eBook, 224 pages
English language
Published Oct. 12, 1999 by William Morow.
Miss Marple senses danger when she visits a friend living in Stoneygates, a rehabilitation center for delinquents. Her fears are confirmed when someone shoots at the administrator. Although he is not injured, a mysterious visitor is less fortunate—shot dead simultaneously in another part of the building.
Pure coincidence? Miss Marple thinks not, and must use all her cunning to solve the riddle of the stranger’s visit … and his murder.
I had my suspicions for a while but am not sure I remembered the story from when I’d read it ages ago, or if I picked up on some of the hints. Lovely how Miss Marple solved it in the end.
I love how my memory is bad enough that I can reread Agatha Christie and not remember whodunnit, so I get the joy of trying to figure it all out again.
Four stars in 2013, but only three in 2017. I've been reading a lot of Agatha Christie this year, so I think this one just felt too rote and even a little contrived.
