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First Published: 1950 Features: Miss Jane Marple, Det. Insp. Craddock. Blurb:
The villagers of Chipping Cleghorn, including Miss Marple, are agog with
curiosity over an advertisement in the local gazette which reads: '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 hoax intended to scare poor Letitia Blacklock? Unable to resist
the mysterious invitation, a crowd begins to gather at Little Paddocks at the
appointed time when, without warning, the lights go out ... To:
Ralph and Ann Newman at whose house I first tasted "Delicious
Death!" |
