This book was a little confusing, because Miss Marple wasn't actually the main character. After reading And Then There Were None, the book seemed fun, albeit average, and presented Miss Marple as the doddering, meddlesome old lady who was actually smarter than she appeared. I hope that's how people see me when I'm an older lady! A nice set-up for (hopefully) more gripping mysteries.

"Intuition is like reading a word without having to spell it out. A child can't do that, because it has had so little experience. But a grown-up person knows the word because he's seen it often before. You catch my meaning, Vicar?" (page 98)

"You see," said Miss Marple. "I daresay it has nothing to do with the murder. But it is a Peculiar Thing. And just at present we all feel we must take notice of Peculiar Things." (page 165)