Book description
Agatha Christie's first ever Miss Marple mystery, reissued with a
striking cover designed to appeal to the latest generation of Agatha
Christie fans and book lovers.
'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. From seven
potential murderers, Miss Marple must seek out the suspect who has both
motive and opportunity. “The acknowledged queen of detective fiction.”
Observer
“When she really hits her stride, as she does here, she is hard to surpass.”
Saturday Review of Literature
“Her gift is pure genius.” Observer Agatha Christie was born in
Torquay in 1890 and became, quite simply, the best-selling novelist in
history. Her first novel, The Mysterious Affair at Styles, written
towards the end of the First World War, introduced us to Hercule Poirot,
who was to become the most popular detective in crime fiction since
Sherlock Holmes. She is known throughout the world as the Queen of
Crime. Her books have sold over a billion copies in the English language
and another billion in over 100 foreign countries. She is the author of
80 crime novels and short story collections, 19 plays, and six novels
under the name of Mary Westmacott.
