ThevillagersofChippingCleghorn,includingJaneMarple,areagog
withcuriosityoveranadvertisementinthelocalgazette
whichread:Amurderisannouncedandwilltake
placeonFridayOctober29th,atLittlePaddocksat
6:30p.m.Unabletoresistthemysteriousinvitation,a
crowdbeginstogatheratLittlePaddocksatthe
pointedtimewhen,withoutwarning,thelightsgoout...