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 … 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. . . .
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I always like reading Agatha Christie because I like the way her mind works.
A true Christie, with clever plot
accomplished, tho still wooden
She never gets stale. Every one a classic
Vintage Miss Marple, a delightful read
Not well known in the Christie canon, but it is really entertaining. Some really great characters.