Jerry Burton has come to the quiet town of Lymstock for a much—needed rest．NO Sooner has he arrived than he becomes the target of an anonymous poison pen．But BUrton’s not the only one In Lymstock to get stung by thrents， rumors，and sordld accusatiOns．In a town where gosslp is the breath of life．Suspicion can spread like venom．And disarming pranks can take deadly turns．Now someone eIse has arrived in Lymstock—and it’s Miss Jane Marple’s duty to finger the guilty．“Swift— moving and．highly original”(New York Times)， this ingeniously plotted Christie cIassic is among the author’s Personal favorites．