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The murder at the vicarage
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New York : William Morrow/HarperCollins, 2011., ©1930.
Format:
Book
Edition:
1st Harper paperback.
Physical Desc:
285 pages ; 21 cm.
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Description

In this exclusive authorized edition from the Queen of Mystery, a dead body in a clergyman’s study proves to the indomitable sleuth that no place, holy or otherwise, is a sanctuary from homicide.

Miss Marple encounters a compelling murder mystery in the sleepy little village of St. Mary Mead, where under the seemingly peaceful exterior of an English country village lurks intrigue, guilt, deception and death.

Colonel Protheroe, local magistrate and overbearing land-owner is the most detested man in the village. Everyone--even in the vicar--wishes he were dead. And very soon he is--shot in the head in the vicar's own study. Faced with a surfeit of suspects, only the inscrutable Miss Marple can unravel the tangled web of clues that will lead to the unmasking of the killer.

 

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English
ISBN:
9780062073600, 0062073605

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Originally published: London : Collins, 1930.
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The murder of Colonel Protheroe -- shot through the head -- is a shock to everyone in St Mary Mead, though hardly an unpleasant one. Now even the vicar, who had declared that killing the detested Protheroe would be 'doing the world at large a favour,' is a suspect -- the Colonel has been dispatched in the clergyman's study, no less. But the picturesque English village of St Mary Mead is overpopulated with suspects. There is of course the faithless Mrs Protheroe; and there is of course her young lover -- an artist, to boot.Perhaps more surprising than the revelation of the murderer is the detective who will crack the case: 'a white-haired old lady with a gentle, appealing manner.' Miss Jane Marple has arrived on the scene, and crime literature's private men's club of great detectives will never be the same.
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APA Citation (style guide)

Christie, A. (2011). The murder at the vicarage. 1st Harper paperback. New York, William Morrow/HarperCollins.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)

Christie, Agatha, 1890-1976. 2011. The Murder At the Vicarage. New York, William Morrow/HarperCollins.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)

Christie, Agatha, 1890-1976, The Murder At the Vicarage. New York, William Morrow/HarperCollins, 2011.

MLA Citation (style guide)

Christie, Agatha. The Murder At the Vicarage. 1st Harper paperback. New York, William Morrow/HarperCollins, 2011.

Note! Citation formats are based on standards as of July 2022. Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy.
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