Nominated by Bedford Street Book Club
One Sentence Review-
Gloriously xenophobic.
Extended Review-
This is not quite a proper My Bookish Friends read but part of a special Bedford Street Book Club featuring tea, scones and an in-depth dissection of the Grand Dame of British crime fiction. Recommended by Kate Moore- Belfast’s very own Agatha-expert- A Murder Is Announced features Miss Marple in an incredibly cryptic tale of foretold murders and double identities. Set in a claustrophobic, English village this novel is full of fantastically un-pc comments about “nasty foreigners” and “meddling old pussies.” In one sense terrifically outdated yet still held me right to the last shocking confession.
The Bedford Street Book Club will meet at 2:30pm on Friday 8th March at the Ulster Hall as part of our International Woman’s Day celebrations. Tea, scones and proper bookish chat will be provided for all those in attendance.
mybookishfriends 
Glorious xenaphobic – love it! I forgot I had recommended this. I love to think that this novel exactly represents village life at this period. The forerunner to Midsomer Murders.