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Sleeping Murder

Sleeping Murder

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Summary

Miss Marple's last case。

The owner of a seaside villa is plagued by strange feelings about its past…

Soon after Gwenda moved into her new home， odd things started to happen。 Despite her best efforts to modernize the house， she only succeeded in dredging up its past。 Worse， she felt an irrational sense of terror every time she climbed the stairs…

In fear， Gwenda turned to Miss Marple to exorcise her ghosts。 Between them， they were to solve a ‘perfect’ crime committed many years before。

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Reviews

Sherri ，

Dewey’s 24 Hour Readathon

John Haydon ，

Very good

library4one ，

Short and sweet。 It did make me want to read the previous stories featuring Miss Marple。 She is a delightful characters。 Was she the inspiration for Murder She Wrote？ Thats what this story reminded me of。

Lindsey Rinehart ，

Agatha Christie， you devil！ I was sure I knew whodunnit early on， then she convinced me otherwise， when my first instinct was right all along。

Angel ，

الحماس 😍

Amir Rafe ，

به نظرم یکی از ضعیف‌ترین کارهای آگاتا کریستی بود البته اگر در ترجمه و انتشار سانسوری اتفاق نیفتاده باشه。

Andrea ，

Wow。 Truly the queen of mysteryI loved it。

Nicole-Rose ，

"It really is very dangerous to believe people。 I never have for years。"Hands down the best Marple I've read so far。 In all honesty， I was a little worried that the novel was sub-titled Miss Marple's Last Case。 Half of me expected this novel to end the way Curtain did。 Thankfully that wasn't the case， no pun intended。I love mysteries that try to solve a very cold case。 Go Back for Murder is another one。 In this final Marple case， married couple Gwenda and Giles try to dig up an old disappear "It really is very dangerous to believe people。 I never have for years。"Hands down the best Marple I've read so far。 In all honesty， I was a little worried that the novel was sub-titled Miss Marple's Last Case。 Half of me expected this novel to end the way Curtain did。 Thankfully that wasn't the case， no pun intended。I love mysteries that try to solve a very cold case。 Go Back for Murder is another one。 In this final Marple case， married couple Gwenda and Giles try to dig up an old disappearance due to Gwenda's horrible visions brought on by their new house。 There's so much to love in this novel， but Gwenda and Giles are definitely the highlight。 It's uncommon to come across such a perfectly matched couple in a Christie novel but these two are so right for each other。 Every piece of the mystery was so intriguing that I didn't feel myself zoning out even for a second。 Also I think I've finally discovered why I feel such a spiritual connection to Miss Marple， being that she's always trying to convince herself that she's not a pessimist。 I see you Jane。 。。。more

