Miss Marple 3-Book Collection 1: The Murder at the Vicarage, The Body in the Library, The Moving Finger

Miss Marple 3-Book Collection 1: The Murder at the Vicarage, The Body in the Library, The Moving Finger
Agatha Christie

The first three full-length Miss Marple novels, set before and during the Second World War, see the world's most accomplished amateur sleuth unravelling the dark side of human nature to uncover three cases of Murder Most Foul!The Murder at the VicarageAgatha Christie’s first ever Miss Marple mystery. 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 Body in the LibraryIt’s seven in the morning. The Bantrys wake to find the body of a young woman in their library. She is wearing evening dress and heavy make-up, which is now smeared across her cheeks.The Moving FingerLymstock is a town with more than its share of shameful secrets – a town where even a sudden outbreak of anonymous hate-mail causes only a minor stir. But all that changes when one of the recipients, Mrs Symmington, commits suicide. Only Miss Marple questions the coroner’s verdict of suicide. Was this the work of a poison-pen? Or of a poisoner?

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Murder At The Vicarage first published in Great Britain by Collins 1930

The Body In The Library first published in Great Britain by Collins 1942

The Moving Finger first published in Great Britain by Collins 1943

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Contents

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Copyright

The Murder at the Vicarage (#ub59afe1c-66d4-529f-a91c-f90db471cc4b)

The Body in the Library (#litres_trial_promo)

The Moving Finger (#litres_trial_promo)

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About Agatha Christie

The Agatha Christie Collection

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About the Publisher

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To Rosalind

Contents

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Chapter 1

It is difficult to know quite where to begin this…

Chapter 2

Griselda is a very irritating woman. On leaving the luncheon…

Chapter 3 ‘Nasty old cat,’ said Griselda, as soon as the door…

Chapter 4 I had entirely forgotten that we had asked Lawrence Redding…

Chapter 5 It was nearer seven than half-past six when I…

Chapter 6 We puzzled over the business of the clock for some…

Chapter 7 Colonel Melchett is a dapper little man with a habit…

Chapter 8 We were rather silent on our way down to the…

Chapter 9 After leaving a message at the police station, the Chief…

Chapter 10 His remarks on the subject of Miss Marple as we…

Chapter 11 I saw at a glance that Colonel Melchett and Inspector…

Chapter 12 I was summoned to the study when Lawrence Redding arrived.

Chapter 13 I hardly thought it likely that Mrs Price Ridley had…

Chapter 14 On my way home, I ran into Miss Hartnell and…

Chapter 15 Hawes’s appearance distressed me very much. His hands were shaking…