This book is in the Miss Marple series, which does not need to be
read in order, in my opinion. It is set in small town England when Miss
Marple is visiting a friend. The story begins a bit before she arrives
however with an announcement in the local newspaper that there will be a
murder at a certain house at a certain time. Quite a few people turn up
out of curiosity and under the impression it’s one of those mystery
who-done-it parties. They are all startled however when a death does
actually occur (the intruder to the house and outsider to the village),
but it looks like the hostess was the intended victim so she is under
constant peril and police watch for the length of the book. With no
enemies and no clear motive for the attempt on her life, the inspectors
are puzzled. Enter Miss Marple to clear a few points up, basically by
politely spying on folks and eventually the mystery is solved, but not
without a rather deep dig into the past of multiple characters. I really
liked this one and it may be one of my favorites in the series because
of all the complexities involved. If you enjoy mysteries with deeply
developed characters and or historical ones, then you’ll most likely be
captivated by this one.
[
NOTE:
At the time of its original release, this was Agatha Christie’s 50th
novel, and received a great deal of publicity for that fact.]
[If you enjoy this, you may also wish to try
A Caribbean Mystery, by Agatha Christie.]
[
A Murder is Announced page on the official
Agatha Christie web site ]
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