A Pocket Full Of Rye - Agatha Christie

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Rex Fortescue, a wealthy business man, dies suddenly in office after drinking a cup of tea. A good quantity of Rye was found in his office coat. Inspector Neele arrives at the place to investigate the crime. After few days, Rex Fortescue’s second wife, Adele , who is the prime suspect for the murder of her husband, is also found dead. On the same day, Gladys Martin, the parlours maid, is also found dead. Miss Marple feels that she has some responsibility to identify who the killer is as she is the one who had trained Gladys in the duties of a house. Did Miss Marple succeed in finding the murderer?

Like any other christie novel, this one strikes a cord with the readers and it is simply unputdownable. She plays fair with the readers by taking us through the process of solving the mystery. The solution to the murder mystery is quite convincing.

Many of the characters in this book lack depth. Like her other books, (say 5 little pigs, Appointment with death etc), Christie did not spend considerable time in bringing the personality of various suspects of the house to the readers. As a result, I could neither sympathize nor empathize with any of the characters as I don't know much about them.

Overall, its a very good read.

Rating : 3.5/5

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