Πάνος Τουρλής ，

Η Γκουέντα Ριντ， εν αναμονή του συζύγου της， επιστρέφει στην Αγγλία και από σύμπτωση ενοικιάζει το σπίτι όπου έμενε όταν ήταν παιδί， με αποτέλεσμα σταδιακά να αρχίσει να γεμίζει αναμνήσεις που κρύβουν ένα μυστικό για τη δεύτερη σύζυγο του πατέρα της που είχε εξαφανιστεί μυστηριωδώς。 Το είχε σκάσει με άλλον άντρα ή συνέβαινε κάτι διαφορετικό στη ζωή της; Ποιοι είναι οι άνθρωποι με τους οποίους συναναστρεφόταν και ποιος απ’ αυτούς είχε σκοτεινά σχέδια στο μυαλό του; Τι ρόλο έπαιξε στα γεγονότα η τ Η Γκουέντα Ριντ， εν αναμονή του συζύγου της， επιστρέφει στην Αγγλία και από σύμπτωση ενοικιάζει το σπίτι όπου έμενε όταν ήταν παιδί， με αποτέλεσμα σταδιακά να αρχίσει να γεμίζει αναμνήσεις που κρύβουν ένα μυστικό για τη δεύτερη σύζυγο του πατέρα της που είχε εξαφανιστεί μυστηριωδώς。 Το είχε σκάσει με άλλον άντρα ή συνέβαινε κάτι διαφορετικό στη ζωή της; Ποιοι είναι οι άνθρωποι με τους οποίους συναναστρεφόταν και ποιος απ’ αυτούς είχε σκοτεινά σχέδια στο μυαλό του; Τι ρόλο έπαιξε στα γεγονότα η τρίχρονη τότε Γκουέντα;Η «Ξεχασμένη δολοφονία» είναι η δέκατη τρίτη και τελευταία περιπέτεια της μις Μαρπλ και έχει όλα τα καλά συστατικά ενός συναρπαστικού αστυνομικού μυθιστορήματος， καθώς και όλα τα γνωστά χαρακτηριστικά γνωρίσματα， αντιλήψεις και νοοτροπίες που συναντάμε στα βιβλία με ηρωίδα την αξιαγάπητη αυτή γεροντοκόρη。 Περίπλοκη υπόθεση και λεπτοδουλεμένοι χαρακτήρες， δοσμένα με απλότητα， διεισδυτικότητα， εξαιρετικές ανατροπές και εκπλήξεις， και ειδικά εδώ κάτι πρωτότυπο για ιστορία της μις Μαρπλ: την εξιχνίαση ενός «τέλειου» εγκλήματος που έλαβε χώρα κοντά είκοσι χρόνια πριν。 Η σχέση της Γκουέντα με τον σύζυγό της， Ζιλ， και τα σχέδια που έκαναν για επιστροφή στην Αγγλία καταγράφονται απλά και συναρπαστικά και χωρίς να το καταλάβω， από κεφάλαιο σε κεφάλαιο， έμπλεκα όλο και περισσότερο με την ιστορία που， από ρομαντική， σταδιακά γέμισε μυστήριο， σασπένς και ερωτήματα。 Πώς βρήκε το σπίτι στο Ντίλμουθ η Γκουέντα， πώς σχεδίαζε να το ανακαινίσει και να το φροντίσει， πώς το διακόσμησε， πώς άρχισε να νιώθει μια αδιόρατη απειλή; Όταν αποφασίζει να επισκεφθεί τον ξάδελφο του άντρα της， Ρέιμοντ Γουέστ， στο Λονδίνο， συναντάει τη μις Μαρπλ κι αρχίζει η συναρπαστική αναδρομή στο παρελθόν！Η μις Μαρπλ， χάρη στην εμπειρία τόσων χρόνων που κουβαλάει στην πλάτη της， μέσα από μια σειρά σκέψεων και απόψεων για τις αναμνήσεις και τις μνήμες των ανθρώπων， καταφέρνει να λύσει αργά μα σταθερά τον κόμπο του παρελθόντος της Γκουέντα και να την οδηγήσει σε κάποια συμπεράσματα σχετικά με τη νεκρή Έλεν που έρχεται ξανά και ξανά στο μυαλό της。 Η μις Μαρπλ αποφασίζει να παραθερίσει στο Ντίλμουθ και μέσα από διάφορες αθώες συζητήσεις να θέσει τις πρώτες γερές βάσεις όσο το ζεύγος Ριντ αναζητάει τα μέλη του προσωπικού， τους γείτονες και τους φίλους του Κέλβιν και της Έλεν Χάλιντεϊ。 Οι ιστορίες με τη μις Μαρπλ μ’ αρέσουν πολύ γιατί αναπαριστούν πειστικότατα τη γνήσια， «χωριάτικη» αντίληψη και νοοτροπία， διαστρεβλώνουν για χάρη εντυπωσιασμού κάποια γεγονότα， βγάζουν στην επιφάνεια καλά κρυμμένα μυστικά που ίσως να έχουν， ή και όχι， σχέση με την καθαυτή ιστορία και γενικότερα η Agatha Christie δημιουργεί ένα άκρως ρεαλιστικό σκηνικό και καταπληκτικά ανορθόδοξες μεθόδους επίλυσης του μυστηρίου。 Η μις Μαρπλ είναι μια πανέξυπνη γυναίκα， με άφθαστη πείρα από ανθρώπινους χαρακτήρες και πάντα μ’ ένα περίεργο ερωτηματολόγιο που θα την οδηγήσει στη λύση όσο η όλη συμπεριφορά της εμπνέει στους γύρω της την απορία， τη λύπηση ή ακόμη και την οργή για τα όσα ξεπερασμένα και πεπαλαιωμένα εκπροσωπεί。 Πρόκειται για μια καλά κρυμμένη «μάσκα» όμως που ξεγελάει τους γύρω της και την αφήνει απερίσπαστη να ακολουθήσει το δικό της μονοπάτι。Η «Ξεχασμένη δολοφονία» κυκλοφόρησε σε Αμερική και Αγγλία το 1976 μετά τον θάνατο της συγγραφέως και είναι η δέκατη τρίτη και τελευταία περιπέτεια με τη γλυκιά ηλικιωμένη πρωταγωνίστρια， μιας και τα διηγήματα στα οποία εμφανίστηκε το 1927 στα μηνιαία βρετανικά περιοδικά «The Royal Magazine» και «The Story-Teller Magazine» δημοσιεύθηκαν σε βιβλίο μόλις το 1932 με τον τίτλο «The thirteen problems»。 Η Agatha Christie， κατά τη διάρκεια του Β΄ Παγκοσμίου πολέμου， φοβούμενη για τη ζωή της， έγραψε τις δύο τελευταίες υποθέσεις των ηρώων της， Ηρακλή Πουαρό και μις Μαρπλ， και τις φύλαξε σε τραπεζική θυρίδα ώστε να εξασφαλίσει εκείνη το τέλος τους。 Στα ελληνικά υπήρξαν πολλές εκδόσεις του μυθιστορήματος ώσπου κυκλοφόρησε από το Λυχνάρι με τον τίτλο «Ρετρό στην ομίχλη» και σήμερα （2020） επανακυκλοφορεί από τις εκδόσεις Ψυχογιός σε μεγαλύτερο σχήμα， με προλογικό σημείωμα και με νέα μετάφραση （της Χρύσας Μπανιά）。 Ως προς το εξώφυλλο ακολουθούν την έκδοση Harper Collins （1994） ενώ έχουν ανακοινώσει πως στόχος τους είναι να κυκλοφορήσουν στα ελληνικά όλα τα αστυνομικά έργα της Agatha Christie。Πρώτη δημοσίευση στο site μου: www。vivliokritikes。com/%ce%be%ce%b5%c。。。 。。。more

