A Caribbean Mystery (Miss Marple Mysteries)

SUMMARY: "Would you like to see a picture of a murderer?" So asks a stranger of Miss Jane Marple while she is vacationing on luxurious St. Honore. Before she has a chance to answer, the mystery man vanishes, only to be found dead the following day. Now Miss Marple is asking the questions: What happened to the curious photo: Why is the hotelier prone to nightmares? Why doesn't the most-talked-about guest, a reclusive millionaire, ever leave his room? Any why is Miss Marple fearing for her own life? SUMMARY: "Would you like to see a picture of a murderer?" So asks a stranger of Miss Jane Marple while she is vacationing on luxurious St. Honore. Before she has a chance to answer, the mystery man vanishes, only to be found dead the following day. Now Miss Marple is asking the questions: What happened to the curious photo: Why is the hotelier prone to nightmares? Why doesn't the most-talked-about guest, a reclusive millionaire, ever leave his room? Any why is Miss Marple fearing for her own life? Fiction,Political,General,Mystery & Detective,Crime & mystery,Crime & Thriller,Suspense,Mystery fiction,Detective and mystery stories; English,Mystery & Detective - General,Detective,Fiction - Mystery,Traditional British,Mystery & Detective - Traditional British,Mystery,Mystery & Detective - Series,Marple; Jane (Fictitious character),Mystery & Detective - Women Sleuths,Women detectives,Women Sleuths,Women detectives - England,Caribbean Area There is no rest or relaxation for Miss Marple. Agatha Christie's most appealing sleuth returns in this classic baffler of a vacation-turned-deadly. Nephew Raymond West has given his favourite aunt a vacation at a beautiful resort in the Caribbean. While there she encounters an old wind-bag. One of his stories is about meeting a murderer. He has a snapshot. Suddenly he hesitates, and gets flustered. By the next morning he is dead, seemingly of natural causes. Miss Marple has doubts. And well she should. Librarian's note: this entry is for the novel, "A Caribbean Mystery." Collections and other Miss Marple stories are located elsewhere on Goodreads. The series includes 12 novels and 20 short stories. Entries for the short stories can be found by searching Goodreads for: "a Miss Marple Short Story." "An exotic holiday for Miss Marple is ruined when a retired major is killed... As Jane Marple sat basking in the Caribbean sunshine she felt mildly discontented with life. True, the warmth eased her rheumatism, but here in paradise nothing ever happened. Eventually, her interest was aroused by an old soldier's yarn about a strange coincidence. Infuriatingly, just as he was about to show her an astonishing photograph, the Major's attention wandered. He never did finished the story..."--Provided by publisher

recovering From A Bout Of Pneumonia, Miss Marple Is Basking In The Warm Sunshine Of The West Indies, Where The Scenery Is Beautiful, Yet Every Day Seems The Same. That Is, Until Major Palgrave Dies Suddenly Thrusting Miss Marple Into A Murder Investigation Of A Most Exotic Nature.

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While vacationing on St. Honore, Miss Marple is accosted by a strange man who offers to show her the picture of a murderer and is found dead the next day, prompting Miss Marple to delve into the mystery. Reissue. Miss Maple is vacationing in St. Honore when a strange man shows her a picture of a murderer and is found death the next day "Take all this business about Kenya," said Major Palgrave.