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Book review: Marple by 12 authors who I list in the Blog

 I just finished reading Marple which has 12 short mystery stories based on Agatha Christie's legendary sleuth, Jane Marple.  The mysteries and authors of each story are in the list below:

  • EVIL IN SMALL PLACES by Lucy Foley
  • THE SECOND MURDER AT THE VICARAGE by Val McDermid
  • MISS MARPLE TAKES MANHATTEN by Alyssa Cole
  •  THE UNRAVELLING by Natalie Haynes

  • MISS MARPLE’S CHRISTMAS by Ruth Ware
  • THE OPEN MIND by Naomi Alderman
  • THE JADE EMPRESS by Jean Kwok
  • A DEADLY WEDDING DAY by Dreda Say Mitchel
  • MURDER AT THE VILLA ROSA by Elly Griffiths
  • THE MURDERING SORT by Karen M. McManus
  • THE MYSTERY OF THE ACID SOIL by Kate Mosse
  • THE DISAPPEARANCE by Leigh Bardugo
I am going to give the book overall an 8-star read ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐out of 10 stars and the reason why is because some of the stories are just too confusing and have too many characters or too many things happening at once to understand what is really going on.  But on the other hand, some of the stories were one of the best mystery stories I have ever read!  Truly, however, nobody can replace the classic Miss Marple and Hercule Poirot mysteries- they still remain the best.  If you really enjoy twisters, pretty much every one of these stories has some sort of twist ending that you simply cannot believe and have to go back and re-read!  I got a shock at the end of each story pretty much, the murderer is always the least suspected murderer!  Although all of the stories were very creative and splendid, I do have a few favorites:
EVIL IN SMALL PLACES:  I really liked this story because of the setting of a small town which explains and proves that the evilest and most greedy people can be anywhere- even in small friendly towns.
THE JADE EXPRESS:  I enjoyed this particular story because the twist at the end was shocking and the last person I expected to be the murderer.
THE MURDERING SORT:  This was a great story just because again, the flow of the story and the ending.  It freaked me out a bit.
Well, that takes us to the end of my review, what book would you want me to read and review next?  Leave suggestions in the comments or message me on Pinterest @thebasiclifeofme. OR follow me on GoodReads to see what I am reading next @thebookworm.

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