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“The doom has come upon me.”

The Mirror Crack'd from Side to Side (Miss Marple, #9) by Agatha Christie

February 1, 2022 by narfna 4 Comments

One part of this was uncomfortably dated, but otherwise this was a fun listen. There is somewhat of an epic red herring (I think that’s what we would call it) in this one, and I didn’t see it coming at all. It helps that I really like Emilia Fox as a narrator. The one downside with her is that she flattens out the characters with American accents, but her British characters are superb. An American film star moves into Miss Marple’s neighborhood (in the very […]

Filed Under: Audiobooks, Mystery Tagged With: agatha christie, audiobooks, British, emilia fox, miss marple, mystery, narfna, The Mirror Crack’d From Side to Side

narfna's CBR14 Review No:20 · Genres: Audiobooks, Mystery · Tags: agatha christie, audiobooks, British, emilia fox, miss marple, mystery, narfna, The Mirror Crack’d From Side to Side ·
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A timely mystery written over 50 years ago

The Mirror Crack’d From Side to Side by Agatha Christie

October 5, 2021 by ElCicco Leave a Comment

The Mirror Crack’d is a Miss Marple mystery, and while I generally prefer Hercule Poirot, this is a story that made quite an impression on me when I first read it as a kid. I have thought of it often over the years but especially over the past few years for reasons that I cannot divulge since it would totally spoil the mystery. Let’s just say it’s timely and a fun, quick read. Christie published this story in 1962 and it has gotten the film/TV […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Mystery Tagged With: agatha christie, CBR13, ElCicco, Fiction, miss marple, mystery, The Mirror Crack’d From Side to Side

ElCicco's CBR13 Review No:59 · Genres: Fiction, Mystery · Tags: agatha christie, CBR13, ElCicco, Fiction, miss marple, mystery, The Mirror Crack’d From Side to Side ·
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