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The placid village of Lymstock seems the perfect place for Jerry Burton to recuperate from his accident under the care of his sister, Joanna. But soon a series of vicious poison-pen letters destroys the village's quiet charm, eventually causing one recipient to commit suicide. The vicar, the doctor, the servants - all are on the verge of accusing one another when help arrives from an unexpected quarter. The vicar's house-guest happens to be none other than Jane Marple. Written by anonymous 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 when Mrs Symmington commits suicide as a result of one of the letters, Miss Marple believes that there is more to this case than meets the eye. Was Mrs Symmington murdered? As the letters become even more deadly the village is thrown into turmoil. Someone in the village must be responsible - can anyone be trusted? Written by Faaike