A Caribbean Mystery

A Caribbean Mystery
Agatha Christie

An exotic holiday for Miss Marple is ruined when a retired major is killed…As Jane Marple sat basking in the Caribbean sunshine she felt mildly discontented with life. True, the warmth eased her rheumatism, but here in paradise nothing ever happened.Eventually, her interest was aroused by an old soldier’s yarn about a strange coincidence. Infuriatingly, just as he was about to show her an astonishing photograph, the Major’s attention wandered. He never did finished the story…

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First published in Great Britain by Collins, The Crime Club 1964

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Dedication (#u334b7e97-278a-5f1e-87f8-037eef698fd1)

To my old friend

John Cruikshank Rose

with happy memories of my

visit to the West Indies

Table of Contents

Cover (#ucdb58c9c-5cbe-58b2-a495-008dc5cd71ca)

Title Page (#u86223749-5f33-5436-a2b3-241600c6a8a1)

Copyright (#ua9421f60-89a2-57e8-9eab-616cc3883209)

Dedication (#u617a1f2b-81f4-55af-ada8-c405e655fcc4)

Chapter 1: Major Palgrave Tells a Story (#u2a9003af-f5ac-5ff6-9353-5b5c0b067dee)

Chapter 2: Miss Marple Makes Comparisons (#u683675e1-4ec0-5c4d-aa39-baa616dc8e27)

Chapter 3: A Death in the Hotel (#u869485e5-468c-5c38-bd5d-d07d229bc2e5)

Chapter 4: Miss Marple Seeks Medical Attention (#u5245cbd5-f960-5e55-bb37-be150b03e9fb)

Chapter 5: Miss Marple Makes a Decision (#u20aac57a-47d7-522f-939f-2a2785ef55d4)

Chapter 6: In the Small Hours (#u10e0c01f-5cfb-5494-b3c2-1bf26c0d7fd7)

Chapter 7: Morning on the Beach (#u8e7deda6-d6a8-5cb8-876a-3d9437dc36d7)

Chapter 8: A Talk with Esther Walters (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter 9: Miss Prescott and Others (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter 10: A Decision in Jamestown (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter 11: Evening at the Golden Palm (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter 12: Old Sins Cast Long Shadows (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter 13: Exit Victoria Johnson (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter 14: Inquiry (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter 15: Inquiry Continued (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter 16: Miss Marple Seeks Assistance (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter 17: Mr Rafiel Takes Charge (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter 18: Without Benefit of Clergy (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter 19: Uses of a Shoe (#litres_trial_promo)