{"product_id":"9798217007530","title":"The Murder at the Vicarage The First Miss Marple Mystery - Christie, Agatha","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cu\u003eThe Murder at the Vicarage The First Miss Marple Mystery\u003c\/u\u003e by Christie, Agatha\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormat: Paperback\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePublished by Random House, 2026\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe famous novel in which the Queen of Crime introduced one of her most beloved characters, the indomitable Miss Marple.\u003c\/b\u003e\n\n\n\nSt. Mary Mead appears to be a typically quaint English country village, but many dark secrets lurk under its placid surface--and its most unobtrusive resident, the elderly Miss Jane Marple, is equally easy to underestimate.\n\n\n\nWhen Colonel Protheroe, the exceedingly disagreeable local magistrate, is found shot to death in the vicar's study, the police are confounded. Nearly everyone in the village had good reason to wish the man dead, witness accounts conflict, and two contradictory confessions further muddy the waters. Suspects abound, including an archaeologist on a local dig, a young visiting artist, an unhappy wife, a local poacher, and a mysterious woman just arrived in town--and, of course, the vicar himself. But the vicar's observant neighbor, Miss Marple, notices far more than most. An adept and shrewd student of human nature, she is the only one clever enough to untangle the clues and solve the mystery.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003csmall\u003eProduct image is for illustration purposes only and may not be an exact representation of the product offered for sale.\u003c\/small\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Random House, 2026","offers":[{"title":"The Murder at the Vicarage The First Miss Marple Mystery \/ NEW","offer_id":51935114527012,"sku":"9798217007530NW","price":9.9,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0714\/9951\/4148\/files\/public_74c65322-c30d-4d0a-9cd9-ceaf5682dc90.jpg?v=1779986951","url":"https:\/\/brookingsbooks.com\/products\/9798217007530","provider":"Brookings Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}