In Agatha Christie’s The Body in the Library, the tranquil life of St. Mary Mead is disrupted when the Bantrys discover the body of a young woman in their library. The victim, later identified as Ruby Keene, an 18-year-old dance hostess from a nearby hotel, appears to have no connection to the Bantry household. To prevent scandal and uncover the truth, Mrs. Bantry enlists the help of her astute friend, Miss Marple. As Miss Marple delves into the mystery, she uncovers a complex web of deceit, inheritance motives, and mistaken identities, leading to a surprising revelation about the murderer’s identity.

Miss Marple assists her neighbours, the Bantrys, when a young girl is found dead in their library. The girl is traced to a seaside resort and the family of a wealthy old man.

Miss Marple assists her neighbours, the Bantrys, when a young girl is found dead in their library. The girl is traced to a seaside resort and the family of a wealthy old man.

Poison pen letters are being sent to many people in the village. It seems like a vulgar joke until one is found next to a suicide victim. The vicar's wife is a friend of Miss Marple and asks her to come and discover the culprit. Then another body is found, this time clearly the victim of murder.

Poison pen letters are being sent to many people in the village. It seems like a vulgar joke until one is found next to a suicide victim. The vicar's wife is a friend of Miss Marple and asks her to come and discover the culprit. Then another body is found, this time clearly the victim of murder.

A party game goes wrong and a young Swiss man is dead. Friends and neighbours start to turn on each other, and Inspector Craddock is stumped. Fortunately, Miss Marple is visiting her niece and helps solve the crime.

A party game goes wrong and a young Swiss man is dead. Friends and neighbours start to turn on each other, and Inspector Craddock is stumped. Fortunately, Miss Marple is visiting her niece and helps solve the crime.

A party game goes wrong and a young Swiss man is dead. Friends and neighbours start to turn on each other, and Inspector Craddock is stumped. Fortunately, Miss Marple is visiting her niece and helps solve the crime.

Members of a wealthy business family start to be murdered one by one, along with one of their maids. Features of the killings remind Miss Marple of the old nursery rhyme Sing a Song of Sixpence, and she vows to find the villain behind the crimes.

Members of a wealthy business family start to be murdered one by one, along with one of their maids. Features of the killings remind Miss Marple of the old nursery rhyme Sing a Song of Sixpence, and she vows to find the villain behind the crimes.

Death is only steps from Miss Marple when Colonel Lucius Protheroe is murdered in the idyllic village of St. Mary Mead—in the vicar's study, no less.