The body in the library : a Miss Marple mystery
Record details
- ISBN: 1611731550
- ISBN: 9781611731552
- Physical Description: 255 pages (large print) ; 22 cm.
- Edition: Large print edition.
- Publisher: Thorndike, ME : Center Point Publishing, 2011.
Content descriptions
General Note: | Originally published in 1942. |
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Subject: | Libraries Fiction Murder Investigation Fiction Women detectives England Fiction Marple, Jane (Fictitious character) Fiction |
Genre: | Novels. Detective and mystery fiction. Large print books. |
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- 7 of 9 copies available at Missouri Evergreen. (Show)
- 1 of 1 copy available at Cass County.
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- 0 current holds with 9 total copies.
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Cass County Library-Harrisonville | LP F CHR 2011 (Text) | 0002203925215 | Adult Large Print | Available | - |
The Body in the Library
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Summary
The Body in the Library
On a quiet morning in St. Mary Mead, a maid wakes Colonel Bantry and his wife to inform them that a young woman is dead in their library. The victim is dressed in a tawdry dress, with dyed hair and heavy make-up. Mrs. Bantry knows that as long as the murder remains unsolved her husband will be the target of suspicion and gossip, so she asks Miss Marple for help.The victim is 18-year-old Ruby Keene, a dancer at the Majestic Hotel, whose body is identified by her cousin Josie Turner, also a dancer. No one noticed Ruby missing until she didn't show up for the exhibition dance with her partner Raymond Starr. The last person to have seen Ruby was George Bartlett, a rather dim-witted guest at the hotel, whose car happened to be stolen that night.Conway Jefferson, a rich, elderly invalid, and also a guest at the hotel, was smitten by young Ruby. He had a weak heart and wasn't expected to live much longer, and he had decided to adopt Ruby and leave the bulk of his substantial estate to her.