I Spent 2 Nights in a Library to Solve Another Agatha Christie Mystery 🔍

[@pontiusthepilot]

Not gonna lie. You’re killin the investigator look.

[@GavinReadsItAll]

💅🏼 thank you!

[@along3570]

A Murder is Announced is hands down the best Marple novel.

[@GavinReadsItAll]

Oooo I think I own that one so that could be my next Marple 👀 thanks for the recommendation

[@MegaTurboTurtle]

I have to defend Agatha here. It made sense to me. The only people with a motive were Mark and Adelaide. Money is everything in Agatha Christie. Josie had no motive on the face of it, and ‘maybe she was jealous’ would not cut it in court. So, the plot simply gave Mark an alibi for the time Ruby was killed. He had no need for an alibi when Pamela was killed because he had no known connection to her. They then manufactured a motive for Basil Blake. The secret marriage was alluded to when Miss Marple worked out that Basil and Dinah were secretly married by their behavior to each other. This made her realise that a secret marriage could also be in play and give somebody else a motive too. Once Miss Marple showed Josie was married to Mark, that’s when the alibis were useless because Jose could have killed Ruby and had a clear monetary motive. The dress, teeth and nails were clear crime scenes clues that the bodies were switched. That being said, Miss Marple is often based on human nature rather than clues. Miss Marple ‘knew’ that Mark was the murderer because he was about to lose money and was obviously a rotter. But, he had an alibi. So it was her job to break it. A Murder is Announced is by far the best Miss Marple. Everything is laid out, clue after clue but you have to listen to what every character says, no matter how trivial it seems.

[@jakecavendish3470]

I spent two nights in a library but that was due to a combination of factors- far too much mulled wine, an attempt to find a public lavatory, and the unfortunate timing of Christmas bank holiday closures. By the time they found me I'd worked my way through the whole of _Tintin_ and a table of produce intended for a food bank

[@PokhrajRoy.]

Gavin to Agatha Christie when he guesses wrong: “So, you wanna really fight?”

[@KatieColson]

You have me by the throat with this video series. It’s an absolute ride from beginning to the very end

[@GavinReadsItAll]

Katie when are you doing one of these 👀 I need Detective Katie STAT!

[@ph_read_be]

Have you thought about staying at the hotel in Harrogate Agatha Christie disappeared to? Not sure what you'd read there but it would be fun to hear you tell the story!

[@Sebastian-lw5qb]

Generally speaking, the Poirot books are better clued than the Marple ones, with her acting more out of intuition. A really well clued Marple book is a "Murder Is Announced". Spoilers are following: However, the wedding stuff makes sense, if you look at it from Miss Marple's perspective. She knew that Josie was guilty, because Josie identified the wrong body. But Josie didn't have a motive. Quite in contrast, it seems it would be in her interest if Ruby lives long enough to inherit from Jefferson, and then she could have benefited from Ruby's wealth as well. So Miss Marple was wondering, which motive Josie could have had, and marriage crossed her mind. The clue, the readers got, was "Somerset house", which I think was probably a better clue back in Christie's day, when it was better known.

[@Kristin_35]

I gotta say the amount of work, time and CREATIVITY that you put in each and every one of your videos is absolutely TOP TIER. 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾Love them 🥰

[@laurenaob2033]

"Watch Ms Marple pull this out of her arsehole" nearly cried laughing at that 😭😂

[@agenttheater5]

1:03:47 Because Dinah said she'd do anything for Basil. Gave Miss Marple the idea that it may be a couple who would do anything to guarantee a future together, or that if one half of a couple was so in love with the other than they'd do anything they asked, including go along with a. murder scheme to inherit a lot of money.

[@MathewRyan1111]

“I did more on that sleeper train last year than Ms Marples ever done in her life!” I am rolling.

[@kathleenverhulst4833]

Ooh I love the intro! Also I totally recommend Crooked House, one of her more underrated ones. Any stately manor will do if you want to go on location. Also it has been made into a movie with Glenn Close and lots of other famous actors!

[@rakkadeer]

Love these mystery episodes so freakin much!

[@GavinReadsItAll]

Hope you enjoy this one!

[@agenttheater5]

1:05:00 If you have the patience to go through all the local marriage records to see if you can find either name then it's not that hard to find out. Whether they kept it a secret or not there'd still be a record of it somewhere, plus witnesses otherwise it wouldn't be legal. They just weren't planning on announcing it until Jefferson Cope died. I guess when miss Marple noticed the holes in their stories and noticed little things about what they said and how they acted she began to wonder if there was a reason why they made those mistakes and were both the ones who had a reason to leave the dance floor that night and be alone for a while, so she started asking around and got lucky.

