The Moving Finger
SummaryGenre: Murder Mystery
Format: Novel Setting: House Locations: England, Lymstock Murder Methods: Poison, Blow to the Head Recurring Characters: Miss Marple Lymstock is much like any other English village. Those that live there enjoy the peace of rural life until a series of poison pen letters destroy the safety they took for granted. When one villager commits suicide and another is murdered, the village is plunged into suspicion and terror. Once a village of trust, now all inhabitants are full of accusations. Who could be writing the letters and why? Perhaps Miss Marple might be of help...
Christie considered The Moving Finger to be one of her best novels. ‘It is a great test,’ she added, ‘to re-read what one has written some seventeen or eighteen years later. One’s view changes. Some do not stand the test of time, others do.’ We see events unfold from the view of Jerry Burton who is recuperating whilst recovering from an accident. Christie has been praised by critics for her believable male narrators and arguably Jerry is one of the best. The Moving Finger has successfully been adapted for television, first with Joan Hickson as Miss Marple and more recently with Geraldine McEwan in the ITV adaptations. |