« The Murder at the Vicarage » Agatha Christie

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Anyone who murdered Colonel Protheroe, declared the parson, brandishing a carving knife above a joint of roast beef, “would be doing the world at large a service!

It was a careless remark for a man of the cloth. And one which was to come back and haunt the clergyman just a few hours later. The tranquillity of St Mary Mead is shattered when Lucius Protheroe is found dead. A thoroughly unpleasant character, there is no shortage of suspects with a motive for murder. Could it have been his unfaithful wife? Her artist lover? The daughter, set to inherit? Or even the mild–mannered vicar?

Inspector Slack is at a loss. Perhaps Miss Jane Marple, the local village busybody, can help …

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Series Miss Marple #1
Language English
Author Agatha Christie
Year HarperCollins UK, 2013
First Published 2010
ISBN 9780007431724
Amazon ID B0046H95N6
Goodreads ID 6473195
Google Books ID tGzpLIyx6vAC

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