A Caribbean Mystery

 

Today's post is on A Caribbean Mystery by Agatha Christie. It is 272 pages long and is published by William Marrow. The cover has a cruise ship and a bright blue sky on it. The intended reader is someone who likes mysteries. There is mild foul language, no sex, and no violence in this novel. The story is told from third person close mainly following Miss Marple but other characters at time. There Be Spoilers Ahead.

From the back of the book- As Miss Marple Sat basking in the Caribbean sunshine, she felt mildly discontented with life. True, the warmth eased her rheumatism, but here in paradise nothing ever happened.
Eventually, her interest was aroused by an old soldier's yarn about a murderer he had known. Infuriatingly, just as he was about to show her a snapshot of this acquaintance, the Major was suddenly interrupted. A diversion that was to prove fatal. 

Review- A masterpiece from the queen of crime herself. Miss Marple is vacationing and she is bored out of her mind when Major Palgrave starting her a story about a murderer that he knew back in India. When he dies the next day under strange circumstances, Miss Marple is on the case. What follows is an interesting and twisty mystery with a very active Miss Marple. She is out following people, breaking into other's rooms, and getting other people to help with a little bit of blackmail; anything to get justice and make her holiday more interesting. I recommend this classic and everything by Christie. 

I give this novel a Five out of Five stars. I get nothing for my review and I bought this book with my own money.