{"product_id":"2940170035373","title":"Murder at the Vicarage \u0026 The Mysterious Affair at Styles","description":"\u003cp\u003eEnjoy the first novels that brought the world two of Agatha Christies¿ most enduring detectives: Miss Marple and Hercule Poirot. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Murder at the Vicarage\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe first Miss Marple mystery, one which tests all her powers of observation and deduction. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e ¿Anyone who murdered Colonel Protheroe,¿ declared the parson, brandishing a carving knife above a joint of roast beef, ¿would be doing the world at large a favor!¿ \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt was a careless remark for a man of the cloth. And one which was to come back and haunt the clergyman just a few hours later-when the Colonel is found shot dead in the clergyman¿s study. But as Miss Marple soon discovers, the whole village seems to have had a motive to kill Colonel Protheroe. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Mysterious Affair at Styles\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCaptain Arthur Hastings, invalided in the Great War, is recuperating as a guest of John Cavendish at Styles Court, the 'country-place' of John's autocratic old aunt, Emily Inglethorpe-she of a sizeable fortune, and so recently remarried to a man twenty years her junior. When Emily's sudden heart attack is found to be attributable to strychnine, Hastings recruits an old friend, now retired, to aid in the local investigation. With impeccable timing, Hercule Poirot, the famous Belgian detective, makes his dramatic entrance into the pages of crime literature. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eMake sure not to miss the rest of these detectives¿ exciting adventures! \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HarperCollins Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47114996777200,"sku":"2940170035373","price":31.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940170035373_p0.jpg?v=1763793084","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940170035373","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}