,outrageous, willingly, rebellious and dumbfounded. Naturally there were many more and these were just a few examples. I personally think that this book would do well for readers that are 15 or 16 years and older so it is easier to follow along with the complicated wording and all the characters. I enjoyed this genre very much and will read more of these fantastic books.
The Body in the Library: A Miss Marple Mystery by Agathat Christie
This book takes place in a little village called Denemouth, England. The book is a mystery genre and it tells the story of a murder that occured in the areas of Denemouth and the hotel Majestic. One night when Mrs. Bantry
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was asleep up stairs and Mr. Bantry had come home around midnight a complicated but simple murder had occured right under their noses. They only found out the next day when the maid came through the library to dust the books. What I thought of Agatha Christie's book:
I thought that she lead into the book extremely well by captivating the reader into thinking 'wow, what is going on?'. I the book I found that there were many characters to keep in mind all the time and it was difficult to keep up with all of their personalities at the same time. I rather liked how she made you think to your self while reading; 'What are the possibilites of this person commiting the crime?, What would this clue mean in the mystery?' and so on. She used beautifully descriptive words such as sullenly,outrageous, willingly, rebellious and dumbfounded. Naturally there were many more and these were just a few examples. I personally think that this book would do well for readers that are 15 or 16 years and older so it is easier to follow along with the complicated wording and all the characters. I enjoyed this genre very much and will read more of these fantastic books.
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English
Original publication date
1942-02-01
Physical description
157 p.; 17.8 cm
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Indskannet omslag - N650U - 150 dpi
Omslaget viser skyggen af en kvinde, der bliver overfaldet i et bibliotek
Indskannet omslag - N650U - 150 dpi
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Liget i biblioteket by Agatha Christie (Paper Book)
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157
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