[@drezdendolla.9143]

I don't know if you still read these comments but i recommend Sleeping Murder. It's actually my favorite Marple novel and one of my favorite Christie novels overall. It's so creepy and eerie, I found it really unsettling. It even has paranormal vibes. I really hope you get to it sometime. I also like Murder at the Vicarage which was the first Marple so it introduces the village where ahe lived St Mary Meed. So basically the first and last Marple are the best imo!

[@SavidgeReads]

Love you too Gavin! Loved the outfit, quite envious. 'Miss Marple' is a lazy cow absolutely made me howl. So pleased you liked Gladstone's and Hawarden, they are such fab places. The Yorkshire Tea shade though Gavin!!!! Ha. The shadow of you in the cap looked quite devilish, don't know if anyone else spotted that ;) I have another video suggestion... when can I be a Watson to your Holmes? Or a Derek to your Yvette. Hahaha.

[@graceallsop8705]

your videos are always so high effort and are so cinematic to watch , pure escapism and a complement contrast from the quick low effort dopamine burts we’re used to

[@SloanePaoPow]

As a Agatha Christie fan, I love that you're continuing this video series where you read her books and try to figure out who done it. ❤

[@SloanePaoPow]

Pocket Full of Rye is one of my fave Marple books. Rich family at eachothers' throats in a country mansion 😘👌

[@GrannySquaresAllDay]

I kind of love the fact that you do a lot of Agatha Christie stuff because my grandpa loved those books. In the one year before he died he read all the time and mystery books were some of his favorites and Agatha Christie books made up a large section of his collection and when he died I inherited some of his books which included Agatha Christie books so now it feels like I can bond with him even though he is gone now. (Sorry for how long this comment is)

[@jemmahatt]

Some Sherlock-worthy deduction there, Gav! 😄 How about a future video on Burgh Island, where Agatha Christie wrote 'Evil Under the Sun'?

[@RadellasReadingRoom]

On Mr Jefferson not being attractive since the plane crash, I assumed that meant his face had maybe been burnt or scarred as well as him losing his legs. Also, Mr Jefferson described the dress the body in the library was found in, not the one he last saw Ruby in, because Josie told him that she found the earlier dress left in Ruby's room and that the dress on the body was gone from Ruby's wardrobe

[@mintman325]

I’m here for the library, I stay for the content

[@PokhrajRoy.]

My favourite adaptation of this book is the ‘90s Joan Hickson version. I have this need to call Gavin on my landline and say: “It ought to be a practical joke except she’s dead.”

[@caffeinatednerdgirl]

unlike poirot, marple does age, so when she's older (like in 4:50 from paddington) she gets people to help her out. there are a couple poirot books where he doesn't show up till significantly later either.

[@PokhrajRoy.]

3:05 You have my eternal love for recommending this because it’s a great holiday idea. Also, thank you to Savidge.

[@PaddleboardingFL]

Gosh, i always want to avoid these videos because i want to read the book first but then i remember i havent actually read a whole book in like 10 years lol, these videos are such quality content and a nice break from all the toxicity of the internet. Great work as always!

[@gabbyreads]

Ahhhh the intro of this video is so cool and iconic!! I love the way you edited this! 😍 also how fun, I love the concept of this video! And I love how you always go all out when it comes to clothes and location and with the white board too!! The dedication is amazing 😍🤩

[@GavinReadsItAll]

Thanks Gabby, would love to see you try to solve a mystery like this in a video

[@butzichen]

It's so interesting to see you get closer and closer and not know if you end up with the right suspect(s)! You're already so far ahead of me when I read it, I was just confused, especially with the motives 😅

[@emilyross2307]

I absolutely adore these Agatha Christie episodes! Love your Chanel so much you make me LITERALLY laugh out loud every episode!

[@michellebunting8050]

It was so much fun solving this you and my fellow Slagatha sleuths. Gavin, the amount of effort and creativity you put into each and every one of your videos does not go unnoticed. ❤️🕵🏽‍♀️

[@littlelaw1994]

The body in the library is basically about a body in the library 😂 love it 💜

[@missburn]

Maybe you should consider buying a copy of Cain's Jawbone by Torquemada. It's a mystery puzzle book from the 1930's.

[@krisprepolec5616]

Thank you Simon for this idea! This episode is epic Gav📚🍷🔪 I must admit that when you said that you were staying overnight in a library I pictured you on a cot in the children’s reading area ;-)

[@KarleensCreativeWorld]

I read this in February and I didn’t remember exactly what happened at the end until about 15 minutes in and then I couldn’t wait for your reaction to the end. But I definitely went through the same process when I was reading it.

