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A wealthy familyA fatal cup of teaRex Fortescue was enjoying his morning cup of tea when he met his untimely end.Suspicions naturally turn to his wife. He was filthy rich, after all.Then she too is found dead.Strange clues have Scotland Yard's finest minds scratching their heads. Poisoned marmalade. Dead blackbirds. A victim found with a pocketful of rye.It's up to Jane Marple to put the pieces of this strange puzzle togetherNever underestimate Miss MarpleCaptivating and addictive, Agatha Christie''s work never fails to delight.'Jean KwokThis is the best of the novels starring Christie's Miss Marple.'New York Times

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A Pocket Full of Rye

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      Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
      Publication Date: 29/12/2016
      ISBN13: 9780008196578, 978-0008196578
      ISBN10: 0008196575

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      A wealthy familyA fatal cup of teaRex Fortescue was enjoying his morning cup of tea when he met his untimely end.Suspicions naturally turn to his wife. He was filthy rich, after all.Then she too is found dead.Strange clues have Scotland Yard's finest minds scratching their heads. Poisoned marmalade. Dead blackbirds. A victim found with a pocketful of rye.It's up to Jane Marple to put the pieces of this strange puzzle togetherNever underestimate Miss MarpleCaptivating and addictive, Agatha Christie''s work never fails to delight.'Jean KwokThis is the best of the novels starring Christie's Miss Marple.'New York Times

      Trade Review

      ‘Without a doubt, the greatest mystery writer of all time’ – Ragnar Jonasson

      ‘A hundred years after her first novel, and we are all still standing in her shadow’ – Andrew Taylor

      ‘She gives us an insight into human nature that few, if any, have surpassed’ – Susan Lewis

      ‘Dame Agatha has sold more books than all besides Shakespeare and the Bible’ – David Baldacci

      ‘All crime fiction writers around the globe owe Agatha Christie a massive debt’ – Peter James

      ‘Reading a perfectly plotted Agatha Christie is like crunching into a perfect apple: that pure, crisp, absolute satisfaction.’ – Tana French

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