Actress Marina Gregg and her husband Jason Rudd buy and renovate an old estate in Britain near the village of St. Mary Mead. They offer their residence as a venue for a fundraiser for a local charity. Some of the more-honored guests and dignitaries are invited to the second floor to meet the actress and her husband. Soon after villagers Heather Badcock and her husband are greeted and offered drinks, Heather Badcock collapses and dies. As it turns out, her drink, which was going to be the drink for Marina until Heather's own drink was spilled, was laced with a heavy dose of a prescription medication.Miss Jane Marple, recovering from some vague infirmity, was not on hand to witness the tragedy, but her good friend Mrs. Bantry was. Mrs. Bantry's very thorough observations, in conjunction with information shared with Miss Marple by Chief Inspector Craddock of Scotland Yard, help Miss Marple focus on what seem like small details to help solve the murder, which includes figuring out if the murderer killed the intended victim. A classic Agatha Christie novel.
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