marple, jane (fictitious character)

Contains all twenty of the short stories featuring Miss Jane Marple, Agatha Christie's famous amateur sleuth.

Miss Jane Marple investigates the poisoning death of a fan of Marina Gregg, the film star who recently took up residence in St. Mary Mead and may have been the killer's intended target.

Miss Marple refuses to take matters at face value when the body of a young woman is found in the colonel's library.

Contains nine short mystery stories by Agatha Christie, including the title work about a young couple who open a new guest house, not realizing one of their first customers is a murderer.