A Christmas Tragedy: A Miss Marple Story (Miss Marple Mysteries)

Previously published in the print anthology The Thirteen Problems. At a health resort, Miss Marple becomes suspicious that a man she meets is planning on murdering his wife. Here's a story for the group from Miss Marple herself. While at a health resort years earlier, Miss Marple had become suspicious. She thought a man she met may have been planning to murder his wife. When Mrs. Sanders did indeed die in suspicious circumstances, the man had a good alibi for his wife's time of death - it included supporting evidence from Miss Marple herself! The story was first published as "The Hat and the Alibi" in "Storyteller" in January 1930. Librarian's note: this entry relates to the short story, "A Christmas Tragedy." Collections and the other stories by the author are located elsewhere on Goodreads. The Miss Marple series includes twelve novels and 20 short stories. Entries for the short stories can be found by searching Goodreads for: "a Miss Marple Short Story."