4:50 from Paddington

by Agatha Christie

First published 2007

Elspeth watches in horror as a woman is strangled on a passing train. But when she reports the crime, no one believes her - there's no body, no suspects, no evidence. Undeterred, the resourceful Miss Marple begins to piece together the mystery, following a trail of cryptic clues. As she closes in on the truth, the stakes rise and a shocking twist threatens to derail the investigation. Can the astute sleuth uncover the killer before they strike again?

Genres: 20th-century, mystery, crime, thriller, detective, agatha-christie

Vibes: atmospheric, suspenseful, thought-provoking

Tropes: amateur-sleuth, unreliable-narrator

Setting: England, Angleterre

Period: 1945-1970

288 pages · Paperback · William Morrow Paperbacks

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