A review by benjaminj1996
The Murder at the Vicarage by Agatha Christie

adventurous lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

The thing this book has going for it is the invention of Miss Marple - here brilliantly realised as an old lady on the fringes of events but never missing a trick. Unfortunately though I found the central mystery to be a bit uninspired, and the central part of the book to mostly consist of gossip and too many characters. There were parts that I enjoyed and a few nice distractions and subplots that were nicely tied up at the end, but it just wasn’t worth it for the reveal of the murderer. I sort of thought “oh, this type of thing again… hmm” 

 

So, Miss Marple was great, and a great fit for this story - but it wasn’t my fave.