Quite spooky at times, a little slow for such a short book. I don’t like how much victim blaming there was, especially from a certain “expert” in criminology. I enjoyed the final reveal as it seemed to flip a lot of the silly assertions many of the characters made on their heads. But really this short palate cleansing cozy mystery unintentionally turned into a little bit of a slog to get through, and had me wrinkling my nose at many of the comments made throughout the book, by Miss Marple and others. I won’t go into specifics, but basically this was not my favorite Christie so far. Not the worst for sure, but unfortunately not the best either. 

Writing style: 3
Enjoyment: 2
Emotional impact: 3
=2.75

Way, Way, waaaaaay too long. So many repetitions of everything that has happened. Like we get told the story, then Marple repeats it to someone, and then later on we get the version from another person, and the last sequence is just the whole plot retold.

Also: Serious victim blaming, slut shaming, and misogyny. I know this book is set in another time, but this was so bad.