The indomitable sleuth Miss Marple is led to a small town with shameful secrets in Agatha Christie’s classic detective story, The Moving Finger. Lymstock is a town with more than its share of scandalous secrets—a town where even a sudden outbreak of anonymous hate mail causes only a minor stir.But all that changes when one of the recipients, Mrs. Symmington, commits suicide. Her final note says … Symmington, commits suicide. Her final note says “I can’t go on,” but Miss Marple questions the coroner’s verdict of suicide. Soon nobody is sure of anyone—as secrets stop being shameful and start becoming deadly.
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The Moving Finger is an early Agatha Christie novel featuring the lovely Miss Marple. Written nearly a century ago, it takes a few chapters to fall back into the proper language and tone, as it’s very different from today’s standards. I love the way Christie writes, and this was no exception. It took a few scenes for the plot to solidify, but when …
A very good whodunnit
Love anything Agatha Christie ever wrote. This was a great book.
Every time I read one of Agatha Christie’s books, I’m impressed by her direct, easy-to-read style that draws you into the heart of the story from the first page. Language and values aside, her writing feels modern, with plenty of dialogue, the minimum amount of description, and succinct characterisation. In short, she transports you into her world …
I’ve always been a big Poirot fan but never read much of the Marple series. But now I’ve started and I love it! This book is one of my favourites out of all the very talented Agatha’s books. Her dark humour really shines through and I found myself laughing out loud at some of the lines, particularly Jerry’s and his sister’s. As usual I failed to …
She is always a good read
Anything Agatha Christie is worth reading.