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The Murder at the Vicarage (Miss Marple) [Paperback]

Agatha Christie
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3 Jan 2005 Miss Marple

A new tie-in edition of Agatha Christie’s bestseller, to coincide with the broadcast of the new movie on ITV starring Geraldine McEwan. Includes a full colour plate section, a ‘making of’ essay, background facts and a bonus chapter.

’Anyone who murdered Colonel Protheroe,’ declared the parson, brandishing a carving knife above a joint of roast beef, ‘would be doing the world at large a service!’

It was a careless remark for a man of the cloth. And one which was to come back and haunt the clergyman just a few hours later. From seven potential murderers, Miss Marple must seek out the suspect who has both motive and opportunity.


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  • Paperback: 384 pages
  • Publisher: HarperCollins; TV tie-in edition edition (3 Jan 2005)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0007191006
  • ISBN-13: 978-0007191000
  • Product Dimensions: 10.4 x 17.6 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (27 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 792,739 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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“The acknowledged queen of detective fiction.”
Observer

“When she really hits her stride, as she does here, she is hard to surpass.”
Saturday Review of Literature

“Her gift is pure genius.” Observer

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It’s a historic event in detective fiction as the unflappable sleuth’s passion for gossip – and cheerful recognition of the worst side of human nature – leads her to a crime scene at the local vicarage. Colonel Protheroe, St. Mary Mead’s most loathed magistrate, has been found shot through the head. But it isn’t the “pompous old brute’s” murder that raises eyebrows, but rather the scandalous secrets it exposes. Those secrets are about to put St. Mary Mead on the map – and send Miss Marple on the trail of a killer with something to hide. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Gentle but brilliant 24 Feb 2004
By Suzanne Moore VINE™ VOICE
Format:Mass Market Paperback
This isn't the most widenly known Agatha Christie book but it is one of my favourites.

A cleverly thought out plot that is full of red herrings! I love the way Miss Marple is always figuring things out just before the police especially Inspector Slack!

Even though this is a gentle story with no big shocks or gun battles this story keeps me hooked as well as keeps me coming back to it time and time again.

It's clever enough to keep a person intrigued but not so clever that you have to really concentrate to know what is going on.

This book is a fantastic at showing how observant and how well Miss Marple knows 'human nature'. A must read for all Agatha Christie fans!

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Agatha Christie at her best! 2 April 2001
By A Customer
Format:Paperback
This is one of the best books so far which I have read by Agatha Christie. The omnipresent Miss Marple notices every little detail about the persons around... but in the end, the mystery turns out to be planned with this in mind. The story is based in a small English village where a murder has been committed. The local police, with the help of the vicar and, of course, Miss Marple, investigate the case. This book is one which you surely won't put away till you've read it: it keeps you holding your breath. If you want to read only one Agatha Christie book, make it The Murder at the Vicarage. You'll thoroughly enjoy it!
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5.0 out of 5 stars Classic Mystery as You'd Expect 12 May 2005
By Mark Baker TOP 500 REVIEWER
Format:Mass Market Paperback
It's no secret that no one in St. Mary Mead likes Colonel Protheroe. He is strict, somber, and by the numbers. But when the vicar returns home late for a meeting, he's surprised to find Colonel Protheroe shot through the head. The local police are called in and two people confess. Yet something doesn't seem quite right. Fortunately, Miss Marple lives next door. With her sharp mind talent for learning gossip, she just might make sense of everything that's happening.

Ok, I confess. I love a good cozy mystery but have yet to read much Christie. I can tell I need to change that. This book had me confused from the get go. There were so many red herrings it was hard to tell what was really happening. Yet it all came together at the end in a logical conclusion.

Agatha Christie is a class mystery writer for a reason. Anyone who loves a good puzzle with a surprising conclusion will love this book.

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4.0 out of 5 stars 1st Marple
Murder at the Vicarage was mentioned on a TV documentary as the first Miss Marple story, but she barely gets a mention until the last few chapters. Read more
Published 8 days ago by D. A. Roberts
4.0 out of 5 stars The Murder at the Vicarage
This is the first Miss Marple novel that Agatha Christie wrote. It is about a quiet unassuming vicar who has married a lady 20 odd years younger than himself, has a hopeless... Read more
Published 2 months ago by Mrs. A. L. Maddocks
4.0 out of 5 stars Murder ar the vicarage
Very good excet should have been read by a man as it s a little disconcerting to hear 'Miss Marpe' reading it wen the story is from the male vicar's viewpoint.
Published 2 months ago by MartinA
5.0 out of 5 stars The Murder at the Vicarage
This first Miss Marple mystery is deceptively gentle, with much of the story narrated by the mild mannered vicar. Read more
Published 3 months ago by S Riaz
5.0 out of 5 stars this is how it's done!
I went back to this after reading the norwegian novel 1222 which is pithced at a homage to miss marple (among others) it is the first miss marple book, which I'd not read before. Read more
Published 3 months ago by Chris Miller
5.0 out of 5 stars The Murder at the Vicarage
Lost this book so was glad to find it to add to my collection of Agatha Christie books. Good condition
Published 5 months ago by joyce jakeman
5.0 out of 5 stars The Murder at the Vicarage.......A Miss Marple Mystery
Take a sweet little old lady in a chocolate box cottage in the sleepy village of St Mary Mead who sits by the fire knitting fluffy baby clothes, put her in the midst of a brutal... Read more
Published 7 months ago by wendy
5.0 out of 5 stars Classic Miss Marple
The idyllic village of St Mary Mead is the setting for this classic murder mystery. Colonel Protheroe is found shot dead in the vicar's study much to the incumbent's distress and... Read more
Published 12 months ago by Damaskcat
5.0 out of 5 stars Collectors whim
My dear wife had come so far in the list of books written by this extraordinary Lady Agatha Christie - or was it Miss Marple - that now she wanted all that where still missing. Read more
Published 16 months ago by Dr. Manfred Ottow
1.0 out of 5 stars Boredom at the vicarage
Growing up, Joan Hickson's portrayal of Miss Marple in the BBC adaptations of the same name, was a staple part of my Sunday night TV viewing. Read more
Published 18 months ago by madaboutbooks
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