Gwenda Reed, a young bride recently arrived in England, becomes convinced she witnessed a murder in her new villa eighteen years ago. After a sudden surge of memory during a play, she realizes the house she bought matches a childhood home she thought she had forgotten. Miss Jane Marple assists Gwenda and her husband Giles in investigating the disappearance of Gwenda’s stepmother, Helen. They track historical records, interview former domestic staff, and identify three men who once pursued Helen, seeking a killer who has remained hidden for decades.
This mystery serves readers interested in cold case forensics and the psychology of suppressed trauma. It appeals to those who enjoy logic-based puzzles solved through social observation rather than physical evidence. A reader finishes the book with an understanding of how habitual behavior links the past to the present and how domestic secrets can persist within small communities. It provides a technical demonstration of how investigative questioning reconstructs events that have been obscured by the passage of time.
Clear-cut and escapist; an easy read.
Best for readers like The Escapist Adventurer. Which reader are you?
- Published
- 1940
- Language
- EN
