Sleeping Murder

Sleeping Murder (1976) Agatha Christie (Miss Marple, #13)

Set in England in 1944.

The cover of several copies of this book say, “Miss Marple’s Last Case” which is confusing since it is clearly set well before Nemesis.

I arranged with dear Gwenda that I would come round and do a little weeding while she was away.

By The Mirror Cracked, she is expressly forbidden to garden, so this is obviously much earlier.

As always, I love the bits that show the more things change the more they stay the same.

(T)he general poor condition of most of the younger generation.

“Not made to eat their crusts as children,” Mrs. Fane pronounced.

I’ve decided, however, the confusion in the timeline isn’t the only thing that kept me from revisiting this book frequently.

This cover:

I’m certain that cover kept me from rereading the book more than once.

Characters: Gwenda Reed, Raymond West, Mrs. Hengrave, Mrs. Cocker, Foster, Giles Reed, Major Hallida, Alison Danby, Evelyn, Dr. Haydock, Colonel and Mrs. Bantry,, James Kennedy, Mr. Walter Fane, Lily Kimble, Edith Pagett, Jackie Afflick, Richard Erskine, Janet Erskine, Inspector Primer, Kelvin James Halliday, Helen Spenlove Kennedy

Publisher: William Morrow

Rating: 7.5/10

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