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A Murder is Announced (Miss Marple)
01 Jan 2016
by AGATHA CHRISTIE
- Publisher : HARPER COLLINS
- Language : English
- Pages : 240
- ISBN-10 : ?8196559
- ISBN-13 : 9780008196554
A Miss Marple classic — Agatha Christie’s 50th book, published in 1950 and now 50 years old! The villagers of Chipping Cleghorn, including Miss Marple, are agog with curiosity over an advertisement in the local gazette which reads: ‘A murder is announced and will take place on Friday October 29th, at Little Paddocks at 6.30 p.m.’ A childish practical joke? Or a hoax intended to scare poor Letitia Blacklock? Unable to resist the mysterious invitation, a crowd begins to gather at Little Paddocks at the appointed time when, without warning, the lights go out…
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Average Rating:
4.0 rating based on 74,311 ratings (all editions)
ISBN-10: 0008196559
ISBN-13: 9780008196554
Goodreads: 34395604
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Publisher: Harper CollinsPublishers
Published: //2016
The villagers of Chipping Cleghorn are agog with curiosity when the Gazette advertises: 'A murder is announced and will take place on Friday October 29th, at Little Paddocks at 6:30 p.m.'
A childish practical joke? Or a spiteful hoax? Unable to resist the mysterious invitation, the locals arrive at Little Paddocks at the appointed time when, without warning, the lights go out and a gun is fired. When they come back on, a gruesome scene is revealed.
An impossible crime?
Only Miss Marple can unravel it.
'Establishes firmly her claim to the throne of detection. Th plot is an ingenious as ever...'
A. A. Milne
4.0 rating based on 74,311 ratings (all editions)
ISBN-10: 0008196559
ISBN-13: 9780008196554
Goodreads: 34395604
Author(s):
Published: //2016
The villagers of Chipping Cleghorn are agog with curiosity when the Gazette advertises: 'A murder is announced and will take place on Friday October 29th, at Little Paddocks at 6:30 p.m.'
A childish practical joke? Or a spiteful hoax? Unable to resist the mysterious invitation, the locals arrive at Little Paddocks at the appointed time when, without warning, the lights go out and a gun is fired. When they come back on, a gruesome scene is revealed.
An impossible crime?
Only Miss Marple can unravel it.
'Establishes firmly her claim to the throne of detection. Th plot is an ingenious as ever...'
A. A. Milne
