The Moving Finger

I was totally drawn in from the beginning with Jerry Burton's narration, he's a bit of a numpty but that makes the character all the more believable. Once again I had no clue as to who was behind anything (no spoilers here) and certainly didn't expect the surprise guest (which, I now notice, Goodreads spoils).

Thoroughly recommended to all Christie fans. Once again I had the pleasure of reading a lovely old paperback with a beautiful cover, only spoilt by the glue having given up so half the book kept falling out!

I'm writing this a bit after finishing the book, and the crime/killer apparently wasn't at all memorable to me, because I completely forgot about it until I googled it. It was a good book though, as is, in my opinion, every Agatha Christie murder mystery, but what I think sets this novel apart is the characters, and by that I mean the sibilings. I found them both really charming and funny, and their presence as outsiders in the town was relatable to the reader. They both had more personality than the average Christie character (excluding recurring ones), and while the lack of personality is not a deal-breaker, or even an issue, to me in these types of books (hot take?), it made reading this particular novel really fun.

Not my favorite. I didn't really like the narrator and the resolution was just fine. The mystery was lacking a bit. Miss Marple didn't even show up till two thirds of the way through and was very peripheral at that.