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picric acid crystal in the woods near the vicarage, rigging it to explode and create a "second gunshot" that would confuse any witnesses. In the evening, Redding placed the false call to
Clement to get him out of the house, while Anne walked past Miss Marple's home without a handbag in close-fitting clothing to show that she was not carrying a gun. She retrieved the pistol (which had been fitted with a silencer), killed her husband, and left the vicarage; Redding then entered, stole the note incriminating Hawes, and planted his own note falsifying the time of death.
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the church accounts. Clement is called away to a farm to visit a dying parishioner, but learns that the man has recovered, and that nobody actually asked for him. Upon returning home, Clement encounters a distressed
Redding at the gate to the vicarage, then discovers Colonel Protheroe dead at the writing desk in his study. He summons Dr Haydock, who pronounces that Protheroe was killed by a gunshot to the back of the head.
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house. News spreads quickly, and both
Lawrence Redding and Anne Protheroe confess to the murder. However, both are exonerated: Redding because he insists on an inaccurate time of death, and Anne because Miss Marple clearly saw that she was not carrying a pistol. Other suspects include Archer, a man treated harshly by Protheroe for
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Clement arrives at Hawes's rooms to find him dying from an overdose. He discovers the real note
Protheroe was writing when he was killed, which reveals that Hawes was responsible for stealing money from the church accounts. Melchett arrives and calls Dr Haydock, but the operator accidentally connects
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of 30 November 1930 begins, "The talented Miss
Christie is far from being at her best in her latest mystery story. It will add little to her eminence in the field of detective fiction." The review went on to say that, "the local sisterhood of spinsters is introduced with much gossip and click-clack.
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Both conspirators confessed to the crime with obvious falsehoods in their stories, appearing to exonerate each other. Redding drugged Hawes and planted the
Colonel's note to make it appear as though Hawes committed suicide out of guilt. Dr Haydock saves the life of Hawes. Miss Marple proposes a trap
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of 6 November 1930 posed the various questions as to who could have killed
Protheroe and why, and concluded, "As a detective story, the only fault of this one is that it is hard to believe the culprit could kill Prothero so quickly and quietly. The three plans of the room, garden, and village show
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The ending wraps up all loose ends. Lettice reveals that Mrs
Lestrange is her mother, Colonel Protheroe's first wife, who is terminally ill; Lettice destroyed the portrait of Lestrange in Protheroe's house so the police would not suspect her. The two depart so that Lestrange can spend her last days
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Protheroe. The adaptation was generally very close to the original novel with four major exceptions: the trap which exposes the killer is changed to involve another murder attempt, the characters of Dennis, Dr Stone, and Gladys Cram were deleted, Bill Archer is present in the kitchen while
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of 12 December 1930, said that, "here is a straightforward story which very pleasantly draws a number of red herrings across the docile reader's path. There is a distinct originality in her new expedient for keeping the secret. She discloses it at the outset, turns it inside out, apparently proves
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Miss Marple believes the true killers to be
Lawrence Redding and Anne Protheroe. In love with Anne, Redding decided they could be together only if he removed her husband. On the pretext of seeking advice from Clement, he left his pistol in a potted plant holder at the vicarage. He then planted the
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One day Clement encounters Protheroe's wife, Anne, embracing Lawrence Redding, a young visiting artist; while promising them that he will not reveal their affair, he advises Redding to leave the village at once. The next day, Clement is scheduled to meet with Protheroe to go over irregularities in
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While Haydock takes Hawes to a hospital, Miss Marple explains her theory about the true murderer. Her seven suspects are revealed to be Archer; Mary, the Clements' maid, who had the opportunity; Lettice Protheroe, the Colonel's daughter, who could not stand him; Dennis, whose alibi about a tennis
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Reporters descend on the village as other strange occurrences take place. Mrs Price Ridley receives a threatening phone call, and Anne Protheroe discovers a portrait in a spare room slashed to pieces with a knife. A police handwriting expert examines the victim's note and determines that Colonel
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as Anne. This version eliminates the characters of Dr Stone and Gladys Cram, replacing them with the elderly French professor Dufosse and his granddaughter Hélène. Other changes include the elimination of Miss Weatherby, the changing of Mrs Price-Ridley's first name from Martha to Marjorie, the
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wrote sixty years later that the novel is "Our first glimpse of St Mary Mead, a hotbed of burglary, impersonation, adultery and ultimately murder. What is it precisely that people find so cosy about such stories?" He found the resolution a bit hard to believe, yet the story is more appealing to
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The police, led by Colonel Melchett and Inspector Slack, are confounded by several details, including a note left by Protheroe that seems to conflict with Haydock's opinion of the time of death, and some witnesses claiming to have heard a shot out in the woods, but no gunshot near or within the
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readers of 1990 than to those in 1930. "The solution boggles the mind somewhat, but there are too many incidental pleasures to complain, and the strong dose of vinegar in this first sketch of Miss Marple is more to modern taste than the touch of syrup in later presentations."
