The Murder at the Vicarage (Miss Marple)

Paperback, 224 pages

English language

Published March 4, 2002 by HarperCollins Publishers Ltd.

ISBN:
978-0-00-712085-7
Copied ISBN!
ASIN:
0062073605

View on OpenLibrary

View on Inventaire

4 stars (2 reviews)

Murder at the Vicarage marks the debut of Agatha Christie’s unflappable and much beloved female detective, Miss Jane Marple. With her gift for sniffing out the malevolent side of human nature, Miss Marple is led on her first case to a crime scene at the local vicarage. Colonel Protheroe, the magistrate whom everyone in town hates, has been shot through the head. No one heard the shot. There are no leads. Yet, everyone surrounding the vicarage seems to have a reason to want the Colonel dead. It is a race against the clock as Miss Marple sets out on the twisted trail of the mysterious killer without so much as a bit of help from the local police.

55 editions

Review of 'The Murder at the Vicarage' on 'Goodreads'

4 stars

I'm re-reading Agatha Christie since she is one of my favourite authors and her writing is always fun. Colonel Protheroe is a hated figure in the village, so there is no shortage of suspects when he is found dead at the vicarage. Even the vicar thinks the village is better off without Protheroe. Miss Marple is never called to assist the police, but that does not stop her from trying because she likes sleuthing. And as the vicar's wife points out, "That kind of old cat is always right.". And she is right and will solve the crime, obviously.

avatar for bibliotecaria

rated it

4 stars

Subjects

  • Crime & mystery
  • Mystery/Suspense