Not to marry him for his money, but to be adopted as his daughter for money. Some believe the victim was using elderly wheelchair-bound Conway Jefferson. The author gives us a twist on the “gold-digger” scenario. Among them: Agatha Christie.Īs the action shifts to a hotel where the victim worked as a dancer, more broad personalities come from perpetually flustered resident George Bartlett, and angry film-industry worker Basil Blake. And we meet a young mystery-novel fan who is thrilled to possess autographs by famous novelists. Bodies in libraries happen in books, not in real life, characters say. Sense of humorĬhristie’s playfulness extends to meta humor. Later, Dolly gets caught up in the fun of having a mystery occur right under her nose, and revels in the chance to see her friend Miss Marple solve it up-close. The couple amusingly wonders if they heard correctly. A servant wakes Arthur and Dolly Bantry to inform them there’s a body in their library downstairs. “The Body in the Library” starts with a sense of humor, which is remarkable considering the grim stuff that will come later.
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