Matt reviewed The Thirteen Problems by Agatha Christie (Miss Marple, #0.5)
A fun collection of mysteries
5 stars
This is a short story collection, so this isn't a novel of a murder mystery that needs resolving.
The format works like this:
- 6 people gather for a meeting (including Miss Marple, of course)
- Each one tells a story without giving away the 'answer' of the mystery
- Each character guesses or tries to solve the mystery
Of course, each time, Miss Marple is the one who deduces it, and always manages to completely dot the Is and cross the Ts.
While I'm personally a bigger fan of the full novels, these were fun stories to read and try to solve yourself, and like every good mystery novel, you're always kicking yourself for not seeing the obvious answer presented to you at the end. Each story is quite unique as well, and none of them feel like the same one as before, so …
This is a short story collection, so this isn't a novel of a murder mystery that needs resolving.
The format works like this:
- 6 people gather for a meeting (including Miss Marple, of course)
- Each one tells a story without giving away the 'answer' of the mystery
- Each character guesses or tries to solve the mystery
Of course, each time, Miss Marple is the one who deduces it, and always manages to completely dot the Is and cross the Ts.
While I'm personally a bigger fan of the full novels, these were fun stories to read and try to solve yourself, and like every good mystery novel, you're always kicking yourself for not seeing the obvious answer presented to you at the end. Each story is quite unique as well, and none of them feel like the same one as before, so you're always on your toes trying to figure it out.