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They Do It with Mirrors is the 6th book in Agatha’s Christie’s Miss Marple series.
When Miss Marple is visiting a girlhood friend in from America, Marple is unexpectedly requested and implored to make a visit to her friends sister, who lives in England. Upon arrival, Miss Marple quickly sees that there is more that meets the eye.
I’ve been working my way thru all of Christie’s Miss Marple series on audio book. I was happily surprised when Miss Marple is in this book prominently and from the very beginning. This is pretty rare for her books as they never follow a set formula in each story. Each book has a mystery of course, usually a closed cast of characters, in a finite location. But sometimes Miss Marple is a prominent character, sometimes she is on the sidelines, sometimes the police are investigating, occasionally it’s another amateur sleuth. Also, Miss Marple tends to be an outside observer to these mysteries, an old biddy, a gossip, but not a friend or family of those directly impacted. In They Do it With Mirrors, Jane Marple is reunited with a family that she was close to as a girl. There are many new players here, as well, but for the most part, Jane has a real stake in the goings on bc she wants the best for her fiend. I liked the police detective in this one, as he knows the value that Marple offers and that is a rare opinion for the local PD. There were also quite a few interesting side stories, some of which are our red herrings. I like when Marple’s involvement effects more than the outcome of the crime. She is a observer on all aspects of human nature, both the good and bad. I would recommend this book to those who like satisfying endings, mystery lovers, and of course Agatha Christie fans.
Are you reading any series? Do you read them all in a row? Or do you just fit them in when you are in the mood?
This book can be seen in my April Wrap Up.