num_pages: 288
description: ‘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 favour!’ 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 – when the colonel was found shot dead in the clergyman’s study. But as Miss Marple soon discovers, the whole village seems to have had a motive to kill Colonel Protheroe.Librarian's note: this entry is for the novel "Murder at the Vicarage." 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: Murder at the Vicarage
titlecomplete: Murder at the Vicarage
characters: Dr. Stone, Colonel Melchett, Anne Protheroe, Colonel Protheroe, Leonard Clement, Lettice Protheroe, Hawes, Gladys Cram, Lawrence Redding, Mary Hill, Inspector Slack, Mrs. LeStrange, Raymond West, Dr. Haydock, Dennis Clement, Griselda Clement, Sir Henry Clithering, Miss Marple
genres: Audiobook, Cozy Mystery, Detective, Thriller, Crime, Classics, Mystery Thriller, Mystery, British Literature, Fiction
ratings_count: 183349
places: England, St. Mary Mead, England
series: Miss Marple
publisher: Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers