Murder at the Vicarage, however, feels fresh because it is told, not from Miss Marple’s perspective, but from that of the vicar. Mary Mead, but Miss Marple understands that even a village has its passions, its loves, and betrayals, perhaps just on a smaller scale. Her trademark is being able to draw parallels between village life and the rest of humanity–it turns out that people are much the same everywhere! Outsiders might look down on St. Miss Marple proves time and again, however, that she understands human nature–and not just of the people she has been able to observe for most of her life. Mary Mead dismiss Miss Marple as both an old maid and as an unworldly woman who can have neither the knowledge nor the experience to understand crime. There is something uniquely satisfying in watching an overlooked character triumph over not only the professionals, but also over every character who underestimates them. But it turns out that nosy Miss Marple is the real detective! The vicar–and everyone else–want to play at amateur sleuths. Though later Miss Marple mysteries arguably possess more twists and turns, I love Murder at the Vicarage for the way it is told. The vicar proves a delightful narrator, half astute observer of his own foibles and those of the people around him, and half hapless victim of a crime he cannot comprehend. Yet another book I can listen to over and over again with great pleasure.The first full-length novel in which Agatha Christie’s famous Miss Marple appears is a real treat. I am not sure "Christie" comes into the category of laugh or cry but she does always have some underlying humour floating about in her characters! No I haven't but I am going to search for some more definitely.ĭid you have an emotional reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry? Grant’s other performances? How does this one compare? The Vicar! He is so perceptive, of others and himself! There are numerous versions all of which I have listened to with terrific casts but Richard Grant's narration is superb! His voice makes for the perfect "Vicar" - and the nuances of the other characters are portrayed superbly.
This is one of the best audio books if you are a Christie fan. Where does The Murder at the Vicarage rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?
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