THE MURDER AT THE VICARAGE

Agatha Christie's first ever Miss Marple mystery, reissued with a striking new 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.

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A quiet english village

A shocking murder

An unlikely detective

Nobody liked Colonel Protheroe. So when he's found dead in the vicarage study, there's no absence of suspects in the seemingly peaceful village of St Mary Mead.

In fact, Miss Marple can think of at least seven.

As a gossip abounds in the parlours and kitchens of the parish, everyone becomes an amateur detective.

The police dismiss her as a prying busybody, but only the ingenious Jane Marple can uncover the truth...

"Agatha Christie is the gateway drug to crime fiction both for readers and for writers." – Val McDermid

"Always keeps her reader enthralled and guessing to the end." - Times Literary Supplement