In utter disbelief, Miss Marple read the letter addressed to her from the recently deceased Mr. Rafiel—an acquaintance she had met briefly on her travels. He had left instructions for her to investigate a crime after his death. The only problem was, he had failed to tell her who was involved or where and when the crime had been committed. It was most intriguing.Soon she is faced with a new crime—the ultimate crime—murder. It seems someone is adamant that past evils remained buried. . . .
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This was a good finish to the Marple series. I enjoyed the book being almost exclusively from Miss Marple's point of view. They way she views the world is very interesting and reading how she goes about detective work is fascinating. She is so good at reading people and sensing things, like things unsaid or the slightest emotional reactions from people.
Christie does more developmental character work on Marple in this book than any of her other books. She really delves into Marple's dual nature of both sweet, loving old lady and the avenging angel of justice. No crime is safe from being discovered if Marple is on the case.
The recurring theme of love was also an interesting point. A character in the book muses, "Love is the most terrifying word," and in many ways, throughout the novel, Marple finds this to be true. Love can bring people to perform unspeakable acts, like murder, or it can be so all-consuming, that people do things they never thought they'd be capable of.
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