This week my teaser lines come from The Body in the Library, by Agatha Christie (first published in 1942). This snippet comes from Chapter One (pg.5):
"Do you mean to tell me," demanded Colonel Bantry, "that there's a dead body in my library — my library?"
The butler coughed.
"Perhaps, sir, you would like to see for yourself."
Well, yeah. The Colonel probably should take a teensy look. Very bad form to leave a corpse just lyin' around the old mansion, doncha know.
Lately I've been having trouble sticking with any book long enough to finish it. So I thought a little Miss Marple might get me going again. This is the third book in that series, and though I haven't actually read it yet, I'm familiar with it from all the TV versions I've seen over the years. So far, it's got me hooked.
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This sounds like an interesting book. I hope you enjoy it!
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This one sounds like a book to wake you up from a slump. Thanks for sharing...and here's mine: “SAME BEACH, NEXT YEAR”
ReplyDeleteLove this teaser! I want to read this book.
ReplyDeleteI love a good Mystery! Thank you for sharing!
ReplyDeleteMy Teaser is from: To All the Boys I've Loved Before by Jenny Han
I love Agatha Christie! I haven't read much Miss Marple but I've been meaning to start - thanks for the teaser!
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