Um Corpo na Biblioteca

Hardcover, 180 pages

Português language

Published by HarperCollins Brasil.

ISBN:
978-85-9508-065-2
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3 stars (1 review)

O corpo de uma jovem é encontrado no tapete da biblioteca dos Bantry, às sete da manhã. A vítima é uma completa desconhecida e o casal Bantry decide chamar as autoridades para investigar o caso — e também, é claro, Miss Marple, detetive amadora e amiga da sra. Bantry.

Tudo se complica ainda mais quando chega até eles a notícia de outra adolescente morta, carbonizada dentro de um carro incendiado em uma pedreira. Qual será a possível conexão entre os dois incidentes?

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Review: Body in Library

3 stars

Despite reading a fair bit of Christie, this is my first Miss Marple. I can't say I'm impressed. The plot feels overly contrived, especially the lengths Christie goes to in order to manufacture the titular aspect (i.e. the body in the library). The fact that she needs to add a foreword explaining it says that there are problems with the concept.

For me, the biggest problem is that Miss Marple is barely in it. I'm not sure if this is typical or not for Miss Marple mysteries, but I found it annoying, especially in comparison to the Hercule Poirot stories. Poirot is central to the plot, leading the reader through the various discoveries and twists, and then POW, at the end, the grand reveal. In this, Miss Marple sits on the sidelines sipping tea with a smug look on her face because she solved the mystery half-way through the book, …