Well, this is the story that was talked about in that other book I read more or less recently, although I don't remember the title. This book is where Miss Marple meets Mr Rafiel and asks for his help declaring that she's the Nemesis :-) A bit melodramatic, no wonder he never forgot her :-p
Miss Marple is on holiday, as always sent there by Raymond, always so fond of his dear aunt Jane. It's all very beautiful there, but also so boring, with Major Palgrave talking of his old adventure stories over and over again, until the night he dies in his sleep and Miss Marple thinks back of the murder story he was telling her saying he had a picture of a murderer, but then he saw something that make him change his mind. Learning that no such picture is found in his wallet, she's convinced it was a murder; later a servant girl who had noticed something is stabbed. Among the people there: Greg and Lucky Dyson, Edward and Evelyn Hillingdon: two couple that give Miss Marple to think and gossip about. It seems sure that Lucky murdered Greg's previous wife to take her place, and she was helped by Edward who was in love with her but now hates her as he hates to be in her power.
Tim and Molly Kendall are the place owners. Mr Rafiel is an old, invalid millionaire, and is there with Jackson and Esther Walters, at his service.
Miss Marple tries to find out who was at her right when the major stopped talking, who he had recognized, until realizing that he had a glass eye and therefore he was looking at her left... something like that, and she asks Mr Rafiel to send Jackson with her to do whatever she tells him to. She's barely in time to stop Tim from killing Molly, after he had already killed Lucky mistaking her for his wife. Esther was in love with Tim and couldn't believe it, but Miss Marple knew the truth. Tim had a history of killing his wives making it look like they killed themselves.
Ita: Miss Marple nei Caraibi
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