Murder at the Vicarage by Agatha Christie

 

"Miss Marple is not the type of elderly lady who makes mistakes. She has got an uncanny knack of being always right."

            -Vicar Leonard Clement, from the novel

I'm not sure but this may be my first Miss Marple mystery, probably won't be the last. 

Early-on there is a murder, of course. Colonel Protheroe is shot dead in the study of the vicarage. He was a man disliked by many in the village so Miss Marple, who lives near the vicar, feels there could be as many as 7 suspects. This is pretty typical of Christie's mysteries, it seems to me.

The vicar, Len Clement, narrates the story. Although he appreciates Miss Marple's powers of observation, the constable seems to think she is just a dotty old lady. Naturally, by end of novel, she has solved the crime. I was rather surprised by the ending. Perhaps you will be better at predicting the killer.

It is entertaining to read a good mystery that does not take itself too seriously. No gruesome blood and guts and lovely British humor sprinkled in here and there. I enjoyed Murder at the Vicarage; will rate it 4.