A Pocket Full of Rye: A Miss Marple Mystery

Book 6: Miss Marple Mysteries

by Agatha Christie

Synopsis

In Agatha Christie's classic, A Pocket Full of Rye, the bizarre death of a financial tycoon has Miss Marple investigating a very odd case of crime by rhyme.

Rex Fortescue, king of a financial empire, was sipping tea in his “counting house” when he suffered an agonizing and sudden death. On later inspection, the pockets of the deceased were found to contain traces of cereals.

Yet, it was the incident in the parlor which confirmed Miss Marple's suspicion that here she was looking at a case of crime by rhyme. . . .

Release date: June 14, 2011

Publisher: William Morrow Paperbacks

Print pages: 257