It is the continuation of A Caribbean Mystery, an earlier Miss Marple-story but, despite the quite frequent references back to some events in that story, it is not necessary to know the whole plot of the earlier book to enjoy this one. I liked this, it didn't feel like you were missing something just because you weren't familiar with the events that happened in the Caribbean. It was enough to know that an elderly millionaire had taken part in that journey, just like Miss Marple, and they had solved a murder case together.
Nemesis starts with the same millionaire passing away and leaving a mysterious letter to Miss Marple. He's asking her to solve a case but doesn't give any clues as to which case or even what kind of case the old lady is supposed to solve. So she finds herself in a rather odd situation, she would start investigating but has no idea where to start from. But, as we know, she is a really clever lady and soon enough she finds traces she can follow and eventually unveils the murderer.
I must confess that I could finish this book only for the second try. The first time I started reading it I found it incredibly boring, but then I realised that it was only the first chapter that was boring and after that it became more and more exciting. I think this is the case with all the Miss Marple-stories, the first chapters with her being at home and reading her newspaper or looking at her garden are absolutely boring, but after struggling through those pages you reach the part where something actually happens and you just can't put the book down.
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