SWARNA ，

I'm pleasantly surprised that I had the right suspicion throughout the entire story。 I'm pleasantly surprised that I had the right suspicion throughout the entire story。 。。。more

Milana ，

Lovely detective story。

Haifa ，

3。5 أحببت البدايه كثيرا وكأنها فلم رعب ولكن القاتل والطريقه توقعتها بسهوله

Boronna Choudhry ，

My very first Miss Marple and I really liked the way it turned out。 For the first time ever， I was correct about the murderer from the beginning。 Not that I had strong points to confirm my theory but at least 65%-70% I was sure because the other possibles were kind of red herrings for me。 But again this is Christie we are speaking of。 You could be correct from the very start and then get fooled at the end or vice versa。 Everything in this book was true to the Agatha Christie style but the major My very first Miss Marple and I really liked the way it turned out。 For the first time ever， I was correct about the murderer from the beginning。 Not that I had strong points to confirm my theory but at least 65%-70% I was sure because the other possibles were kind of red herrings for me。 But again this is Christie we are speaking of。 You could be correct from the very start and then get fooled at the end or vice versa。 Everything in this book was true to the Agatha Christie style but the major change for me was the crime solver。 As a Poirot fan I couldn't help but compare the two of them and as I was doing so I found how very different is their whole process of solving the crime。 Hercule Poirot is a real detective so in this sphere he has a lot of advantages。 People are aware of his intellect when he questions them whereas， Miss Marple is a sort of a person who depends solely on her intuition and what she sees， listens and hears。 She kind of opens the truth through random， mundane yet interesting conversations with the characters。 Overall， I don't know if it is my favorite Marple story yet as I have begun my journey with her last case but I am looking forward to reading the other stories。 。。。more

