Books with title The Murder At the Vicarage

A new tie-in edition of Agatha Christie's bestseller, to coincide with the broadcast of the new movie on ITV starring Geraldine McEwan. Includes a full colour plate section, a 'making of' essay, background facts and a bonus chapter. '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.

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.

It came as no great shock when Colonel Protheroe was found shot to death. The Colonel had earned the hatred of almost everyone in the village. The question was: Who had gotten to him first? The police relaxed when their first suspect confessed. They became uneasy when their second followed suit. By the third confession, they were tied up in knots - and only the sure hand of the remarkable Miss Marple could unravel the tangled skein of deception spun by a maddeningly elusive murderer.

Paperback. Pub Date :2005-01-03 Pages: 384 Language: English Publisher: HarperCollins UK A new tie-in edition of Agatha Christie's bestseller. to coincide with the broadcast of the new movie on ITV starring Geraldine McEwan.Includes a full colour plate section. a 'making of' essay. background facts and a bonus chapter. '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.