"Handled with that exquisitely smooth technique that is uniquely Mrs. Christie's."--New York Times
"Would you like to see a picture of a murderer?" So asks a stranger of Miss Jane Marple while she is vacationing on luxurious St. HonorS. Before she has a chance to answer, the mystery man vanishes, only to be found dead the following day.Now Miss Marple is asking the questions: What happened to the curious photo?...
"Would you like to see a picture of a murderer?" So asks a stranger of Miss Jane Marple while she is vacationing on luxurious St. HonorS. Before she has a chance to answer, the mystery man vanishes, only to be found dead the following day.Now Miss Marple is asking the questions: What happened to the curious photo? Why is the hotelier prone to nightmares? Why doesn"t the mosttalked-about guest, a reclusive millionaire, ever leave his room? And why is Miss Marple fearing for her own life?
1. Major Palgrave Tells a Story
2. Miss Marple Makes Comparisons
3. A Death in the Hotel
4. Miss Marple Seeks Medical Attentio
5. Miss Marple Makes a Decision
6. In the Small Hours
7. Morning on the Beach
8. A Talk with Esther Waiters
9. Miss Prescott and Others
10. A Decision in Jamestown
11. Evening at the Golden Palm
12. Old Sins Cast Long Shadows
13. Exit Victoria Johnson
14. Inquiry
15. Inquiry Continued
16. Miss Marple Seeks Assistance
17. Mr. Rafiel Takes Charge
18. Without Benefit of Clergy
19. Uses of a Shoe
20. Night Alarm
21. Jackson on Cosmetics
22. A Man in Her Life?
23. The Last Day
24. Nemesis
25. Miss Marple Uses Her Imagination
Epilogue