Jessi ，

Gwenda Halliday Reed is newly married and just bought a new home。 She is delighted until strange things start happening。 When she wants to put new steps down to the sea， there are already some under a bush。 She imagines a particular sort of wallpaper in a room and， when an old cabinet is pried open， the exact pattern is papered inside。 Then， when she attends a play in London， a particular line causes her to stand up， scream， and run out of the theater。 Luckily， she is attending the play with Ray Gwenda Halliday Reed is newly married and just bought a new home。 She is delighted until strange things start happening。 When she wants to put new steps down to the sea， there are already some under a bush。 She imagines a particular sort of wallpaper in a room and， when an old cabinet is pried open， the exact pattern is papered inside。 Then， when she attends a play in London， a particular line causes her to stand up， scream， and run out of the theater。 Luckily， she is attending the play with Raymond West， his wife， and his aunt， the indomitable Miss Marple。 Miss Marple is the one to suggest that， perhaps， what Gwenda is experiencing may be memories of her childhood。 Gwena disbelieves that as she grew up in New Zealand but then finds out she did， indeed， live in England， in that house with her father and stepmother。 Does that mean that the woman she remembers dead in the hallway of that house was true as well？ And someone quoted from the exact play that Gwenda saw in London？Gwenda and Giles start digging into the mystery。 Miss Marple has gone home but she is uneasy。 Sometimes digging into the past brings up more than skeletons and someone who may have only meant to murder once， might murder again to keep it covered up。An enjoyable story。 Perhaps， not quite fairly clued but a fitting end to the Marple series。 。。。more

Ellie Cripps ，

An enjoyable adventure with a pretty lacking Miss Marple presence， I enjoyed the way she flitted in and out of the story and how the murder took centre stage as a result， but I did feel she was a little robbed as such a secondary character。

Madalyn ，

One of Christie's best。 Even though I predicted the murderer halfway through， it was still an extremely exciting and suspenseful ride。 Something about cold cases being solved is just so much more rewarding。 One of Christie's best。 Even though I predicted the murderer halfway through， it was still an extremely exciting and suspenseful ride。 Something about cold cases being solved is just so much more rewarding。 。。。more

Iina Nieminen ，

This was a re-read or maybe even re-read of re-read which just emphasizes how good these Agatha Christie books are。 Even though I knew the story and who the murdered is， the book kept me hooked again from the start to finish。 The atmosphere was just so thrilling and yet so warm and cozy， just like in all of the lovely Miss Marple books。

vikki ❤️ ，

BEWARE！！ Jump scares in the audiobook。 This is a one star for me。 The audiobook begins with about 5 seconds of high-pitched screaming and my mentally ill ass can’t take that shit。

Aseriouswoman ，

Avevo già letto questo libro， l'ultima volta un paio di anni fa。La storia è bella e la tensione si sente， per volesse sentire l'audiobook lo sconsiglio vivamente ci sono certe voci inadatte a questo tipo di lettura。 Avevo già letto questo libro， l'ultima volta un paio di anni fa。La storia è bella e la tensione si sente， per volesse sentire l'audiobook lo sconsiglio vivamente ci sono certe voci inadatte a questo tipo di lettura。 。。。more

