The Body in the Library

Recently when watching Pointless, one of the answers on the board was The Body in the Library by Agatha Christie, a title that I knew well but hadn't read, so I borrowed a copy from the library. The book was first published in 1942 and features Miss Marple as one of the characters. Needless to say Miss Marple does solve the crime before the police work out who committed it.

Colonel and Mrs Bantry wake one morning to be told by their staff that there is a body of a young woman lying on the floor in their library. The police are immediately called and Dolly Bantry also contacts her friend, Miss Marple, for her assistance. There is a long list of suspects, especially when it is discovered that the victim had been befriended by Conway Jefferson who had ammended his will leaving her a large sum of money. Then the body of another young girl is found in a burned out car in a quarry. The police and Miss Marple work together to solve the mystery.