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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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“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 …