But when the letter-writer apparently resorts to murder, Jerry finds his curiosity stoked despite himself, and he's not the only one Miss Jane Marple is also in Lymstock, and she's decided that it's long past time someone got to the bottom of this unpleasant business. A local dignitary has already taken his own life over the letters, and it's not long before local gossip Mona Symmington also commits suicide after receiving a letter. Much to their surprise, however, they find themselves embroiled in the middle of scandal and secrets someone is sending vicious poison-pen letters to the residents. | Miss Marple Synopsis When troubled war veteran Jerry Burton and his sister Joanna relocate to the quiet little village of Lymstock in order to allow Jerry to recuperate from injuries received in what he claims is a motorcycle accident, they are expecting nothing more than country sleepiness and tedium. Crime Movie Groups Agatha Christie Adaptations There’s something brewing in the village of Lymstock and it isn’t a nice cosy pot of tea….Granada, WGBH Boston, Agatha Christie Genre Drama. Intrigue and deception are neighbours here. Megan, Mrs Symmington’s daughter from her first marriage can be one of them at times.Įveryone in the village seems to be a suspect but in such a quiet and close community who would have done such a thing? Who would know the deep dark secrets they kept hidden behind the facades of their perfect country lifes?Maids being murdered, a poison letter of suicide and sex secrets being bandied around in an attempt to create scandal and upset. The Symmington family are popular in the village but like any other families have problems. With the death of the maid, the mystery deepens and the quite village is shocked at the recent turn of events. She writes ‘ I cant go on’ in her suicide note alongside a bottle of poison. When Mr Symmington receives a letter, the mystery deepens. How have this brother and sister ended up in Lymstock and who would know them and want to spread hate?

The Burtons – strangers to the area receive a letter detailing some shocking secrets they are supposed to share. Somewhere that you would hope to be able to relax and take time away from the stresses and strains of recovering from an accident. Lymstock is a fictional village somewhere in the heart of England. Read The Moving Finger: A Miss Marple Mystery by Christie, Agatha, lexile & reading level:, (ISBN: 9780061749810).

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