Books : The Moving Finger: A Miss Marple Mystery (Agatha Christie Collection)
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by: Agatha Christie
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Binding: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 823.912
EAN: 9781579126940
ISBN: 1579126944
Label: Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers
Manufacturer: Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 208
Publication Date: March 31, 2007
Publisher: Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers
Sales Rank: 45027
Studio: Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers
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The placid village of Lymstock seems the perfect place for Jerry Burton to recuperate from his accident under the care of his sister, Joanna. But soon a series of vicious poison-pen letters destroys the village's quiet charm, eventually causing one recipient to commit suicide. The vicar, the doctor, the servants—all are on the verge of accusing one another when help arrives from an unexpected quarter. The vicar's houseguest happens to be none other than Jane Marple.
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Rating:  - Words, the Most Dangerous Weapons of All
"Such a peaceful smiling happy countryside - and down underneath, something evil..."
-- The Moving Finger, p. 28
After a wartime plane crash, Jerry Burton's doctor advises him to find a nice, quiet country village and "live the life of a vegetable" to speed along the recuperation process. Jerry and his sister Joanna settle in Lymstock, an idyllic country town that is three miles from a main road. It is a place where, as an astonished Joanna observes, "People really call - with ... Read More
Rating: - WILL SOMEONE LET THE WOMAN SPEAK?
What "improvements" have been made for the Black Dog & Leventhal edition? There are already major differences in punctuation, word choices, and scene breaks between the original Collins and Dodd Mead editions of this novel. There are further differences between the Dodd Mead editions republished by Random House/Avenel and the Dodd Mead editions republished by Simon & Shuster/Pocket. There are further additions still in the Signet, Bantam, and Berkley editions. For every publishing house ... Read More
Rating: - One of Christie's better titles
While a bit of a slow starter, one ultimately sees the necessity of this caveat as the story evolves. This one features great wallpaper and superior character development.
Following a plane crash, a young bachelor aristocrat, along with his sister, temporarily escape to the country that he might heal blissfully while savouring the mundane activities of a small village. But, much to his doctor's consternation, this is not to be.
Vulgar and accusatory anonomous letters have ... Read More
Rating: - Agatha Christie Fooled Me Again!
A young man and his sister from London rent a house in a country town so he can recover from his injuries. Shortly after arriving, they receive an anonymous letter accusing them of not really being siblings. They soon find out that people all over town have been receiving such letters. This leads to two deaths.
The detectives, this man and his sister do most of the sleuthing. Toward the very end of the book, the vicar's wife calls in Miss Marple who is able to put the final pieces together. ... Read More
Rating: - Pointing Around
"The Moving Finger" by Agatha Christie begins somewhat enigmatically, with an unknown narrator telling the story in first person, which is unusual for Christie's mysteries. The narrator turns out to be a pilot, injured in a plane crash, who has been adviced by his doctor to seek out some quite countryside where he can peacefully continue to heal. The narrator and his sister, Jerry and Joanna Burton, take a house in the seemingly quiet and quaint town of Lymstock, but soon learn that the town isn't quite what ... Read More
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