4.50 from Paddington
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Our view
“4.50 from Paddington” is a light, entertaining Miss Marple mystery and a classic of its kind. Published in 1957, it is the seventh novel featuring her and keeps an easy touch from start to finish. Some readers notice that Miss Marple herself spends more time on the edges of the story than they expected. A pleasant choice for an evening of classic detection.
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About the book
4:50 from Paddington is a mystery novel by Agatha Christie, first published in November 1957 in the United Kingdom by Collins Crime Club. This work was published in the United States at the same time as What Mrs. McGillicuddy Saw!, by Dodd, Mead. The novel was published in serial form before the book was released in each nation, and under different titles. The US edition retailed at $2.95.
Reading order · Miss Marple
Full order & progress →- The Murder at the VicarageStart here
7.87.8 / 10 - The Body in the Library
7.57.5 / 10 - The Moving Finger
7.57.5 / 10 - A Murder Is Announced
7.87.8 / 10 - They Do It with Mirrors
7.57.5 / 10 - A Pocket Full of Rye
7.77.7 / 10 - 4.50 from PaddingtonThis book
7.67.6 / 10 - The Mirror Crack'd from Side to Side
7.77.7 / 10 - A Caribbean Mystery
7.47.4 / 10 - At Bertram's Hotel
7.37.3 / 10 - Nemesis
7.67.6 / 10 - Sleeping Murder
7.67.6 / 10
Where the score comes from
The sources average 7.6 across 79 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 35% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Crime & mystery average of 7.6. That is how 7.6 comes out.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open Library | 7.9 | 23 | 29% |
| Hardcover | 7.5 | 56 | 71% |
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