*3,5 stars*

The mystery in this was entertaining, and there were so many likely culprits which is always fun. Nonetheless, this is my third Miss Marple book and I was left with the same feeling that I had when I read the other two, I wish Miss Marple showed up more and not only occasionally and at the end when she appears with all the answers to everything, which she pulled out of thin air.

Summary: A woman's body is found in the library of Miss Marple's neighbors. Can she solve this mix of hotel workers, show business, and simple country folk and clear the neighbors's good name?

Thoughts: I actually figured out part of the murder! Not who and not why but part of the how! I'm so excited and that accounts partly for my enjoyment of this book in preference to yesterday's Murder at the Vicarage. Another part is its shorter length which meant there was less time for boring village conversations and getting to the point much faster. I would definitely recommend this mystery as an introduction to Miss Marple and I love the pink cover of the new edition.

Overall: 4 out of 5-largely because I figured out part of the murder.

Delightful- a very solid Christie.

Sometimes when reading this book it felt like murder had only been invented like a few decades earlier.

I can believe I've never read an Agatha Christie novel! It was so good!

Good.
Suka kasus dan penyelesaiannya.
Walaupun reread tapi aku menikmatinya.

My best reading decision of 2024 is picking up Agatha Christie. The Body in the Library is the second book in the Miss Marple series.

I really wasn’t sure to what to expect but absolutely loved this book.

"Oh, ma'am, oh, ma'am, there's a body in the library."

This was such a fun… cozy read. Revisiting characters from the first book as well as being introduced to a new group! I’m beyond excited to continue this series!

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An early Miss Marple, the character is rather less endearing then she became on screen. This is pretty quick and entertaining, but has a surprisingly comic tone for the fact that the crimes are so grisly.

Update 9/24
Sometimes it pays to have dead braincells, as I forgot the plot of this as I listened to the audiobook, well narrated by Stephanie Cole. I thought, this is a bit grisly, and sure enough, that's exactly what my larger amount of braincells thought five and half years ago...

I love this type of writing, and this one did not disappoint.