The Murder at the Vicarage (Miss Marple Mysteries, 1)

This beautiful softcover edition is in fine condition, with no marks or tears and only minimal shelf wear. The pages are tight, appear unread, and the book is tight, square, and unmarked. The Murder at the Vicarage is the first novel in Agatha Christie's Miss Marple series, published in 1930. It introduces Miss Jane Marple, an elderly spinster with a keen eye for human nature, as she unravels a murder mystery in the quiet English village of St. Mary Mead. The story is narrated by Reverend Leonard Clement, the village vicar, who becomes entangled in the investigation when Colonel Lucius Protheroe, a widely disliked magistrate, is found shot in the vicarage study. With a village full of suspects, including the colonel’s wife and a local artist, the case seems anything but straightforward. The Murder at the Vicarage established Miss Marple as one of Agatha Christie's most beloved detectives. Praised for its clever plot, sharp humor, this novel remains a classic of the Golden Age of Detective Fiction.