The Murder at the Vicarage: A Miss Marple Mystery

In this exclusive authorized edition from the Queen of Mystery comes the first Miss Marple mystery wherein a dead body in a clergyman’s study proves to the indomitable sleuth that no place, holy or otherwise, is a sanctuary from homicide—now with a stunning new look and special foreword by Lucy Foley.

Miss Marple encounters a compelling murder mystery in the sleepy little village of St. Mary Mead, where under the seemingly peaceful exterior of an English country village lurks intrigue, guilt, deception and death.

Colonel Protheroe, local magistrate and overbearing land-owner is the most detested man in the village. Everyone—even in the vicar—wishes he were dead. And very soon he is–shot in the head in the vicar’s own study. Faced with a surfeit of suspects, only the inscrutable Miss Marple can unravel the tangled web of clues that will lead to the unmasking of the killer.

Publisher ‏ : ‎ William Morrow Paperbacks
Publication date ‏ : ‎ September 30, 2025
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Print length ‏ : ‎ 304 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0063440016
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0063440012
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 8.3 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.31 x 0.68 x 8 inches
Book 1 of 12 ‏ : ‎ Miss Marple Mysteries
Best Sellers Rank: #62,134 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #96 in Traditional Detective Mysteries (Books) #250 in Amateur Sleuths #370 in Women Sleuths (Books)
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