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A Pocket Full of Rye
Book • 1953
The story begins when Rex Fortescue, a wealthy businessman, dies suddenly after drinking his morning coffee.
Shortly thereafter, his wife is found dead, followed by a housemaid.
The murders seem to be linked to the nursery rhyme "Sing a Song of Sixpence.
" Miss Marple, who had trained the murdered housemaid, Gladys, feels a personal responsibility to investigate.
She delves into the Fortescue family's secrets, uncovering hidden resentments, financial motives, and past indiscretions.
As Miss Marple pieces together the clues, she exposes a clever and ruthless killer who is using the nursery rhyme as a macabre guide for their crimes.
Shortly thereafter, his wife is found dead, followed by a housemaid.
The murders seem to be linked to the nursery rhyme "Sing a Song of Sixpence.
" Miss Marple, who had trained the murdered housemaid, Gladys, feels a personal responsibility to investigate.
She delves into the Fortescue family's secrets, uncovering hidden resentments, financial motives, and past indiscretions.
As Miss Marple pieces together the clues, she exposes a clever and ruthless killer who is using the nursery rhyme as a macabre guide for their crimes.
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as a book in which Miss Marple investigates the death of her former maid, Gladys Martin.

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