The Mirror Crack'd From Side To Side

The Mirror Crack'd From Side To Side

1957 • 196 pages

Ratings43

Average rating3.6

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E-book exclusive extras:1) Christie biographer Charles Osborne's essay on The Mirror Crack'd from Side to Side;2) "The Marples": the complete guide to all the cases of crime literature's foremost female detective.The quaint village of St Mary Mead has been glamourized by the presence of screen queen Marina Gregg, who has taken up residence in preparation for her comeback. But when a local fan is poisoned, Marina finds herself starring in a real-life mystery—supported with scene-stealing aplomb by Jane Marple, who suspects that the lethal cocktail was intended for someone else. But who? If it was meant for Marina, then why? And before the final fade-out, who else from St Mary Mead’s cast of seemingly innocent characters is going to be eliminated?


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14 primary books26 released books

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Another that was vaguely familiar, so I was able to figure it out. But really well done, interesting characters, good mystery, just enough confusion.

April 12, 2018

This is one of Christie's slower books because the plot is fairly straight forward. Not my favorite but I do love Miss Marple in it.

March 30, 2019

Stuck in a sickbed
mind just as sharp as ever
clues from the grapevine.

September 30, 2022

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