Two people confess to the crime, but their stories don't add up. The police are baffled by contradictory evidence, misleading clues, and a village full of secrets. Everyone seems to have something to hide, and nothing is quite what it appears to be.
Enter Miss Jane Marple, an elderly spinster with a sharp eye and an even sharper mind. While others dismiss her as a harmless gossip, Miss Marple understands that human nature in a village is much the same as anywhere else—and that the quietest places often conceal the darkest deeds.