{"product_id":"the-murder-at-the-vicarage-the-first-miss-marple-mystery-paperback","title":"The Murder at the Vicarage: The First Miss Marple Mystery - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAgatha Christie\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eLaura Thompson\u003c\/b\u003e (Afterword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe famous novel in which the Queen of Crime introduced one of her most beloved characters, the indomitable Miss Marple.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSt. Mary Mead appears to be a typically quaint English country village, but many dark secrets lurk under its placid surface--and its most unobtrusive resident, the elderly Miss Jane Marple, is equally easy to underestimate. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen Colonel Protheroe, the exceedingly disagreeable local magistrate, is found shot to death in the vicar's study, the police are confounded. Nearly everyone in the village had good reason to wish the man dead, witness accounts conflict, and two contradictory confessions further muddy the waters. Suspects abound, including an archaeologist on a local dig, a young visiting artist, an unhappy wife, a local poacher, and a mysterious woman just arrived in town--and, of course, the vicar himself. But the vicar's observant neighbor, Miss Marple, notices far more than most. An adept and shrewd student of human nature, she is the only one clever enough to untangle the clues and solve the mystery.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eAGATHA CHRISTIE (1890-1976) was born in Devon, England. She wrote more than 70 books and 150 short stories, as well as works for stage and screen. Her novel \u003ci\u003eAnd Then There Were None\u003c\/i\u003e is considered the world's bestselling mystery novel, and her play \u003ci\u003eThe Mousetrap\u003c\/i\u003e is the longest-running play in London theater history. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Introducer\u003c\/b\u003e LAURA THOMPSON is the author of \u003ci\u003eAgatha Christie: A Mysterious Life\u003c\/i\u003e, which was a finalist for the Edgar Allan Poe Award for biography. She is also the author of the critically acclaimed biography of Nancy Mitford, \u003ci\u003eLife in a Cold Climate\u003c\/i\u003e, and of \u003ci\u003eThe Six: The Lives of the Mitford Sisters.\u003c\/i\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 7.9 x 5.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 06, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51987972522285,"sku":"9798217007530","price":13.79,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/b-Az-jqCpt9798217007530.webp?v=1776188496","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/the-murder-at-the-vicarage-the-first-miss-marple-mystery-paperback","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}