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A Murder Is Announced
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- Author
- Agatha Christie
- First published
- 1950
- Editions
- 126
- Subjects
- Fiction, Mystery, Agatha Christie, Miss Marple, Series, British, Amateur, Detective
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Key facts
- Author
- Agatha Christie
- Language
- English
- Series
- Miss Marple novels
- Genre
- Crime novel
- Publisher
- Collins Crime Club
- Publication date
- June 1950
- Publication place
- United Kingdom
- Pages
- 256 (first edition, hardcover)
- Preceded by
- The Moving Finger
- Followed by
- They Do It with Mirrors
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- literary work
- Author
- Agatha Christie
- Genre
- detective fiction
- Country of origin
- United Kingdom
- Followed by
- They Came to Baghdad
- Creator
- Agatha Christie
- Image
- Un meurtre sera commis le.jpg
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- novel
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- A Murder Is Announced
- characters
- Miss Marple
- publication date
- 1950-00-00
- language of work or name
- English language
- title
- Participa-se um Crime
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Encyclopedic overview
A Murder Is Announced is a mystery novel by Agatha Christie, first published in the UK by the Collins Crime Club in June 1950 and in the US by Dodd, Mead and Company in the same month. The UK edition sold for eight shillings and sixpence (8/6) and the US edition at $2.50.
The novel features her detective Jane Marple. The murder is announced in advance in a local newspaper in a small village; Miss Marple is staying at a spa hotel in a nearby town for treatment. She works with Inspector Craddock of the county police.
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