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Miss Marple Mysteries: Book 9
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One minute, silly Heather Badcock had been babbling on at her movie idol, the glamorous Marina Gregg. The next, Heather suffered a massive seizure, poisoned by a deadly cocktail.
It seems likely that the cocktail was intended for the beautiful actress. But, whilst the police fumble to find...
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Characters edit
- Miss Marple: A witty old woman, Miss Marple reads between the lines and solves murders based on years of observation on "human nature".
- Mrs. Bantry: A nosy friend of Miss Marple who sold the house to Marina Gregg, and a main supplier of information for Miss Marple on events around Gregg's house.
- Marina Gregg: A movie star who has had a troubled life. Now on her 5th marrige, she hopes for a quiet country life. However, a murder quickly disrupts that idea.
- Dermot Craddock: Chief inspector on the case.
- Jason Rudd: Marina's newest husband, much younger than her, a movie producer. He seems to be the "loving husband". He, in the end, has more sense than you might think.
- Heather Badcock: A bubbly person. As Miss Marple puts it, she might lack some common sense. "Let's say that Heather were to go to the bakery," said Miss Marple, "she'd be the type that would start talking to the baker's wife about her grandmother's very precious jewelry and how it is priceless, and exactly where it is, and that she never locks her house, even though she knows that the baker's son who is in the room has been in trouble with the law for stealing."
- Ella Zielinsky: The secretary for Jason Rudd, who learns that even a sneeze can be fatal...
- Arthur Badcock: Heather's husband.
- Dr. Haydock: Miss Marple's doctor who helps spark the idea in her head which solves the murder.
- Margot Bence: A photographer form London.
- Dr. Gilchrist: Marina Gregg's doctor.
- Mr. Giuseppe: Marina Gregg's butler.
- Gladys Dixon: One of Marina Gregg's maids.
- Miss Knight: Miss Marple's over-caring, annoying helper.
- Ardwyck Fenn: Add a description of this character.
- Lola Brewster: Jason Rudd's ex-wife, who is married to Marina Gregg's ex-husband.
- Jim
- Mrs. Allcock
- Jane
- Cornish
- Chief-inspector
- Hailey Preston
- Mrs. Bain
- Alison Wilde
- Laycock
- Tiddler
- Cherry: A young girl who Miss Marple is fond of, who lives in the development.
First Sentence edit
Miss Jane Marple was sitting by her window.
Series & Lists edit
This is book 9 of 17 in Miss Marple Mysteries. (standard series)
Preceded by 4:50 from Paddington, and followed by A Caribbean Mystery.
This is book 54 of 74 in Agatha Christie - Luitingh-Sijthoff pockets. (edition-based publisher list)
Preceded by The Murder of Roger Ackroyd, and followed by Dumb Witness.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Agatha Christie (Author)
Other Contributors:
- J.A. de Groot (Translator) - Dutch translation of 'The Mirror Crack'd from Side to Side'
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Collins Crime Club
Country: Great Britain
Publication Date: November 1962
ISBN: N/A
Page Count: 256
Publisher: Collins Crime Club
Country: Great Britain
Publication Date: November 1962
ISBN: N/A
Page Count: 256
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 823.912
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Links to Supplemental Material edit
- Wikipedia: "The Mirror Crack'd..." on Wikipedia.
- Agatha Christie: "The Mirror Crack'd..." on the Official Agatha Christie website.
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