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A bit of this goes a long way and the average reader is apt to grow weary of it all, particularly of the amiable Miss Marple, who is sleuth-in-chief of the affair." The reviewer summarised the set-up of the plot and concluded, "The solution is a distinct anti-climax."
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travelling the world. Miss Cram is revealed to have known nothing about the false Dr Stone's plot, and Griselda and Dennis confess to having threatened Mrs Price Ridley as a practical joke. Griselda reveals that she is pregnant, which Miss Marple deduced.
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said, "I have read better works by Agatha Christie, but that does not mean that this last book is not more cheerful, more amusing, and more seductive than the generality of detective novels." In a short review dated 15 October 1930, the
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party failed to hold up; either Hawes or Clement, to prevent the Colonel from investigating the church accounts; or Griselda, who is revealed to have returned on an earlier train the day of the murder. However, none of them are guilty.
574:, which led to the death of an agent. Two major departures from the book are the portrayal of Miss Marple as Anne's close friend and the addition of a series of flashbacks to December 1915, when a younger Miss Marple (played by
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Miss Marple tells Clement she has a list of seven possible suspects in mind. Miss Marple sees Miss Cram carrying a suitcase into the woods at midnight, which Clement later finds, along with a small crystal of
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Rose and Gladdie: respectively, the parlour maid and kitchen maid at Old Hall, Colonel Protheroe's house. Gladdie shared with Redding what she overheard when Mrs Lestrange visited Old Hall.
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that the solution cannot be true, and so produces an atmosphere of bewilderment."
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Mary Adams: the vicar's housemaid and cook. She is going out with Bill Archer.
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Lettice Protheroe: Colonel Protheroe's daughter from his first marriage.
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650:). This was translated from the edition first published in France by
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820:"American Tribute to Agatha Christie: The Classic Years 1930 – 1934"
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Dennis Clement: the vicar's teenage nephew, part of his household.
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Peers, Chris; Spurrier, Ralph; Sturgeon, Jamie (March 1999).
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on Protheroe's land; and Stone's young assistant, Miss Cram.
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Gladys Cram: Dr Stone's secretary, in her early twenties.
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later in the same year. The UK edition retailed at seven
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A Talent to Deceive – an appreciation of Agatha Christie
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The character of Miss Marple had previously appeared in
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him to Miss Marple, who arrives to see if she can help.
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The story was adapted into a play by Moie Charles and
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Colonel Melchett: the Chief Constable for the county.
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Agatha Christie's Great Detectives Poirot and Marple
751:(1919–2004), the daughter of her first marriage, to
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777:Collins Crime Club – A checklist of First Editions
172:It is the first novel to feature the character of
2744:Works originally published in the Chicago Tribune
2248:The Witness for the Prosecution and Other Stories
417:review declared: "Bafflement is well sustained."
318:Miss Amanda Hartnell: a spinster in St Mary Mead.
728:The novel was first serialised in the US in the
33:Dust-jacket illustration of the first UK edition
2297:Miss Marple's Final Cases and Two Other Stories
1273:Miss Marple's Final Cases and Two Other Stories
498:on 16 December 1949. Miss Marple was played by
779:(second ed.). Dragonby Press. p. 14.
