The Body in the LibraryIt's seven in the morning. The Bantrys wake to find the body of a young woman in their library. She is wearing an evening dress and heavy make-up, which is smeared across her distorted cheeks. The respectable Bantrys invite Jane Marple to solve the mystery - before tongues start to wag. |
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