[@chaptercarys]

This video is pure gold. I am LOVING it 💛 I'm working my way through all of Agatha Christie's books. Was very relieved that I've already read the body in the library so I could watch this video and not worry about spoiling it for myself 🙌

[@zoeh179]

I just went to Gladstone’s and stayed in this exact room! I had the best time.

[@ellie-elles.bookshelf]

This was great fun! What a great video Gav, I’m so impressed you guessed the killer 🥳 I wasn’t the best sleuth but I brought enthusiasm 😂

[@Sarah-jl1yr]

Love this series. Some of my favourite agathas that id love to see you solve. Murder is announced and murder at the vicarage - Miss Marple Crooked House, the secret at chimneys and why didnt they ask evans - not marple or poirot Cards on the table and appointment with death - Poirot

[@butzichen]

"what!... What?!... that doesn't make any sense" while you're reading the reveal... yep been there🤣

[@Emberchariot]

You are the most real person on KZbin🥰. I love what you do, I love that you go to places to read in the right ambient setting. Literally book goals. ❤❤❤ Love you, you just seem like so much fun. I've only in recent years got back into books as I was obsessed as a teenager and I'm glad I've read some unique books. Your channel brought back a lot of my reading memories and loved it. I wonder if you've read The lady vanishes, or watched the film. It's stunning I highly recommend it to you and yer Agatha Christie books are genius but she didn't make it easy to solve the cases. 😂

[@cindywingetbooks]

I love these videos and I love the little church and graveyard 😍

[@Werecat06]

TBH I feel Slagatha would totally rock detective robes complete with red wine stains

[@Kpopheaven]

There seems to be so many stunning places and areas in Scotland and England, I would love to visit some day! And I really love these theme videos of yours, these long ones with Agatha Christie or horror books in a haunted hotel etc :D

[@littlebookowl]

extravaganza? more like extravaGAVINza! you’ve dunnit again, another fab video 👏🏼❤️

[@PokhrajRoy.]

I gasped audibly and squealed when I saw the pictures of it on Twitter. I was so excited!

[@judithcakelover]

The intro was also fabulous as always❤

[@GavinReadsItAll]

Hehe thanks Judith 🥰

[@ashleychapin7229]

Thank you for another amazing video!🤍🖤🤍

[@laurenaob2033]

Please do Crooked House next!

[@boxersandbooks]

I finished this one today after starting it months ago and putting it down. I totally did not guess the twist. Out of the 2 marples ive read, it is Christie 2, Karissa 0

[@glitchezart]

Gladstone’s is only down the road from me. Can’t believe I’ve never been

[@amyreadsall]

Would love to see you read/solve Cat Among the Pigeons. :)

[@Laura.v.b]

your commitment to a theme is nothing but impressive!

[@melaniefraser8827]

Smashed it outta the park again! I was also so confused when I read this one so glad I wasn’t alone when it came to the marriage! Can’t wait to see more sleuthing videos

[@pixievania]

I literally read this book when you posted on your community tab about it bc I was so excited for this video! Love your outfit, you were born to be Detective Gav! I absolutely love watching you on your book reading adventures 💛

[@Treblebeatgames]

One Piece fan chiming in. I'm not much a fan of novels as i am the graphic variety, but i love a good mystery, i love Gavin being Gavin, and when i saw the time stamps, and a big notebook of names and thoughts in a video still, i knew this was on my list. Keep up the good work!

[@judithcakelover]

I loved this vlog so much❤ and also loved being a Slagatha sleuth and have no regrets. Can't wait to do it again I had so much fun during the liveshows and making the wacky board on my livingdoor too.😁 The library is also soo beautifull too and the pie!😍

[@GavinReadsItAll]

The live shows were such a highlight! 😂

[@avsambart]

Gav blessing us with another long mystery video. Love it!

[@Camila-rg2lh]

THIS IS SO FUN, it makes me want to go wild and get my friends together to pull something like this off, so cool!!

[@rachu816]

These Christie mysteries are my favorite videos to watch of yours! 😍 You are such a good detective!! I'm hoping you'll do my favorite Marple- Sleeping Murder! That one is a wild ride!

[@lisavogelsong9350]

So glad I stayed up late to watch this. Love watching you put all the pieces together and solve the murder. Definitely gonna have to pick up an Agatha book next time I run to the library!

[@emmal7510]

Forget who done it, I want to know how long until Gavin notices the whiteboard has a stand and props it up somewhere.

[@juniper544]

LOVED THE MUSIC IN THE INTRO (AND EVERYTHING ELSE ABOUT THIS VIDEO… the outfit too OmG!!)

