An announcement of a murder in the morning newspaper — is it a prank or an original invitation to a party?
What are the residents of the town of Little Paddocks to do when in the morning papers they discover an announcement that reads: «A murder is announced, which will take place on Friday, October twenty-ninth, at six-thirty p.m. at Little Paddocks. Today only! Friends, hurry to take part!» Only Miss Marple, with the help of her incredible logical abilities, will be able to unravel this tangle of events.