A Murder is Announced
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A Murder is Announced is a classic Miss Marple detective novel by Agatha Christie, centered on a village newspaper notice that chillingly predicts the time and place of an impending murder.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Miss Marple novel
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crime fiction work ⓘ novel ⓘ |
| adaptedAs |
radio drama
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stage play ⓘ television drama ⓘ |
| author | Agatha Christie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralEvent | murder foretold in a village newspaper ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| coverArtist | notably varied by edition ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Dora Bunner
NERFINISHED
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Inspector Craddock NERFINISHED ⓘ Jane Marple NERFINISHED ⓘ Letitia Blacklock NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPublishedIn | United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedBy | They Do It with Mirrors NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
detective fiction
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mystery fiction ⓘ |
| hasCriticalReception | considered one of the classic Miss Marple mysteries ⓘ |
| hasISBN | 9780007120840 ⓘ |
| hasMotiveTheme | inheritance and greed ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
deception
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identity ⓘ post-war social change ⓘ secrets in small communities ⓘ |
| includedIn | collected editions of Miss Marple novels ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryGenre | whodunit ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | 20th-century literature ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Miss Marple NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mediaType |
hardcover
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paperback ⓘ print ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person narration ⓘ |
| notableFor |
portrayal of English village life
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use of a newspaper notice to announce a murder in advance ⓘ |
| partOfFranchise | Agatha Christie’s Miss Marple stories NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| plotDevice | newspaper announcement of a murder ⓘ |
| precededBy | The Body in the Library NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| protagonistRole | amateur sleuth ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1950 ⓘ |
| publisher | Collins Crime Club NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| series | Miss Marple NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | Chipping Cleghorn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingType | fictional English village ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfSetting | post-World War II England ⓘ |
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