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A Murder Is Announced: A Miss Marple Mystery

by Agatha Christie

A village gathers around a deadly announcement

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A village gathers around a deadly announcement

In Chipping Cleghorn, a newspaper notice gives a time and place for a murder, drawing curious villagers to Little Paddocks. When a shot is fired during the gathering and a crime follows, Miss Marple must untangle the puzzle. The setup links a public announcement, a crowded country-house gathering, and an apparently impossible crime, making the village’s curiosity part of the mystery’s framework. This is a classic Miss Marple detective story built around clues, suspicion, and the question of how a crime could occur as announced.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Readers who enjoy classic detective fiction and village mysteries.
  • Miss Marple fans looking for a self-contained crime puzzle.
  • Readers interested in mysteries built around an announced crime and a country-house gathering.

Themes

Village curiosity and gossipDeception and misdirectionCrime-solving and deduction

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Book overview

Now with a beautiful new series look, Christie's classic mystery in which a murder is announced in a small-town newspaper advertisement--and Miss Marple must unravel the fiendish puzzle when a crime does indeed occur.

The villagers of Chipping Cleghorn are agog with curiosity when theGazette 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? It's up to Miss Marple to get the scoop and make sure the killer doesn't bury the lead.

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