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A Pocket Full of Rye
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Author:
Christie, Agatha
Series:
Jane Marple murder mysteries volume 9.
Published:
HarperCollins 2011
Lexile measure:
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In Agatha Christie's classic, A Pocket Full of Rye, the bizarre death of a financial tycoon has Miss Marple investigating a very odd case of crime by rhyme.

Rex Fortescue, king of a financial empire, was sipping tea in his "counting house" when he suffered an agonizing and sudden death. On later inspection, the pockets of the deceased were found to contain traces of cereals.

Yet, it was the incident in the parlor which confirmed Miss Marple's suspicion that here she was looking at a case of crime by rhyme. . . .

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Street Date:
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Agatha Christie. (2011). A Pocket Full of Rye. HarperCollins.

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Agatha Christie. 2011. A Pocket Full of Rye. HarperCollins.

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Rex Fortescue, king of a financial empire, was sipping tea in his "counting house" when he suffered an agonizing and sudden death. On later inspection, the pockets of the deceased were found to contain traces of cereals.

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Yet, it was the incident in the parlor which confirmed Miss Marple's suspicion that here she was looking at a case of crime by rhyme. . . .

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