Murder in the Vicarage. Murder Announced. Body in the Library. Ten Little Niggers (set of 4 books)

«Murder in the Vicarage»
In this novel, one of Agatha Christie's favorite heroines, Miss Jane Marple, makes her first appearance. This meticulous and charming elderly lady, living in the village of St. Mary Mead, is able to unravel the most puzzling situations while only briefly diverting her attention from knitting and weeding in her beloved garden. Miss Marple's first investigation will be the murder of Colonel Protheroe. Too many in the village dreamed of this unpleasant man's death: even the vicar, in whose house the murder took place, might become a suspect!

«Murder Announced»
What should the residents of the town of Little Paddocks do when they find the following announcement in the morning newspapers: "Murder announced, which will take place on Friday, the twenty-ninth of October, at eighteen hours thirty minutes in Little Paddocks. Only today! Friends, hurry to participate!" Only Miss Marple, with her incredible logical abilities, will be able to unravel the knot of events.

«Body in the Library»
Everything was wonderful when Dolly Bantry woke up in her home in the quiet village of St. Mary Mead. Wonderful - until a body of a young girl was discovered in the room where the family library was located. According to the doctor, she had been strangled the night before before midnight. Meanwhile, no one in the house knew this attractive blonde. So who is she, and who could have killed her? Suspicion immediately fell on Dolly's husband, a retired colonel with a reputation for womanizing. He swears he has never seen this girl in his life. But how did she end up in his library then? So Dolly calls for help from her old friend Miss Marple to find the real murderer - or uncover the terrible truth about her husband...

«Ten Little Niggers»
Ten seemingly unrelated people in a mansion on a secluded island... Who summoned them here with a mysterious invitation? Why is someone killing them one by one in the most incredible ways? Why is everything happening so closely intertwined with a cheerful children's rhyme?