Clyde's visit to the vet yesterday wasn't too traumatic, in my opinion anyway. He's not talking. His insulin injections have been adjusted and he had his arthritis shot. I stocked up on Bonnie's meds for the rest of the year. My pet pharmacy is full.... almost.. LOL. I forgot one. Today I went to visit the egg man but he was out of eggs so I got them at Quality Foods instead. Also got my free turkey for Xmas. A productive morning... in the drizzle. So now it's time for today's Advent calendar book and then I'm retiring to the sofa in the family room with Jo to watch Perry Mason.
"A Murder Is Announced is the 5th book in the Miss Marple series by Golden Age artist Agatha Christie. As always it was an enjoyable, circuitous mystery with a satisfying ending.
In the town of Chipping Cleghorn an announcement is made in the local Gazette. A group of people are intrigued by it and show up at Little Paddocks, home of Miss Blacklock. The notice says, 'A Murder is Announced and will take place Friday, October 29th at 6:30 pm.'
The group are all friends of Miss Blacklock; Mrs. Cleghorn and her son Edmund, Colonel Easterbrook and his young wife Laura, friends and roommates Miss Hinchliffe & Miss Mugatroyd and the Reverend's wife, Mrs Harmon (a lovely character). With Miss Blacklock are her residents, Dora Bunner, a childhood friend, Julia and Patrick Simmons, brother and sister, Mitzi the immigrant cook and Philippa Haymes, a widow who works as a gardener locally.
All of these people gather at Little Paddock to await 6:30. At the exact moment, the lights go out, a flashlight is shone in their eyes, a voice tells them to stick them up, two shots are fired, seemingly at Miss Blacklock and then another. The body of the intruder is found, dead of gunshot, in the hallway.
Thus begins a fascinating investigation by the local police led by Inspector Craddock and also by a certain Miss Marple who comes to visit with Rev and Mrs Harmon, providing insight and ideas to the good inspector. It's nice in this story that Inspector Craddock willingly accepts Miss Marple's ideas and even is concerned for her safety. Especially as their will be other murders. Oh yes.
It's all most entertaining, easily paced and peopled with interesting enough characters for you to become involved, both to try and solve it yourself and also to hope those you like aren't the murderer. So many questions. Is Miss Blacklock the target? Are the others who they purport to be? Who is the Swiss waiter who conducted the 'robbery' and was murdered or who committed suicide? Was he working for someone else?
All excellent questions. Thank you. 😎😃👍 All will be revealed and it will be most satisfying. The setting is lovely. The people are interesting and entertaining and it's a nice, cozy, intelligent mystery for you to try and solve. Enjoy. (4.5 stars)"
Enjoy your upcoming weekend.
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