The moving finger book5/26/2023 ![]() ![]() There’s no truth in any of them, but people still feel upset, even violated. But then he learns that other people in the village have also been sent these nasty letters. He assumes it’s someone objecting to newcomers, and throws it away. And before long he receives a nasty anonymous letter full of false insinuations. He finds the village community to be quite friendly, if nosy everyone knows what everyone else is doing. ![]() ![]() So Jerry, who appears to be independently wealthy, rents a house in the village of Lymstock with his sister Joanna. He’s recovering, and is doing well but his doctor tells him to have a long convalescence in a peaceful village, away from the stress of city life, and away from well-meaning but intrusive friends. He is a pilot who was badly injured in an air crash. The story is told in the first person by a young man called Jerry Burton. I’ve just finished ‘The Moving Finger’, and it’s definitely in the latter category! I have found some of them a bit tedious to read, but others are gripping. I still haven’t read them all, and am currently working my way through some of the unread selection. ![]() We have a large collection of Agatha Christie novels, many of them bought second-hand when my sons were still living here. ![]()
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