“Natural affection is one thing,” said Miss Ramsbottom, “and I hope I’ve got as much of it as anyone. But I won’t stand for wickedness. Wickedness has to be destroyed.”

Miss Marple is definitely my favorite Christie detective. I love how her case-solving is simple and based on observation and comparisons. I also like how she hides her sharp mind and cunningness behind her nice, harmless, cute old lady face and how that allows her to have access to information the police or other people can't reach. I liked Inspector Neele, he was also smart and cunning and didn't dismissed Miss Marple right away, recognize her intelligence.

My favorite mysteries are definitely the ones when there's an old rhyme or poem or nursery rhyme basing the entire plot - I think is amazing how Christie manages to tie everything together in a way that makes sense with the original thing and give it a creeper meaning. The big reveal here left me upset for two things: one because I liked the character that was revealed as murderer and second because the whole thing was sad. The end scene broke my heart. Although I think it wasn't as surprising as most Christie's novels - except for the first reveal. That really got me.

It's a Christie, so obviously is a 5 star book.