This classic Miss Murple novel takes place in a small village, as usual. And the story starts with a rather curious announcement in the local newspaper. The announcement reads, “A murder is announced and will take place on Friday, October 29th, at Little Paddocks at 6.30 p.m.”

Everyone in the village is intrigued, and they all gather at Little Paddocks. Is it a hoax? Is someone trying to scare Letitia Blacklock? When they gather that fateful evening, the lights suddenly go out, and a bullet misses Letitia and kills a man. And soon other bodies started piling up.

It falls on Miss Murple to solve the mystery as soon as possible.

This story grips the reader’s attention from the start, and the plot twists leave the reader shocked. A classic entertaining Agatha Christie novel.

-Ariana