327:Lawrence Redding: a painter who fought in the
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502:, who at the time was only 35 years of age.
324:Dr Haydock: a doctor living in St Mary Mead.
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906:O'Neill, H C (12 December 1930). "Review".
449:(1942), along with Slack and Melchett, and
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355:Dr Stone: an archaeologist carrying out a
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2304:Problem at Pollensa Bay and Other Stories
1020:Marple: The Murder at the Vicarage (2004)
792:Detective Fiction – the collector's guide
677:, paperback, (Penguin number 686), 255 pp
535:It was presented again in the ITV series
187:The character had previously appeared in
16:1930 Miss Marple novel by Agatha Christie
241:, who says he has something to confess.
2318:While the Light Lasts and Other Stories
997:at the official Agatha Christie website
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427:Christie herself later wrote: "Reading
2269:The Adventure of the Christmas Pudding
1257:The Adventure of the Christmas Pudding
2739:Novels first published in serial form
592:Les Petits Meurtres d'Agatha Christie
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2012:The Mirror Crack'd from Side to Side
1447:Agatha Christie's fictional universe
1180:The Mirror Crack'd from Side to Side
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2573:Agatha Christie: A Life in Pictures
367:Literary significance and reception
153:, first published in the UK by the
2542:Agatha Christie's Secret Notebooks
2255:Three Blind Mice and Other Stories
1442:Tropes in Agatha Christie's novels
1249:Three Blind Mice and Other Stories
603:The book was adapted for radio by
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2709:British novels adapted into films
2283:The Golden Ball and Other Stories
1003:The Murder at the Vicarage (1986)
966:Agatha Christie: An Autobiography
742:The dedication of the book reads:
615:as the Rev. Leonard Clement, and
157:in October 1930 and in the US by
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790:Cooper, John; Pyke, B A (1994).
687:1961, Fontana Books (imprint of
312:prior to coming to St Mary Mead.
2605:Agatha and the Midnight Murders
2262:The Under Dog and Other Stories
1648:The Mysterious Affair at Styles
895:. 30 November 1930. p. 32.
878:. 6 November 1930. p. 921.
2597:Agatha and the Curse of Ishtar
2589:Agatha and the Truth of Murder
949:. 15 October 1930. p. 20.
892:The New York Times Book Review
383:The New York Times Book Review
169:and the US edition at $ 2.00.
98:256 (first edition, hardcover)
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2724:First-person narrative novels
2660:Agatha Christie Award (Japan)
2535:The Mousetrap and Other Plays
1697:The Mystery of the Blue Train
926:(16 October 1930). "Review".
875:The Times Literary Supplement
684:(New York), paperback, 223 pp
494:in 1949, which opened at the
478:Murder at the Vicarage (play)
373:The Times Literary Supplement
2276:Double Sin and Other Stories
2054:By the Pricking of My Thumbs
1739:Murder on the Orient Express
1565:Tommy and Tuppence Beresford
1265:Double Sin and Other Stories
359:on Colonel Protheroe's land.
2378:Witness for the Prosecution
1683:The Murder of Roger Ackroyd
654:in 2005 under the title of
380:The review of the novel in
22:The Murder at the Vicarage
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2507:Come, Tell Me How You Live
1809:Hercule Poirot's Christmas
1746:Why Didn't They Ask Evans?
1711:The Murder at the Vicarage
1585:Chief Inspector James Japp
1570:Lady Eileen "Bundle" Brent
1416:Agathe kann's nicht lassen
1124:The Murder at the Vicarage
995:The Murder at the Vicarage
632:The Murder at the Vicarage
557:as Colonel Protheroe, and
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472:Adaptations to other media
142:The Murder at the Vicarage
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2144:The Rose and the Yew Tree
1669:The Man in the Brown Suit
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439:Allusions in other novels
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2729:Fiction about mariticide
2719:Collins Crime Club books
2581:The Unicorn and the Wasp
2559:Agatha Christie Memorial
2343:And Then There Were None
2220:Parker Pyne Investigates
1837:One, Two, Buckle My Shoe
1823:And Then There Were None
1404:Agatha Christie's Marple
969:. Berkley. p. 422.
