A Pocket Full of Rye: A Miss Marple Mystery (Miss Marple Mysteries Book 6)

In Agatha Christie's classic, A Pocket Full of Rye , the bizarre death of a financial tycoon has Miss Marple investigating a very odd case of crime by rhyme. Rex Fortescue, king of a financial empire, was sipping tea in his "counting house" when he suffered an agonizing and sudden death. On later inspection, the pockets of the deceased were found to contain traces of cereals. Yet, it was the incident in the parlor which confirmed Miss Marple's suspicion that here she was looking at a case of crime by rhyme. . . . "Rex Fortescue, king of a financial empire, was sipping tea in his "counting house" when he suffered an agonizing and sudden death. On later inspection, the pockets of the deceased were found to contain traces of cereals. Yet, it was the incident in the parlor which confirmed Miss Marple's suspicion that here she was looking at a case of crime by rhyme."--Back cover Rex Fortescue, king of a financial empire, was sippingtea in his #x93;counting house#x94; when he sufferedan agonizing and sudden death. On later inspection,the pockets of the deceased were found to containtraces of cereals.Yet, it was the incident in the parlor which confirmedMiss Marple's suspicion that here she waslooking at a case of crime by rhyme. . . The well-known mystery author presents one of her most famous sleuths, the inimitable Miss Marple, as she follows the trail of a murderer who seems to be very fond of nursery rhymes En el asesinato de Rex Fortescue todas las pistas señalan a un mismo culpable. La intervención de Miss Marple, recordando una vieja canción de cuna, permite esclarecer los hechos.