It's seven in the morning. The Bantrys wake to find the body of a young woman in their library. But who is she? How did she get there? And what is the connection with another dead girl, whose remains are discovered in an abandoned quarry? The Bantrys invite Miss Marple to solve the mystery.[...]

When the Parson declares rather carelessly 'Anyone who murdered Colonel Prothero would be doing the world at large a service!', he does not realise his words will come back to haunt him. From several potential murderers, Miss Marple must find the real killer.[...]

Jane Marple senses danger when she visits a friend living in a Victorian mansion which doubles as a rehabilitation centre for delinquents. Her fears are confirmed when a mysterious visitor is found shot dead in another part of the building.[...]

A dentist is found shot dead - a pistol lays nearby. Later, a patient is found dead from a lethal dose of anaesthetic. A clear case of murder and suicide. But why would a dentist commit a crime in the middle of a busy day? A shoe buckle holds the key to the mystery - can Poirot solve it?[...]

Basking in the sunshine and lamenting the quiet of the Caribbean, Jane Marple's interest is aroused by an old soldier's yarn about a strange coincidence. Infuriatingly, just as he was about to show her a photograph, the Major's attention wandered. He never did finish the story.[...]

Rex Fortescue, king of a financial empire, was sipping tea in his "counting house" when he died - his pockets were later found to contain traces of cereals. An incident in the parlour confirmed Jane Marple's suspicion that here she was looking at a case of crime by rhyme.[...]

Kleptomania at a youth hostel would not normally interest Poirot, but the items stolen, including a stethoscope, some old flannel trousers, a box of chocolates, a slashed rucksack and a diamond ring made a "beautiful problem". If the nonsensical list was random, why was everyone so afraid?[...]

When Gordon Cloade dies and leaves his wife a widow for the second time, she inherits the family fortune. Cloade's sister believes the lady's first "dead" husband is actually alive and claims the "spirits" as her source of information. Poirot, unconvinced, is mystified by her true motives.[...]

When Miss Marple comes up from the countryside for a holiday in London, she finds what she's looking for at Bertram's Hotel: traditional decor, impeccable service and an unmistakable atmosphere of danger behind the highly polished veneer.[...]

In disbelief Miss Marple read the letter from the recently deceased Mr Rafiel - a casual acquaintance. Mr Rafiel had left instructions for Miss Marple to investigate a crime after his death. He failed however to tell her who was involved or where and when the crime had been committed.[...]

A charity murder game at a Devon house turns into the real thing...Sir George and Lady Stubbs, the hosts of a village fete, hit upon the novel idea of staging a mock murder mystery. In good faith, Ariadne Oliver, the well known crime writer, agrees to organise their murder hunt. Despite weeks of met[...]

As instructed, Sheila Webb let herself into the house at 19 Wilbraham Crescent. She then discovered a dead body sprawled across the living room floor. What intrigued Poirot was that Sheila remembered having heard a clock strike three o'clock. Yet, the four other clocks all showed the time as 4.13.[...]

The house guests at Styles seemed perfectly pleasant to Captain Hastings, so it came as a shock to him when Poirot declared that one of them was a five-times murderer. The ageing detective was crippled with arthritis, but had his deductive instincts finally deserted him?[...]