

A Murder Is Announced
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Agatha Christie
A Murder is Announced in a small-town newspaper advertisement—and Miss Marple must unravel the fiendish puzzle when a crime does indeed occur.The villagers of Chipping Cleghorn are agog with curiosity when the Gazette advertises “A murder is announced and will take place on Friday, October 29th, at Little Paddocks at 6.30 p.m.”A childish practical joke? Or a spiteful hoax? Unable to resist the mysterious invitation, the locals arrive at Little Paddocks at the appointed time when, without warning, the lights go out and a gun is fired. When they come back on, a gruesome scene is revealed. An impossible crime? Only Miss Marple can unravel it.
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Author
Agatha Christie
Pages
320
Publisher
Harper Collins
Published Date
2009-03-17
ISBN
0061750387 9780061750380
Ratings
Google: 5
Community ReviewsSee all
"Eh. Figured it out about 2/3 of the way though. Really do not like the Miss Marples nearly as much as the Poirots: too many dull tiresome products of Empire and little humor."
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Lesley Williams
"For a postwar UK feel (and a little murder), this is one of the best windows into some of the things happening. The setting is a character in itself. It functions against and with the characters as the murder play occurs. "
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Allison Cope
"This one is gonna getchya."
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Bracklinn Norah