Jessica ，

Yes！ I did it！ I finally did it！ I guessed the murderer before the end of the book and I was correct！！！ Oh Agatha thinks she's so clever throwing all these side characters and motives in my face， but I questioned everything this time， kept an open mind， didn't take anyone's word for it and succeeded！ One of my favorite Agatha Christie Mysteries for sure！ Yes！ I did it！ I finally did it！ I guessed the murderer before the end of the book and I was correct！！！ Oh Agatha thinks she's so clever throwing all these side characters and motives in my face， but I questioned everything this time， kept an open mind， didn't take anyone's word for it and succeeded！ One of my favorite Agatha Christie Mysteries for sure！ 。。。more

Parthvi Tiwari ，

Miss Marple。。。。 Simply brilliant

Patrick Jane ，

5/5 This book is the last case of Miss Marple and it was certainly a pleasant one！ I wouldn't call it my favourite， but it was fun to read and I had a great time reading it。A short summary: A recently married Gwenda moves to South of the England looking for a house where she and her husband could settle down。 She finally finds the perfect place， a Victorian villa which calls out to her， in the quaint seaside town of Dillmouth。 The house was a pretty place with a lovely garden and a beautiful vie 5/5 This book is the last case of Miss Marple and it was certainly a pleasant one！ I wouldn't call it my favourite， but it was fun to read and I had a great time reading it。A short summary: A recently married Gwenda moves to South of the England looking for a house where she and her husband could settle down。 She finally finds the perfect place， a Victorian villa which calls out to her， in the quaint seaside town of Dillmouth。 The house was a pretty place with a lovely garden and a beautiful view of the sea which at that moment was of course blocked by a vast uprising of forsythia。 She immediately purchased the place excited about the changes she was going to make， but soon strange things begin to happen。。。The crux of the story is， was the house haunted or was it harbouring deeper and more sinister secrets in it。 Definitely worth a reader's time！ 。。。more

Nicole ，

I very， very much enjoyed this Agatha Christie book。 Gwenda Reed has arrived from New Zealand to find a cozy old house in England for her and her husband， who she just married， to live in。 But the house turns out to have a past。 At first she likes to investigate with her husband what happened in the past， but soon they come across a murder。 A murder that happened 18 years ago。 They are not even sure if there was a murder or not in the first place。 Miss Marple advises her to put the past to rest。 I very， very much enjoyed this Agatha Christie book。 Gwenda Reed has arrived from New Zealand to find a cozy old house in England for her and her husband， who she just married， to live in。 But the house turns out to have a past。 At first she likes to investigate with her husband what happened in the past， but soon they come across a murder。 A murder that happened 18 years ago。 They are not even sure if there was a murder or not in the first place。 Miss Marple advises her to put the past to rest。。。 but it is already too late。I loved the storyline that Gwenda lived in the house when she was a young girl。 In her mind she sees the murder， she feels like she must have witnessed it。 But what exactly happened， she doesn't know。 Miss Marple is really a side character in this book and not a main character。 Gwenda and Giles do most of the investigating， but Miss Marple does stick her nose in here and there to gather up some information。Like Gwenda， the reader is thrown left and right when more about her past， the house and the murder comes up。 I had no idea who the murderer was， right up until the very moment it was revealed。 I was very much betting on the wrong horse。 The story is well-written with a good flow and you don't want to stop reading。 。。。more

Emma ，

I feel like the solution to this was perhaps too easy？ Otherwise I had a fun time reading it， and I’m sad to have this be the last full length Miss Marple I haven’t read！

Gayatri Iyer ，

Gwenda and Giles were an interesting pair。 They reminded me of Tommy and Tuppence， at the very end。 Miss Marple had a major role to play， as the lead couple use her acquaintances and distant friends as crutches in order to meet the possible perpetrators- and she did complete justice to the extent of her presence throughout。（view spoiler）[I had a niggling thought at the back of my mind that Dr。 Kennedy was a bit too standoffish at the very beginning， when he should have been overjoyed at getting Gwenda and Giles were an interesting pair。 They reminded me of Tommy and Tuppence， at the very end。 Miss Marple had a major role to play， as the lead couple use her acquaintances and distant friends as crutches in order to meet the possible perpetrators- and she did complete justice to the extent of her presence throughout。（view spoiler）[I had a niggling thought at the back of my mind that Dr。 Kennedy was a bit too standoffish at the very beginning， when he should have been overjoyed at getting to meet Gwennie if he'd played with her as a child。 The final nail in the coffin for him was the realisation that he could have very well asked Lily to take an earlier train as no one else could have had the knowledge of their correspondence。（hide spoiler）] 。。。more

