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Sophie Stines
is on page 242 of 384
Dreda Say Mitchell’s short story: 1/5
I love a side character, but in a book which is a collection of short stories on a particular character, the side character shouldn’t overshadow the main character…. Also, I feel like this wasn’t a good example of a mystery, it’s more of a social injustice being fixed.
— Mar 24, 2026 11:06AM
I love a side character, but in a book which is a collection of short stories on a particular character, the side character shouldn’t overshadow the main character…. Also, I feel like this wasn’t a good example of a mystery, it’s more of a social injustice being fixed.
Sophie Stines
is on page 179 of 384
Ruth Ware’s short story: 5/5
Naomi Alderman’s short story: 4/5
— Mar 23, 2026 06:37AM
Naomi Alderman’s short story: 4/5
Sophie Stines
is on page 89 of 384
Alyssa Cole’s short story: 1/5
Unfortunately, this sounded way too modern. This story was not something Agatha Christie would write: Miss Marple didn’t like solving murders, it was just something she did. This story made it seem like she woke up every morning waiting for someone to die by another’s hand.
— Mar 21, 2026 04:46PM
Unfortunately, this sounded way too modern. This story was not something Agatha Christie would write: Miss Marple didn’t like solving murders, it was just something she did. This story made it seem like she woke up every morning waiting for someone to die by another’s hand.
Sophie Stines
is on page 53 of 384
Val McDermid’s short story: 2/5
I think she did a thorough job of portraying Miss Marple’s aloofness, but the story itself is all over the place. It doesn’t really make sense and the culprits in the story are characters that weren’t even physically present in the narrative…
— Mar 21, 2026 09:32AM
I think she did a thorough job of portraying Miss Marple’s aloofness, but the story itself is all over the place. It doesn’t really make sense and the culprits in the story are characters that weren’t even physically present in the narrative…
