The Moving Finger

Poison-pen letters begin circulating in the quiet town of Lymstock, and nobody takes them seriously until one recipient is found dead. Mrs Symmington leaves a note saying she cannot go on, and the coroner records suicide. Miss Marple is the one person unwilling to let that verdict stand, and her attention turns to what a town conceals when almost everyone has something small to hide. Christie uses the narrow social world of an English village to make every neighbour plausible and every kindness worth a second look. The short version: • A Miss Marple case built around anonymous letters in a small town • A death recorded as suicide that one observer refuses to accept • Village life examined for the secrets it quietly protects • A puzzle that depends on reading character as much as evidence For detective fiction readers, followers of Miss Marple and anyone who likes a village mystery. Available at Boipoka.