The Thumb Mark of St. Peter

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Summary

Genre: Murder Mystery

Format: Short Story

Locations: England, St. Mary Mead

Recurring Characters: Miss Jane Marple

Synopsis

When Mabel’s husband dies, the village gossips of St Mary Mead begin to question why. When Miss Marple finds out they quarrelled the night before it looks even more suspicious. Mabel admits to buying some arsenic but claims she intended to commit suicide. Who is telling the truth?

In this story Miss Marple describes what may have been the very first murder she solved. This short story is published in The Thirteen Problems.

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