A Murder Is Announced
by Agatha Christie
Taste attributes: mysterydetectivecrimefastfresh & originallightintricateenclosedemotionally undemandingsolving the riddle/not as it seemsunlikely connectionscomplex relationship
Boxlist takeExpect a smart, small-scale mystery, light rather than heavy. Best if you like close-up stories over spectacle.
Pace: balanced · Originality: fresh · Tone: balanced · Weight: light · Realism: balanced · Story: intricate · Structure: balanced · Look: balanced · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score
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4.2 / 5
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About This Book
The villagers of Chipping Cleghorn, including Jane Marple, are agog with curiosity over an advertisement in the local gazette which read: 'A murder is announced and will take place on Friday October 29th, at Little Paddocks at 6:30 p.m.' Unable to resist the mysterious invitation, a crowd begins to gather at Little Paddocks at the ppointed time when, without warning, the lights go out . . .
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- Agatha Christie
- Published
- 1950
- Pages
- 256
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