Description

• First Australian Edition [The Crime Club, Sydney, 1950]; 256 pages; camel cloth, black titling to spine, bookseller’s stamp inside front board, else fine copy; in near-fine dustjacket, lightly foxed verso
• Christie’s 50th crime novel & one of her very best

The villagers of Chipping Cleghorn are astonished to read a notice in the local newspaper announcing the time and place of an upcoming murder. Full of curiosity, several villagers gather at the appointed residence, but the homeowner is as mystified as they are. And then on cue, the lights go out and shots are fired. A murder has indeed occurred, but thankfully Miss Marple is close at hand to help the police crack the case.