Welcome to Litsy!

Ms. Marple and her friends discuss crimes that were considered “unsolvable” to see if anyone can figure them out. Like a sewing circle, but for murder! And of course in all of these small mysteries, Ms. Marple wins. Ms. Marple is always portrayed as a kind elderly woman who can read people and situations so well in order to solve these crimes, and I‘m for it, but I would also LOVE to read a backstory of how she was an absolute badass in her youth

Bk8 of June & #BigJuneReadathon is done! I originally read this as a teenager as The Thirteen Problems, I think the above is the US title. One of the Special Edition hardbacks they‘re bringing out each year, I‘m slowly collecting them all. The 1st Marple outing, it‘s a short story anthology collected as a different problem presented by each person at a dinner party. Of course our fluffy old lady solves every one! #BookspinBingo #CloakDaggerChal

Giving Dame Agatha a reread on this chilly Thursday here in Sydney. I first read this years ago as The Thirteen Problems, the above title was the US version. The 1st outing of Miss Marple, it‘s like a short story collection gathered as a regular club meeting where each member presents a mystery only they have the answer to. Of course the “fluffy old lady” solves it every time! One of my favourite Marples. #BigJuneReadathon

Thanks for the tag @BeeMagical 😀

1. Agatha Christie, the Queen of Crime!

2. I usually finish books even if I'm hating them. There have been a few self-published books that I've bailed on because I couldn't stop internally editing them.. Also, I only managed 4 pages of Twilight (sorry) 😋

3. I'm grateful for Pickles' sweet little face at the end of what was a very difficult day 💕

And for chocolate yule log 😄

I've read a few of these stories before, but listening to all of them -- read by Joan Hickson -- was such a treat. Perfect cozy night in. Before this, Tommy & Tuppemce were my favorite Christie sleuths, but now I think I'm firmly on team Marple!

#agathachristieclubr2

This is Miss Marple's first short stories collection and it's quite delightful how she solves all the misteries with simple human nature observations. 😲😃

#Two4Tuesday @TheSpineView

1. Never! I don't know why anyone would! 😱

2. The last book I finished was The Lost Village... I guess I learned that you shouldn't try to make a documentary in a creepy abandoned village? Lol

@ShelleyBooksie @FelinesAndFelonies @Tanisha_A @Miladygrimm

Thanks for tagging me @aperfectmjk !

Hi #agathachristieclubR2! I'm not going to go into lots of questions with this collection since it's kind of hard with short stories.

How did you like this book? Did you have a favorite story?

@TheAromaofBooks @Librarybelle @linsy @AnneCecilie @Laughterhp @Lizpixie @hes7 @Charityann @rubyslippersreads @janeycanuck

I‘ve spent January working on replacing my morning routine with habits that I enjoy and add value to my day - deleting Twitter and Reddit from my phone during #JoyousJanuary have opened up space in my morning for spending more regular time on Litsy and sometimes even a chapter or two! I‘ve been much less morose these last 9 days and am starting my days in a much happier place. January has turned joyous, indeed.

Over the last year or so I have slowly been discovering my love for Agatha Christie. This book was a fun one with characters all telling short mysteries and trying to guess the endings, with Miss Marple of course in the lead for most correct.
#Scarathlon2020 #TeamSlaughter @Clwojick
16 points

1. 4.50 from Paddington. This year I am working my way through the Agatha Christie novels and stories that I haven‘t already read. #myyearwithagatha
2. No to both
3. The tagged book was a collection of thirteen short stories featuring Miss Marple.
#weekendreads

Does anyone else think this background looks like the Saved By The Bell intro/outro?

I really enjoyed this collection of short stories starring Miss Marple. It‘s the 2nd in the series & really establishes her ability to solve any mystery while knitting. It also lets you get to know several characters that show up in other Marple books.

I‘m glad Thanksgiving weekend is coming up because all my holds are coming in at once! I‘ll be busy with work & have weekend plans. I‘m reading Bluebird, Bluebird for book club on Monday, then 2 books came off hold, & another should be ready this weekend. I‘ve been waiting at least 2 months for the tagged book, but it‘s only available on my phone ☹️ I guess I‘ll try it, I can get a physical copy, but it‘s at a library where parking is difficult.

