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Violence
Barely any
One murder
Language
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None
Sexual Content
None
None
Substance Use
None
None
Emotional Intensity
Barely any
Village observation
What this book is about
Colonel Protheroe is shot dead in the vicar's study. Two people confess — but Miss Jane Marple, the elderly spinster who sees everything from her cottage window, knows the truth. The debut of one of literature's most beloved detectives.
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Classic mystery; appropriate for all ages
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