A dark offering from the Queen of Crime. This represents the world-famous author's most successful foray into the dark world of murder and black magic. To understand the strange goings on at The Pale Horse Inn, Mark Easterbrook knew he had to begin at the beginning. But where exactly was the beginning?Was it the savage blow to the back of Father Gorman's head? Or was it when the priest's assailant searched him so roughly he tore the clergyman's cassock? Or could it have been the priest's visit, just minutes before, to a woman on her death bed?Or was there a deeper significance to the violent squabble which Mark Easterbrook had himself witnessed earlier?Wherever the beginning lies, Mark and his sidekick, Ginger Corrigan, may soon have cause to wish they'd never found it... --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
##有意思。不知道是不是被某清華學生參考瞭?
評分##原本對阿加莎後期作品不太抱希望的,沒想到被這本書驚喜到!太喜歡太喜歡 Ms. Oliver 的客串瞭(要妹子名字/電話的理由想不齣來?太簡單瞭隨口就來,五個夠不夠?),藥劑師 Osborne 也是個很不錯的角色。讀阿加莎真的上癮,讀完一本就迫不及待想拾起下一本,加上現在嘛涼意漸甚、鬼節在即,也太適閤讀 cozy mystery 瞭吧。
評分##不知道是不是被某清華學生參考瞭 +1 神點評
評分##殺人手法在作者那個年代好前衛……讀到中段講巫術的那段感覺有點無聊,後程開始靠近真相時一下子進入狀態完全停不下來。幕後黑手的設定也很精彩,天纔和白癡的混閤體。
評分##比改編劇好太多瞭~~~
評分##有意思。不知道是不是被某清華學生參考瞭?
評分##有點吃力
評分##殺人手法在作者那個年代好前衛……讀到中段講巫術的那段感覺有點無聊,後程開始靠近真相時一下子進入狀態完全停不下來。幕後黑手的設定也很精彩,天纔和白癡的混閤體。
評分##比改編劇好太多瞭~~~