The Moving Finger Miss Marple Mysteries Paperback

Seasoned sleuth Miss Marple must discover the author of a series of poison pen letters that are being sent to the quiet village of Lymstock, spreading vicious rumors of illicit love affairs, causing scandals, and leaving death in their wake. Reissue.

agatha Christie’s Beloved Sleuth Miss Marple Is Back In This Compelling Audio Version Of One Of Christie’s Most Adored And Adapted Novels. Jerry Burton And His Sister Joanna Are Living In An English Village As Jerry Recovers From A Disabling Airplane Accident. But When Vicious Letters Begin Arriving All Over Town — Including A Few Addressed To Burton — One Recipient Takes Her Own Life And Another Is Murdered. Burton Takes On The Case, But Only Miss Marple Can Unlock The Secrets Of This Troubling Tale. Her Simple But Ever-effective Approach Is Immortalized Once Again In This Reading, Performed By Veteran Actor Martin Jarvis.

The placid village of Lymstock seems the perfect place for Jerry Burton to recuperate from his accident under the care of his sister, Joanna. But soon a series of vicious poison-pen letters destroys the village's quiet charm, eventually causing one recipient to commit suicide. The vicar, the doctor, the servants—all are on the verge of accusing one another when help arrives from an unexpected quarter. The vicar's houseguest happens to be none other than Jane Marple. Lymstock is a town with more than its share of shameful secrets- a town where even a sudden outbreak of anonymous hate mail causes only a minor stir. But all that changes when one of the recipients, Mrs. Symmington, commits suicide. Her final note says "I can't go on," but Miss Marple questions the coroner's verdict of suicide. Soon nobody is sure of anyone- as secrets stop being shameful and start becoming deadly.--From back cover

Lymstock is a town with more than its share ofshameful secrets—a town where even a suddenoutbreak of anonymous hate mail causes only aminor stir.

But all that changes when one of the recipients,Mrs. Symmington, commits suicide. Her final notesays “I can’t go on,” but Miss Marple questions thecoroner’s verdict of suicide. Soon nobody is sure ofanyone—as secrets stop being shameful and startbecoming deadly.

Poison-pen letters cause two deaths in Lymston, a town where gossip is the breath of life and suspicion can spread like venom. Miss Marple comes to town to save the day in this classic that ranks among the author's favorites Lymstock was a town with more than its fair share of shameful secrets - a town where even a sudden outbreak of anonymous hate-mail caused only a minor stir. But all that changed when Mrs Symmington committed suicide. Suicide and murder bring Miss Marple to the vicarage in a small Yorkshire village--Novelist and nurses, that I was going to be condemned to lie on my back all my life.