Miss Marple · #4

A Murder is Announced

Agatha Christie

Crime Fiction TV Series Mystery Thriller
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"A Murder is Announced" is a staple of crime fiction and often considered as the best Miss Marple novel. The villagers of Chipping Cleghorn, including Jane Marple who is staying nearby, 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.’ Is this a childish practical joke? Or a hoax intended to scare poor Letitia Blacklock? Unable to resist the mysterious invitation, a crowd gathers at Little Paddocks at the appointed time when, without warning, the lights go out…

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June 20, 1950
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#1 · 1930The Murder at the Vicarage #2 · 1942The Body in the Library #3 · 1942The Moving Finger #4 · 1950A Murder is Announced #5 · 1952They Do It With Mirrors #6 · 1953A Pocketful of Rye #7 · 19574:50 from Paddington #8 · 1962The Mirror Crack'd from Side to Side #9 · 1964A Caribbean Mystery #10 · 1965At Bertram's Hotel #11 · 1971Nemesis #12 · 1976Sleeping Murder
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