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A review by nerdyprettythings
Marple: Twelve New Mysteries by Agatha Christie
4.0
First completed book of the year! This story collection was a lot of fun: modern mystery authors writing in the style of Christie (but also themselves) to give us new Marple. As with all short story collections, some were misses, but overall I had a really good time reading their takes on Marple stories. Some were super lighthearted and some were more dark. I found it to be a really fun mix. McManus had the only story I thought was really boring and obvious, which is pretty good out of 12. This collection felt like Encyclopedia Brown for grownups and honestly I want that. Also, I felt like the authors did a good job referencing Marple books without spoiling too much if you’re planning to go back and read more actual Christie.