When a suicide results, the town is thrown into shock. Even more shocking, obscene mail had been turning up all over the village. Then the poison pen letter arrive,d viciously alleging illicit sexual activity between Jerry and Joanna. The placid village of Lymstock seemed the perfect place for Jerry Burton to recuperate from his accident under the care of his sister, Joanna. A delightful walk into the 1940’s England. The name of each of the individuals continues to amaze me and I would love to know the background of Christie’s naming of her characters. What a delight to read an Agatha Christie mystery with the lovely presentation of England’s country and the customs and quirks of the village inhabitants. Miss Marple pops into the story to throw in her two cents about each character that aids Jerry and the police in finding the murderer. Watson, in relaying the events and giving the readers a clue as to the outcome. The male narrator, Jerry Burton, works like Dr. Christie’s vast knowledge of literature and life and characters enhance the story as the reader attempts to understand the references. And, of course, the Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam and the book of Daniel from the Bible both figure in the title of the story, The Moving Finger. This story centers on “smoke without fire”. ( )Īgatha Christie utilizes so many sayings in her works that give moments of enjoyment. Overall a decently paced, complex mystery with amusing characters. I liked the romances that sprung up as well.
It was laid out so logically though and I was like oh, that makes total sense but damn if I didn't see it. The husband? I mean, yeah I guess I should've suspected that. I definitely didn't see the ending coming. Well plotted, with lots of twists and turns and misdirects.
It was refreshing seeing Jerry bumble into plans that were already in place, rather than leading the police around by the nose.
The snarky banter between Joanna and Jerry was amusing, it was easy to tell they were related. The friendship between Jerry and Megan was nice and I liked the drama of Mr Pym (he reminded me a lot of Mr Satterthwaite from the Harley Quin series). I was disappointed not to see Miss Marple until well towards the end, but I liked the other characters enough that it didn't matter too much.
Joanna and Jerry were funny and interesting and were good choices to base the narrative around. The fourth Miss Marple mystery, The Moving Finger, introduces brother and sister, Jerry and Joanna Burton who move to the small village of Lymstock and manage to get themselves caught up in a nasty anonymous letter scandal and then right in the center of a murder investigation.
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