num_pages: 288
description: "A Murder is Announced" is a staple of crime fiction and often considered as the best Miss Marple novel. The villagers of Chipping Cleghorn, including Jane Marple who is staying nearby, are agog with curiosity over an advertisement in the local gazette which reads: ‘A murder is announced and will take place on Friday October 29th, at Little Paddocks at 6.30 p.m.’ Is this a childish practical joke? Or a hoax intended to scare poor Letitia Blacklock? Unable to resist the mysterious invitation, a crowd gathers at Little Paddocks at the appointed time when, without warning, the lights go out…The novel was promoted on both sides of the Atlantic as Agatha Christie's 50th book and published in 1950 by William Collins.Librarian's note: this entry is for the novel, "A Murder is Announced." Collections and other Miss Marple stories are located elsewhere on Goodreads. The series includes 12 novels and 20 short stories. Entries for the short stories can be found by searching Goodreads for: "a Miss Marple Short Story."
language: English
title: A Murder Is Announced
titlecomplete: A Murder Is Announced
characters: Patrick Simmons, Letitia Blacklock, Dora Bunner, Colonel Esterbrook, Mrs. Swettenham, Miss Hinchcliffe, Julia Simmons, Chief Constable George Rydesdale, Belle Goedler, Rudi Scherz, Phillipa Haymes, Myrna Harris, Inspector Dermot Craddock, Miss Marple
genres: Audiobook, Detective, Thriller, Crime, Classics, Mystery Thriller, Mystery, British Literature, Fiction, Murder Mystery
ratings_count: 68089
places: Chipping Cleghorn, England
series: Miss Marple
publisher: Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers