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After wealthy financier Rex Fortescue’s sudden death, grains of rye are inexplicably found in his pocket. The coroner’s verdict is death by poisoning, yet only one of the dead man’s relatives seems upset. The others all have motives to want the old man dead. When two more members of the Fortescue household are murdered, Miss Marple enters the case. But is one bizarre clue — the pocket full of rye — enough to solve the strangest case of her career?
More Reviews and RecommendationsAgatha Christie is nearly synonymous with upper-class British mysteries, for good reason. She set the standard for the genre in over 60 novels and dozens of short stories, also creating two classic detectives: the fastidious Belgian, Hercule Poirot, and English spinster Jane Marple. No one could match Christie's knack for weaving clues into her stories, then turning the whole thing inside out -- shocking her readers every time.
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July 11, 2008: What a great mystery! Agatha keeps you guesses as to who the murderer really is.....you'll be in for a surprise!
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August 30, 2007: I loved this story. Agatha, you did it again! This book will keep you guessing and questioning every character. Something that a good mystery should do, should it not? I read this book in about 2 1/2 days, so I would say that it is a short read. I love how Miss. Marple always puts the puzzle together! Not even blackbirds in a pie can get her...