Agatha Christie is one of my favorite authors for many reasons, and this is the best of her books so far. It is told in the first person and introduces Mrs. Marple, one of the best (and nosiest) lady "detectives" ever written. If Agatha Christie ever wanted to get away with murder, she wouldn't have had much of a problem...the end of this book was very surprising! I don't think I would ever have figured it out.