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1) Nemesis
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Each companion on a bus tour of English homes and gardens provides Miss Marple with a valuable clue to a bizarre crime.
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The agonizing death of a wealthy financier raises many questions for Inspector Neele, whose investigation almost overlooks the bizarre clue of grain found in the man's suit pocket. When two other members of the household are killed, Miss Marple uncovers the pattern, which follows the plot of a children's poem. But the killer's motive is still to be found.
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Gwenda Reed has come from New Zealand to find a home for herself and her new husband. She settles on a small South Coast town, Dilmouth, but feels she actually remembers the house. A visit to a London play brings back a terrifying vision of a woman's body lying in the hall, and another member of the theatre party, Miss Jane Marple, comes into the picture.
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Lymstock is a town with more than its share of shameful secrets- a town where even a sudden outbreak of anonymous hate mail causes only a minor stir. But all that changes when one of the recipients, Mrs. Symmington, commits suicide. Her final note says "I can't go on, " but Miss Marple questions the coroner's verdict of suicide. Soon nobody is sure of anyone- as secrets stop being shameful and start becoming deadly.--From back cover.
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After the death of her husband, Dolly Bantry sells Gossington Hall to the former film star Marina Gregg and her husband. When the glamorous couple decide to throw a benefit for the local hospital, the grounds are thronged with curious visitors, and for one of them, the day ends in tragedy. It is up to Miss Marple to discover who was really meant to take the poison that killed poor Heather Babcock.
8) The seagull
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Vera Stanhope novels volume 8
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English
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Former detective superintendent John Brace was convicted of corruption and involvement in the death of a gamekeeper- and DI Vera Stanhope played a key part in his downfall. Now, Brace promises Vera information about the disappearance of Robbie Marshall, a notorious wheeler-dealer who disappeared in the mid-nineties, if she will look out for his daughter and grandchildren. The cold case case takes Vera back in time, to a nightclub called The Seagull...
10) Harbour street
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Vera Stanhope novels volume 6
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2015.
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English
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"The shouts and laughter of Christmas revelers break the muffled silence as Detective Joe Ashworth and his daughter Jessie are swept along onto the Metro. But when the train is stopped due to the bad weather, Jessie notices that one lady hasn't left the train: Margaret Krukowski has been fatally stabbed. Why would anyone want to harm this reserved, elegant lady? Arriving at the scene, DI Vera Stanhope is relieved to have an excuse to escape the holiday...
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