Miss Marple book 4 · 1950
A Murder Is Announced
An advertisement in the local paper announces that a murder will take place at a house in the village of Chipping Cleghorn on Friday evening. The villagers come to watch, and the lights go out.
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Book facts
- Author
- Agatha Christie
- Series
- Miss Marple, book 4 of 12
- Published
- 1950
- Setting
- Set in the fictional St Mary Mead, England
- Characters charted
- 3
- Chart confidence
- High
Who is in A Murder Is Announced
3 recurring or key characters from Agatha Christie’s chart. Introduces Dermot Craddock.
Lead 1
- Miss MarpleElderly spinster from St Mary Mead
Major 1
- Dermot CraddockFirst appearanceDetective inspector, Sir Henry’s godson
Minor and cameo 1
- Sir Henry ClitheringRetired Scotland Yard commissioner
Also featuring these characters
Other Agatha Christie books that share the most characters with A Murder Is Announced.
- The Body in the Library1942 · Miss Marple · 2 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- 4.50 from Paddington1957 · Miss Marple · 2 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- The Mirror Crack’d from Side to Side1962 · Miss Marple · 2 shared charactersBuy on Amazon