The Mirror Crack'd from Side to Side, Agatha Christie
The Book Miss Marple, having survived bronchitis, is being driven crazy by the kindly, well meaning paid companion her nephew Raymond has provided for her, Miss King. Her doctor prescribes a bit of unraveling, since her eyesight is making knitting difficult. And by unraveling he means solving a murder. Miss Marple decides he's right. She's bored and goes exploring the new Development near her house. While there, she has a fall and meets Mrs. Heather Badcock, who is very sweet to her, but self absorbed. Meanwhile, Mrs. Bantry, that good friend of Miss Marple's we last saw in The Body in the Library, comes to visit. Her old house, the venerable Gossington Hall, has been sold to an actress, Miss Marina Gregg and her husband, the director Jason "Jinks" Rudd. She tells Miss Marple, she's happy to see the house in such good hands. Not long afterwards Mrs. Bantry is invited to a charity fete at Gossington Hall. While there, she meets Marina, Jason, an...