Finished my first book for #24B4Monday Readathon as part of the #MrBook1inaMillion extravaganza. This was a book of short stories involving Miss Marple and was left feeling a bit underwhelmed! Onto book 2! #LitsyPartyofOne Was at 3 hrs 34 mins when I finished this book. Hoping to get to 6 hours before midnight and aim for 9 hrs each on Saturday and Sunday.

It‘s gone Midnight in the UK and therefore its go on #24B4Monday Readathon for the #MrBook1inaMillion celebration weekend. I‘m heading off in the company of Miss Marple as I continue with my #CenturyReadingChallenge
Hope everyone has great fun when they get to it. #LitsyPartyOfOne

Day 13-I‘ve had this on hold on Libby since September. Not sure why it‘s so popular compared to some of her other Miss Marple books, but I guess I‘ll find out at some point. #scarathlon #chillingphotochallenge #teamslaughter @Clwojick

Some early #MissMarple for a spooky season read. This is 13 shorter mysteries told through different characters. I read as an ebook and a YouTube audiobook. #spookyseason #mystery #agathachristie #ebooks #ebooksforall

1. My goal this year is 75 books, and I‘m at 53 now, so I‘m on track. I mostly know what they‘ll be, but there could be some surprises!
2. I want to have my stuff in order to retire within the next couple years.
#Two4Tuesday

1. I just want to read more. I have a bad habit of not letting myself read because I don‘t think I deserve to. I‘m stopping myself from doing the one thing that makes me happy. I need to change this.
2. I want to continue to make healthy lifestyle choices, turn the spare room into a library, and start journaling again.
#Two4Tuesday @TheSpineView

I‘ve started reading AC‘s books again since I have no memory of which ones I‘ve already read. Luckily, her books can easily be found at the library!

I've owned this stained and battered paperback since 1980. Miss Marple is the best antidote whenever I feel anxious, overwhelmed, depressed, or just plain lonely. And these short visits with my favorite cozy detective feel like ... a hug from my grandmother. One thing we always agreed on was our love of Agatha Christie.

Anyone else reread old favorites to find comfort &/or fight the inner demons?

I finished this a few days ago but it's so unmemorable, I forgot. This was October's #agathachristieclub read & it dragged on. It's all short stories; people gather around to tell their mysterious tales & Miss Marple, of course, figures it out while other younger, average minds can't. I, meanwhile, fell asleep in the middle of every one of these tales & can't tell you what it was about. It doesn't get a pan because I can't hate on Miss Marple 👵🏻

1) Reclined on the living room couch with a warm blanket and a dog on my lap.
2) well tonight I had a apple & water, but I've also been loving coffee & chocolate chip cookies or an almond croissant lately.
3) Maybe Jane Austen? I rarely read warm & cozy & I definitely don't read it enough to have a favorite author 😏
4) do it! Tuesday is almost over, the midnight hour is near (why am I awake again?)
@JenlovesJT47 #Tuesdaytidbits

Currently reading 📖

With thanks to @MommyWantsToReadHerBook because I needed a distraction & to say Hi to Litsy! 👋🏻 😊
1). Short story, my brain needs brevity at the moment!
2). LotR
3). Physical (although I would honestly have thrown the last book I read out of our 20th floor window had it not been an eBook 🤔)
4). Coffee AM, Tea PM
5). Agatha all the way. I am a WIMP.
6). @Cinfhen @Rachel.Rencher @MaleficentBookDragon - none of whom I‘ve said hi to in a while!😊

1. Tome
2. Lord of the Rings
3. Physical book although currently I get through far more ebooks
4. Coffee in the morning, tea later in the day (I mostly drink chicory though)
5. Agatha Christie!
6. @HardcoverHearts @GlassAsDiamonds @Joanne1

1. Book, i‘ve never really enjoyed short stories
2. I love both Harry Potter & LOTR-if I have to choose, LOTR b/c it was my first love? But that‘s just a matter of timing.
3. I do audiobooks the most b/c I don‘t have much time to sit down to read. I e-books b/c I can look up definitions immediately. I love the feel of physical books.
4. I drink coffee in the morning & tea at work.
5. Stephen King
6. @BrainyHeroine #TuesdayTidbits #ThisOrThat

