The Case of the Perfect Maid

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Summary

Genre: Thriller

Format: Short Story

Location: England

Recurring Characters: Miss Jane Marple

Synopsis

Edna’s cousin Gladys has been accused of and sacked for theft, but when Miss Marple’s maid tells her that Lavinia and Emily Skinner’s replacement maid goes on to steal from the sisters, Miss Marple senses that not all is as it seems...

Once again Miss Marple comes to the aid of Inspector Slack in this story originally published in 1942 (UK). In Strand Magazine it was titled The Perfect Maid and in Chicago Sunday Tribune it was called The Maid Who Disappeared.

It can be found in Miss Marple's Final Cases and also in Three Blind Mice and Other Stories in the US.

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