First published in 1942, The Body in the Library is the second Miss Marple Mystery (after Murder at the Vicarage, 1930). "Oh, ma'am, oh, ma'am, there's a body in the library!" The vicar, dressed incassock andsurplice, was giving out the prizes in … Amateur detective Miss Jane Marple investigates the murder of a young woman whose body is found in the library at Gossington Hall, home of Colonel and Mrs. Arthur Bantry. ‎Miss Marple: The Body in the Library (1984) directed by Silvio Narizzano • Reviews, film + cast • Letterboxd The mystery and writing are interesting and the book fixes many of the issues I had with the first book. Peter, intrigued by the murder at hand, boasts of having signed copies of Agatha Christie and Dorothy L. Sayers among others. She is wearing an evening dress and heavy makeup, which is now smeared across her cheeks. Chapter 1Mrs Bantry was dreaming. ― Agatha Christie, quote from The Body in the Library “Downstairs in the lounge, by the third pillar from the left, there sits an old lady with a sweet, placid, spinsterish face and a mind that has plumbed the depths of human iniquity and taken it all as in the day's work....where crime … In The Body in the Library Agatha Christie name-checks herself through the voice of young detective fiction aficionado, Peter Carmody. It's very good - easy read, wry, witty, twisting plot, only takes a few hours to read - perfect for a holiday mystery, or a quick read when you want a good book, but not one that's too in-depth. Specifically, there's more Miss Marple here and the book actually reads like a mystery. The iconic Miss Marple must investigate the case of a girl found dead in Agatha Christie’s classic mystery, The Body in the Library. We open with a couple finding the body of a blonde, dead in their library. It’s seven in the morning. The iconic Miss Marple must investigate the case of a girl found dead in Agatha Christie's classic mystery, The Body in the LibraryIt's seven in the morning. But who is she? The Body in the Library: A Jane Marple Murder Mystery [#2] 1975?, Pocket Books Paperback in English - 35th printing of Pocket Books Feb. 1965 ed. The Bantrys wake to find the body of a young woman in their library. Agatha Christie's "The Body in the Library" is the second book in her Miss Marple Mysteries. And then, with a hysterical burst of sobs, she rushed out of the room again. 15 March to 8 June 2012 Level 1, ISB Wing, Sir Louis Matheson Library, Clayton campus, Monash University, Wellington Road, Clayton Curator: Richard Overell Assistant Curator: Stephen Herrin The body in the library An exhibition of detective fiction from the Rare Books Collection. The body in the library 1. The Bantrys wake to find the body of a young woman in their library. 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