Jim's Books

Nemesis

Agatha Christie

Nemesis
Filled StarFilled StarFilled StarFilled StarEmpty Star
Buy book #ad: UK

ISBN: 9780007121052

Description

In utter disbelief Miss Marple read the letter addressed to her from the recently deceased Mr Rafiel -- an acquaintance she had met briefly on her travels. Recognising in Miss Marple a natural flair for justice, Mr Rafiel had left instructions for her to investigate a crime after his death. The only problem was, he had failed to tell her who was involved or where and when the crime had been committed.

Reviewed on 18th May 2009

In some ways, not the greatest of Christie's Marple novels, but in other ways it is. The plot idea is novel, unlike the early Marples which are quite formally structured. In Nemesis Miss Marple is lead through a series of clues before she even finds out what murder she is investigating.

This certainly has the feel of a final novel, and it was the last Marple book Christie wrote (although Sleeping Murder was deliberately published later). It is set out as Marple's greatest ever challenge, and mentions things from a number of the previous books in the series. It also leaves Miss Marple to a happy retirement at the end.

Bonus points to me, because this was the first time that I've managed to solve the mystery before Miss Marple, even though I was put off at one point when the character made a mistake. I would hope that's down to an improvement in my skills rather than a loss in Christie's writing.

Overall, I enjoyed it, and that's what mattered. I'm glad I'm nearly finished with the series though.

More books

  1. Cat Among the Pigeons
    Filled StarFilled StarFilled StarFilled StarFilled Star
  2. Taken at the Flood
    Filled StarFilled StarFilled StarFilled StarEmpty Star
  3. Murder on the Orient Express
    Filled StarFilled StarFilled StarFilled StarEmpty Star
  4. The Murder of Roger Ackroyd
    Filled StarFilled StarFilled StarFilled StarEmpty Star
  5. The ABC Murders
    Filled StarFilled StarFilled StarFilled StarEmpty Star
  6. Murder in Mesopotamia
    Filled StarFilled StarFilled StarFilled StarEmpty Star