People of the small village, St. Mary Mead are really excited that Marina Gregg, the famous actress has come to stay in their neighborhood. So, naturally there is a large group of people who come for a garden party at her new house, including Heather Badcock. But the happy mood of the party doesn't persist when Heather Badcock dies after consuming a poisoned cocktail. The cocktail, it becomes known later, was originally meant for Marina Gregg. So who is trying to kill the beautiful actress?
Miss Marple (as usual) unravells this mystery after listening to many witness' accounts. Interestingly, the story of Marina Gregg is same as real-life tragedy of Gene Tierney. The story also features Gossington Hall, which was earlier mentioned in "The Body in the Library", another Marple mystery.
Christie never disappoints, 3 out of 5.
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