[@GavinReadsItAll]

Thank you so much 🥰

[@annmariesloan8406]

My landlady loves British mystery series. And often watchs Miss Marple. One of my faves I have watched with her us "Murder At The Gallop". And Miss Marple mentions Agatha Christie when she is talking to the detective in the story😂

[@annmariesloan8406]

Telling him that her books are AMAZING

[@btvb7155]

Mark did say that he had already been taken care of when speaking of Adelaide man situation so knew he was dating but was bit shocked at married 😮. Maybe the fact she knew that Bazzel was married was our clue... anywho fun watch but yeah not great ending 🧩🔎📚

[@Magicme79]

Ooooh, I’m looking forward to this more than I would look forward to most movies 😮

[@craftyphi5823]

Hi Gavin! Just settled down to watch and am very excited 🥰🍷🔎📖 I love your videos and especially these ones and your spooky ones. I was wondering have you heard of champing? It's camping in a church, you pretty much hire a church to yourself for the night 😄 👻 Xx

[@Artemis314]

Gavin as ways you are an icon....I loved this video💕

[@GavinReadsItAll]

Thank you Harrie 😭

[@HannahS65]

I started one of her books a while ago but haven't gotten around to finishing it yet. It's called The Mystery of the Blue Train. It's really good.

[@leigholive976]

omgosh I loved this so much! Happy to have joined you and can't wait to do more of these in the future!

[@heidiu2scrap]

I love when you go on location! Thanks for all the work you put into make these very entertaining videos!!

[@MathewRyan1111]

Yes Yes Yes!!! I can't wait to watch this evening. Thank you for doing another one. Keep them coming please!

[@steph3860]

Just thinking - if the body was dropped in the library after the murder already happened in another building, what were the ‘groans, blood curdling yell’ that the staff heard in the Bantry house? 🤔

[@KateHistoryMysteries]

I think it was the maid finding the body.

[@welshreader]

I haven’t started watching yet but I’M SO EXCITED for this! Been waiting for another Gav V Christie vlog🤩

[@ReadingNymph]

😂 this was great, loved seeing your reactions at the end. I read this one a couple months ago and completely failed 😂

[@jio5680]

The shadow in The Reveal looks like a demon and it distracted me to no end lol

[@RadiantRoxie]

The creativity and the amount of work you put into your vlogs is top notch! I always enjoy your videos! That library is gorgeous! You always stay in the best places!

[@lukacunningham342]

Me: “I wonder what the book will be” Me after finding out it is Body in the Library: *should’ve known, should’ve known*

[@GavinReadsItAll]

😂😂

[@sharlizedsouza3307]

I absolutely love this series

[@beckyduff]

The reader being the killer would be a great twist!

[@GavinReadsItAll]

Right?! I don’t know why she didn’t do that haha

[@kellinwayne3535]

The comfort these videos bring me is truly immeasurable, thank you for the work you do ❤❤❤

[@bbygh0ul]

So looking forward to watching this! 🖤

[@megs_bookrack]

This is everything I want in life. Great work, Gavin!!! 🕵‍♂💞

[@JohnSaxon-vw5vi]

Gavin i am really sorry for being late to watching your amazing channel but i am really looking forward to seeing this amazing video prayers and thoughts to you and your family love your Aussie family friend John ❤❤❤

[@Fluffymagicalbunny]

Omg this is one of my favorite videos from you. 🤭❤️🤭❤️🤭😂😂😂😂😂

[@Maddiereads8]

Yes yes yes the moment I’ve been waiting for ❤❤❤

[@awpageofabook]

thank you gavin for serving us another fantastic video

[@AbiofPellinor]

I'm living for the train clip

[@mymelu]

Your videos are my life source now love themmm

[@procrasy]

I read this one two months ago. [SPOILERS] I figured the school girl was gonna turn out to be something as soon as they mentioned her as missing, and when they found her body burnt I guessed that it meant they were swapped to screw with everybody’s alibis. I got that the son in law was the killer. Josie was soooo suspicious but I couldn’t see how she gained anything from her cousin’s death since she was likely to manipulate her into sharing the wealth once she inherited. All in all, Josie being wed to the son in law explained that away. But yeah, it’s a leap to think spontaneously that they are secretly married.

[@hyemiyah]

your videos are always always top notch. i'm obsessed.

[@samantharose1001]

So excited for this!! Been having a bummer day and this is so cozy and fun 💖

[@eviechatsandchapters]

Wine poured, snacks prepared, pajamas on… let’s do this! ❤

[@itsmattiebeck]

Top tier reading vlog! You’re the best! ❤

[@agenttheater5]

1:04:20 Exactly.

[@amberlimbaugh]

This book had me just like you... "Raymond? Who tf is Raymond?......oh yeah"

[@michellehov0203]

Yes yes yesssss! Excited for this! ❤

[@Sophie_Milagros]

Obsessed with the idea and the editing

[@AmyLou79]

I ❤ these videos!