A gem of classic detective prose - now in a new translation. In the library of the house of Mr. and Mrs. Bantry, respectable citizens of the village of St. Mary Mead, a maid found the dead body of a young woman. Until now, Mrs. Bantry was convinced that such things only happened in novels - but who knows, beautiful blondes often seduce aging colonels, and when the truth is revealed... Mrs. Bantry asks her friend Jane Marple for help. If it weren't for the inquisitiveness and wit of this inconspicuous old woman, the perfectly thought-out crime would have remained undetected.