1. Books. (tagged book lies)
2. LOTR (I read them all, never finished HP)
3. Both, depends on my mood
4. King all the way (tagged book lies)
5. @tpixie
#tuesdaytidbits Thanks for the tag @CindyMyLifeIsLit

1. Books. But shorts are good too!
2. LOTR (I read them all, never finished HP)
3. Both, depends on my mood
4. King all the way (tagged book lies)
5. @tpixie

I found this book to be so-so. Each chapter features a crime told by one member of the group, then the others try to guess the solution, Miss Marple featuring. My issue is that I wanted more to reach story. They were complete, but I just prefer longer and more detail. I like seeing the actions of the character and trying to solve as the story goes along. I didn't have a chance to really do that with this book. #backpackeurope @JenP @BookwormM

My #backpackeurope trip stalled when I discovered the Agatha Christie Literary Trail. However the time has come for me to move on. I'll be finishing my England book as I sit on a train going toward Scotland. @JenP @BookwormM

Excited to start the #backpackEurope challenge with @JenP ! Hoping to do this mainly off of my physical TBR.
1. US
2. Heathrow
3. Hoping to be spontaneous, but starting with the countries of Great Britain.
4. See above
5. Tracking right here.

I really struggled with the #talentshowcompetition prompt in the #juneitselectrifying challenge. I settled on the tagged book which is part of this bigger library volume I just picked up. Miss Marple is competing with the other members of the club to tell and solve mysteries, she is very talented at it. Does that count?
@vkois88 @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

I still like the character of Miss Marple, but short stories are not my thing. I‘m coming to learn that Agatha Christie isn‘t really my thing, either. I actually liked the interactions between the friends, but my mysteries themselves weren‘t very interesting. Unfortunately, my mind wandered throughout most of them.

Thanks for the tag on #tuesdaytidbits @JenlovesJT47 and @Gissy !

1. The Georgette Heyer mysteries or Christies
2. Anything with tortilla chips (I recommend the Tostitos Cantina) - nachos, nacho dip, etc.
3. Still love Good Eats! ❤️
4. Since I'm late, anyone who would like to answer!

These are my favorite Agatha short stories. I don‘t have much on the short story shelf.
#riotgrams
#shortstories
@bookriot

#14 Ms. Marple accompanies us to the beach (Cape Cod). Not a big fan of the vignettes though... #17booksin2017

#NovemberByTheNumbers #day13 This was the first book that came to mind for today‘s prompt. One of my favourite Miss Marple books, the image of this little old lady sitting in the corner knitting in a room full of people trying to Big note themselves, then quietly shooting down their hypotheses before solving the case completely. As I‘m getting older, I realize more and more how older women are so discounted, which was Miss Marple‘s genius.

#NovemberByTheNumbers
#thirteen
#13

Apparently "pussy" used to have an altogether different meaning

#AndItsAugust #day9 #QuickReads I'm a fairly quick reader, especially if I'm really into a book. If that's the case, I can finish an 800pg chunkster in 48hrs maybe less. But if I want a quick read, a palate cleanser between books or if I'm in a bit of a slump, then any of Dame Agathas books will give me a quick read to shake out the cobwebs. Unless it's a Tommy & Tuppence book. They annoy me SO much! #christiescrimeclub

While I wait for the next riyria book, I'm going to take a stroll with miss marple. At only 200 pages it should be a fairly quick read.

My Agatha Christie collection got a few more additions from today's #librarysale

One more for the #numbertitles Agatha Christie edition @erzascarletbookgasm

#riotgrams @bookriot

The mysteries are short, but good. It was fun to have Miss Marple triumph over her experienced, worldly companions. I find standard length Christie mysteries to be my preference. However, this format fits if you just want quick bites.

Another Agatha Christie novel read in a weekend! This book, rather than have one story and mystery to solve, was made up of many short stories...not what I'm used to (& I guest none of them correctly!) but I enjoyed nevertheless!