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The Murder at the Vicarage
The murder of Colonel Protheroe is a shock to everyone in St. Mary Mead, though hardly an unpleasant one. Now the vicar, who had declared that killing the detested Protheroe would be a service to the world, as well as his young and flirtatious wife, could be considered suspects. And what about the faithless Mrs. Protheroe, or her lover, the young artist Lawrence Redding? Jane Marple is at her shrewdest in this delightfully intricate mystery.Year: 1930
Detective: Miss Marple
Location: England
Detective: Miss Marple
Location: England
Cast of characters
Jane Marple. Also: Dennis and Griselda Clement, Rev. Leonard (Len) Clement, Miss Cram, Gladys (Gladdie), Miss Hartnell, Mr. Hawes, Dr. Haydock, Mrs. Lestrange, Mrs. Price Ridley, Anne and Lettice Protheroe, Lawrence Redding, Dr. Stone, Caroline WetherbyPublishing history
Publishing: First published in 1930 by William Collins Sons & Co. in London, and by Dodd, Mead & Co. in New York. Stage: The novel was adapted by Moie Charles and Barbara Toy, and opened on December 14, 1949 at the Playhouse Theatre in London. TV: Adapted in 1988 by the BBC with Joan Hickson as Marple, and also shown on PBS in the U.S. Adapted for ITV in 2004 with Geraldine McEwan playing the title role.Notes and reviews
This was the first novel to feature Jane Marple. Agatha Christie always said that she never intended to create another long-running detective series as she had with Poirot but miss Marple became as popular as the eccentric Belgian detective.Murder methods:
One Gunshot.xxx