Murder at the Vicarage

Murder at the Vicarage is the first book by Agatha Christie to feature Miss Jane Marple. It is narrated by the Vicar of St. Mary Mead who finds the dead body of Colonel Protheroe in his study. Colonel Protheroe was despised by many people in the small town so there are many suspects in the case. Soon after the body is discovered two people confess to the crime and it is up to Miss Marple and the Vicar to solve the mystery of who really committed the crime. Faced with two false confessions and numerous suspects after a despised civil magistrate is found shot in the local vicarage, Detective Inspector Slack reluctantly accepts help from Miss Marple.