Miss Marple Series / A Murder is Announced / Agatha Christie

The villagers of Chipping Cleghorn, including Jane Marple, are agog at an advertisement in the local paper stating that a murder has been announced and will take place in Little Paddocks on Friday 29 October at 6.30pm. A childish joke? Or a joke to frighten poor Letitia Blacklock? Unable to resist the mysterious invitation, a crowd gathers in Little Paddocks at the appointed time when, without warning, the lights go out…