Maggie Holmes ，

I have now finished reading all of the Christie books again。 This is one of the books I have seen visually so I remembered almost all of it。 I loved how Miss Marple "met" all of the different sources of information and even how she got her doctor to give her the excuse to go to the town to investigate。 Good plot。 I have now finished reading all of the Christie books again。 This is one of the books I have seen visually so I remembered almost all of it。 I loved how Miss Marple "met" all of the different sources of information and even how she got her doctor to give her the excuse to go to the town to investigate。 Good plot。 。。。more

Lizzie the Book Hoarder ，

A young woman buys a house and gets a feeling a someone had died there。 Along with her husband and Miss Marple， Gwenda searches for the truth of what happened there。I really enjoyed this story and was kept guessing of who the murderer was。

Steve R ，

Similar to Curtain: Poirot’s Last Case， this novel was written in the 1940s but not published until the time of Christie’s death some thirty years later。 I can understand holding back on Curtain， but her reasons for putting this absolutely wonderful story aside are a mystery to me。Hampered by the fact that I remember very well the wonderful Joan Hickson television presentation， for once I got to read a Christie whodunit while knowing the true identity of the perpetrator。 This situation allowed m Similar to Curtain: Poirot’s Last Case， this novel was written in the 1940s but not published until the time of Christie’s death some thirty years later。 I can understand holding back on Curtain， but her reasons for putting this absolutely wonderful story aside are a mystery to me。Hampered by the fact that I remember very well the wonderful Joan Hickson television presentation， for once I got to read a Christie whodunit while knowing the true identity of the perpetrator。 This situation allowed me to admire AC’s consummate skills as an architect of plot even more so。 The story starts almost like a supernatural thriller， with memories coming to the young wife which Marple eventually helps her see are not mere fancies。 Then Christie successively leads the reader to suspect that one character after another did it， while at the same time planting the most unobtrusive hints as to the overriding nature of the murderer so that these disparate threads can be gathered together in Marple’s summation。 Even the location of the body， as in Nemesis， is rather obvious once one remembers certain facts given quite early on。 My fist-pump of excitement came when the handwriting analysis seemed to disprove one theory only to have Marple declare that this was a good thing since the murderer had slipped up。 Just one of many examples of the sheer brilliance the writer brought to the art misdirection and redirection。My only regret is that the characters of Gwenda and Giles were not more fleshed out: they had the makings of the young Tommy and Tuppence， and actually carried out most of the heavy lifting in the detection of the crime， as Marple’s contributions are all seemingly from the periphery。 But I guess the sparkle of the young Beresfords， like that of Anne from Man in the Brown Suit， was something for Christie’s works of the 1920s。 While Nemesis and Postern of Fate were very much works of Christie’s dotage， this novel reflects her experienced but relatively tepid middle age， and the consequently unavoidable rather dimmed light of her leading characters。 Very highly recommended。 One of Christie's absolute best！ 。。。more

Jane ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Miss Marple and the TV British version of this character are very similar。 I have enjoyed comparing the two of them。

Ioana ，

„Mă tem că am o fire neîncrezătoare， însă， mai ales în chestiuni legate de crimă， nu iau bun nimic din ceea ce mi se spune până când nu verific。„https://ciobanuldeazi。home。blog/2021/。。。 „Mă tem că am o fire neîncrezătoare， însă， mai ales în chestiuni legate de crimă， nu iau bun nimic din ceea ce mi se spune până când nu verific。„https://ciobanuldeazi。home。blog/2021/。。。 。。。more

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