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A Murder is Announced
‘A murder is announced and will take place on Friday October 29th, at Little Paddocks, at 6.30 pm.’
So appears the invitation in the Chipping Cleghorn Gazette.
How exciting! The villagers expect a game. A crowd gathers. The murderer is chosen. The victim falls. Then the lights go out...
It’s suddenly no longer a game when a body is discovered. How could this happen? Where did the game go wrong? Fortunately Miss Marple is on hand – the greatest player of them all!
First published in 1950 by William Collins, A Murder is Announced is considered a classic in crime fiction with some considering it the best of all the Miss Marple novels. More than a simple murder mystery, this is a story of redemption.
CV Terry said, “Here’s a super-smooth Christie – three neat murders in an English village only faintly shadowed by the reign of Attlee, the customary constables very amusingly winded and Miss Marple always a good stride in the lead. It goes without saying that most readers will guess in vain, though the author lays her facts scrupulously on the line, along with an assortment of her famous red herrings, all beautifully marinated.”
It was adapted for the stage by Leslie Darbon, opening in London at the Vaudeville Theatre in 1977. A Murder is Announced was the first Miss Marple to be adapted for the screen back in 1956 with Gracie Fields in the title role. Joan Hickson revived the role in 1986 for the BBC and in 2004 Geraldine McEwan played the role for ITV.
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HeiseiHolmes said "One of my favourite books of all time EVER. Oh, and this is another time I've successfully solved the case, right down to the tricks and finding all the proof. I love when books make me feel smart." Read more
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