Veronique's Reviews > A Pocket Full of Rye

3.75*

It’s the beginning of the month, which means time for another Christie book ;0)

I remembered this one quite clearly, having read it a few years ago. It felt somewhat different. On one side, we have a Miss Marple story, although our favourite old lady doesn’t come on the scene until around the middle of the book and stays in the background, and on the other a pretty ruthless murderer, hidden from sight until the very end.

The narrative is very deceptive, immersing itself in the life of this household, going from character to character, focusing on what looks like trivial things, until you realise the audacity of the killer. In theory, I loved Christie’s portrayal of all these protagonists, killer included, but on the other I didn’t ‘connect’ as much as I usually do.