God doesn’t really need to punish us, Miss Barton. “There’s too much tendency to attribute to God the evils that man does of his own free will. While the narrative showcases her well-known traits, her wit and her amusing characters, underlining this story is a serious tone not often encountered in Christie’s mystery. The Moving Finger reveals a more mature side of Christie’s writing. We hadn’t, then, the faintest inkling of what was to come – the trail of blood and violence and suspicion and fear.
It seems odd, now, to remember that Joanna and I were more amused by the letter than anything else.
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