num_pages: 220
description: A handful of grain is found in the pocket of a murdered businessman!Let us explain. Rex Fortescue, king of a financial empire, was sipping tea in his 'counting house' office when he suffered a sudden and agonising death. On later inspection, the pockets of the deceased were found to contain rye grain. What is that all about? It was a second incident, this time in the parlour at his home, which confirmed Jane Marple's suspicion that here she was looking at a case of crime by rhyme!Librarian's note: this entry is for the novel, "A Pocket Full of Rye." 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 Pocket Full of Rye
titlecomplete: A Pocket Full of Rye  (Miss Marple, #7)
characters: Miss Ramsbottom, Adele Fortescue, Albert Evans, Mr. and Mrs. Crump, Irene Grosvenor, Mr. Billingsley, Elaine Fortescue, Rex Fortescue, Miss Marple, Sergeant Hay, Jennifer Fortescue, Mary Dove, Helen MacKenzie, Pat Fortescue, Lancelot Fortescue, Vivian Dubois, Gerald Wright, Gladys Martin, Detective Inspector Neele, Professor Bernsdorff, Percival Fortescue
genres: Fiction, Mystery, British Literature, Murder Mystery, Thriller, Detective, Mystery Thriller, Classics, Crime, Audiobook
ratings_count: 42801
places: St. Mary Mead, England, London, England
series: Miss Marple
publisher: Signet