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Miss Marple

Apr 13, 2012 00:12

If I had not included Miss Marple in my Sleuth Thursday posts, I would currently be homeless ( Read more... )

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ext_1083938 April 12 2012, 23:37:25 UTC

Ah, all praise to the Marple! Though I'm very much enjoying Geraldine McEwan's turn as The Nemesis. She has a fine, evil-pixie gleefulness about all the stuff she knows, and she can slap those Scotland Yard bitches down like a very polite jackhammer.

pengolodh_sc April 13 2012, 00:13:52 UTC

I do have misgivings about some of the added plot-twists that ITV seems to like to introduce, though - BODY IN THE LIBRARY and CARDS ON THE TABLE seem to be rather badly served, for instance.

serena_mcmurray April 13 2012, 00:04:39 UTC

Ooh sounds like something I need to read, Miss Marple sounds like my kind of lass. Which book do you recommend starting with?

sarahtales April 13 2012, 00:05:43 UTC

THE MURDER AT THE VICARAGE, I think.

neadods April 13 2012, 00:14:57 UTC

I notice Mrs. Pollifax isn't on your list of elderly sleuths. If you haven't made the acquaintance of the little old lady so bored of life that she marches down to the CIA to volunteer... and is mistaken for one of their deep-cover operatives and promptly put into the field... you have a treasure in store.

The early books are the best; like many series it gets wobbly after about book 10.

roobarb April 13 2012, 06:56:39 UTC

Oh dear, another series I feel I really must try, book 1 now ordered.

Thank you ;)

londonbard April 13 2012, 13:43:14 UTC

Please would you tell me who wrote the Mrs Pollifax books?

neadods April 13 2012, 14:18:09 UTC

Dorothy Gilman

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abluestocking April 13 2012, 00:59:36 UTC

Oh goodness, do I ever love Miss Marple. (And Miss Climpson too!) This was a lovely post and has made me itch to re-read me some Marple. :)

blamebrampton April 13 2012, 02:39:47 UTC

YAY Miss Climpson! She's so practical and fab!

Sarah, you broke me with: 'Joyce’s name changes to Joan in the books. Possibly Miss Marple steered Raymond towards a nicer artist lady. Possibly Raymond murdered Joyce and Miss Marple turned a blind eye.'

I have my very last Marple book saved for the end of my Christie read/rereadathon. I have decided to get through all of Sayers before tackle it. And possibly finish my own novel, the ridiculously overlong post on writing and editing that has reached 50,000 words and is not yet done, and tidying my suburb before I have to say goodbye to Aunt Jane ...

archangelbeth April 13 2012, 01:47:50 UTC

Another awesome analysis!