

They Do It With Mirrors : Christie, Agatha: desertcart.ae: Books Review: Okay - Fantastic Review: Good - Good book





| Best Sellers Rank | #96,068 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #13 in Traditional Detective Mysteries #33 in Women Sleuth Mysteries #180 in Science Fiction Crime & Mystery |
| Customer reviews | 4.7 4.7 out of 5 stars (335) |
| Dimensions | 12.9 x 1.42 x 19.8 cm |
| ISBN-10 | 0008196567 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0008196561 |
| Item weight | 210 g |
| Language | English |
| Print length | 224 pages |
| Publication date | 9 June 2022 |
| Publisher | HarperCollins |
N**N
Okay
Fantastic
S**Y
Good
Good book
M**I
No separate packaging
On top of it has been very late delivery, they shove the novel without separate wrapping with the other order The novel came with one package bag inside it my three lashes with the novel I had to sanitize everything including the novel, all sides!
P**I
Excellent book. Must read
E**I
Auf Drängen ihrer Jugendfreundin Ruth, die sich Sorgen um das Wohlbefinden ihrer Schwester Carrie Louise macht, lässt sich Miss Marple von Ruth's Schwester auf deren Landsitz Stonygate einladen. Hierbei handelt es sich um ein Erziehungsheim für jugendliche Straftäter, welches von Lewis Serrocold, dem dritten Ehemann von Carrie Louise, geleitet wird. Im Zentrum des Geschehens stehen aber nicht die Insassen oder das Personal der Anstalt, sondern diverse Familienmitglieder von Carrie Louise. Obwohl die Verwandschaftsbeziehungen zwischen den Familienmitgliedern recht komplex sind, konnte ich diese gut nachvollziehen. Zudem erschien mir das Inventar an Personen, sowie die gewählte Landschaft als sehr passend für den Hintergrund eines Kriminalromans. Nachdem Miss Marple auf Stonygate eingetroffen ist, verläuft das Familienleben zunächst recht harmonisch und Miss Marple sieht Ruth's Sorgen nicht bestätigt. Doch als ein weiterer Verwandter von Carrie Louise auf dem Landsitz eintrifft und kurze Zeit später ermordet wird, nimmt die typische Kriminalhandlung ihren Lauf an der Miss Marple in gewohnte Manier die Arbeit der offiziellen Ermittler unterstützt. Wie bereits oben geschrieben, hat mir das gewählte Setting und die Personenkonstellation sehr gut gefallen. Das Ende und die Auflösung des Falles war für meinen Geschmack etwas zu abrupt, allerdings trotzdem gelungen und eine runde Sache.
R**E
Je me suis remise à lire Agatha Christie cet été, et, curieusement, dès que j'en ai fini un, j'en commence un autre (contrairement à l'époque, il y a 30 ou 35 ans où j'en lisais épisodiquement). Je tiens absolument à lire tous les 'Miss Marple' (sans doute à cause de mon âge!), et dans l'ordre de parution, si possible. Celui-ci, que je n'avais jamais lu auparavant, m'a bien plu.
A**A
Good quality paper back. Book was in good condition. Nice read
R**N
Sisters Carrie and Ruth are two of Miss Marple's oldest friends - and it's at the behest of Ruth that Jane accepts an invitation to visit Carrie, because of Ruth's worries that something is not quite right in that household. When she arrives, she discovers any number of potential reasons for Ruth's unease - the delinquents Carrie and and her husband Lewis are attempting to rehabilitate, the flirtatious granddaughter and her sullen husband, and the controlling housekeeper who may or may not have Carrie's best interest at heart - just to name a few of the potential suspects. When Carrie's stepson is murdered with little apparent reason, it becomes frighteningly apparent that the universally loved Carrie's life might be threatened. The entire situation is a shell game, and Miss Marple and the local Inspector must work to unravel the truth from the lies before Carrie becomes a victim of her own benevolent, trusting nature. They Do It With Mirrors has many of the elements of a classic Christie mystery. The setting is tightly contained to a well-off family home - a family where everything *should* be perfect, but everyone has their secrets. Everything's very genteel, but that veneer of proper English respectability masks some pretty passionate familial discord. In the best Dame Agatha Christie fashion, this cast of characters gives her plenty of opportunity to pack the story with red herrings and misdirection. As far as the actual mystery goes - this story falls a bit short when compared to some of Christie's other gems. The culprit becomes apparent rather early on, which is kind of surprising, but it allows Christie to take a look at their motivations and how exactly this "conjuring trick" of a murder was seemingly so flawlessly executed. What's more interesting for me than the actual case is the analysis of Carrie's character, and how this woman who never seemed to have a good grasp of reality sees situations and people much clearer than others. Enjoyable (aren't all Christies?), but not a runaway favorite.
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