A quiet English village A shocking murder An unlikely detective...

Nobody liked Colonel Protheroe.

So when he's found dead in the vicarage study, there's no absence of suspects in the seemingly peaceful village of St Mary Mead.

In fact, Jane Marple can think of at least seven.

As gossip abounds in the parlours and kitchens of the parish, everyone becomes an amateur detective.

The police dismiss her as a prying busybody, but only the ingenious Miss Marple can uncover the truth ...

Format Inbunden Omfång 224 sidor Språk Engelska Förlag Harper Collins UK Utgivningsdatum 2026-03-12 ISBN 9780008804688