843:Barnard, Robert (1990).
818:Marcum, J S (May 2007).
652:Emmanuel Proust éditions
627:Graphic novel adaptation
564:double-barrelled shotgun
538:Agatha Christie's Marple
2475:Butter in a Lordly Dish
2241:The Labours of Hercules
2151:A Daughter's a Daughter
1942:They Do It with Mirrors
1858:The Body in the Library
1704:The Seven Dials Mystery
1662:The Murder on the Links
1580:Captain Arthur Hastings
1387:The Body in the Library
1156:They Do It with Mirrors
1132:The Body in the Library
446:The Body in the Library
310:Encephalitis lethargica
280:: a spinster living in
128:The Body in the Library
2350:Appointment with Death
2213:The Listerdale Mystery
2192:The Mysterious Mr Quin
2082:Elephants Can Remember
2068:Passenger to Frankfurt
1886:Death Comes as the End
1802:Appointment with Death
1676:The Secret of Chimneys
1461:Murder at the Vicarage
1355:Television adaptations
506:Television adaptations
484:Murder at the Vicarage
429:Murder at the Vicarage
159:Dodd, Mead and Company
2704:Novels about adultery
2311:The Harlequin Tea Set
2199:The Thirteen Problems
1998:Cat Among the Pigeons
1921:A Murder Is Announced
1774:Murder in Mesopotamia
1718:The Sittaford Mystery
1560:Superintendent Battle
1233:The Thirteen Problems
1148:A Murder Is Announced
1078:Characters and places
465:The Thirteen Problems
194:The Thirteen Problems
121:The Sittaford Mystery
2406:The Unexpected Guest
2290:Poirot's Early Cases
2137:Absent in the Spring
1984:4.50 from Paddington
1970:Hickory Dickory Dock
1956:A Pocket Full of Rye
1928:They Came to Baghdad
1655:The Secret Adversary
1575:Sir Henry Clithering
1328:The Alphabet Murders
1304:Murder at the Gallop
1172:4.50 from Paddington
1164:A Pocket Full of Rye
1095:Sir Henry Clithering
847:(revised ed.).
691:), paperback, 191 pp
452:4.50 from Paddington
406:of 16 October 1930,
2699:1930 British novels
2514:Star Over Bethlehem
2234:The Regatta Mystery
2178:Poirot Investigates
2130:Unfinished Portrait
2026:A Caribbean Mystery
1991:Ordeal by Innocence
1963:Destination Unknown
1760:Death in the Clouds
1371:Murder with Mirrors
1363:A Caribbean Mystery
1241:The Regatta Mystery
1188:A Caribbean Mystery
662:Publication history
656:L'Affaire Prothéroe
511:British adaptations
176:and her village of
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2734:Miss Marple novels
2500:The Road of Dreams
2413:Go Back for Murder
2357:Murder on the Nile
2227:Murder in the Mews
2206:The Hound of Death
2033:At Bertram's Hotel
1935:Mrs McGinty's Dead
1907:Taken at the Flood
1844:Evil Under the Sun
1781:Cards on the Table
1767:The A.B.C. Murders
1725:Peril at End House
1336:The Mirror Crack'd
1196:At Bertram's Hotel
753:Archibald Christie
543:Granada Television
527:as the vicar, and
155:Collins Crime Club
149:by British writer
71:Collins Crime Club
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2643:Ashfield, Torquay
2584:(2008 TV episode)
2185:Partners in Crime
1949:After the Funeral
1893:Sparkling Cyanide
1872:The Moving Finger
1795:Death on the Nile
1753:Three Act Tragedy
1732:Lord Edgware Dies
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1140:The Moving Finger
924:Nicholson, Harold
585:French adaptation
572:French Resistance
496:Playhouse Theatre
147:detective fiction
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87:Publication place
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2639:(second husband)
2613:See How They Run
2576:(2004 docudrama)
2528:An Autobiography
2468:Three Blind Mice
2446:television plays
2061:Hallowe'en Party
1977:Dead Man's Folly
1865:Five Little Pigs
1590:Miss Jane Marple
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1288:Film adaptations
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