Sleeping Murder

The plot is interesting but sadly the end is too predictable. And the motive of murder is not convincing..

In Indoesian : PEMBUNUHAN TERPENDAM

The venerable Dame Agatha presents a mystery whose main point of incredulity is that any couple, no matter how naive, might believe they can pry into a 20 year old murder with impunity. Luckily the omnipresent Miss Marple (who always seems to know someone who knows someone who's been murdered) is about to save them from their folly. As with much of Christie, there's a surprisingly...more

The venerable Dame Agatha presents a mystery whose main point of incredulity is that any couple, no matter how naive, might believe they can pry into a 20 year old murder with impunity. Luckily the omnipresent Miss Marple (who always seems to know someone who knows someone who's been murdered) is about to save them from their folly. As with much of Christie, there's a surprisingly icky undertone to the solution, if you read between the lines. Yet another treat crying out for a PBS dramatization.   hide

One of the best Miss Marple mystery books Agatha Christie ever wrote