The Case of the Perfect Maid

Authors: Christie, Agatha
Publisher: William Morrow Paperbacks
BISAC/Subject: FIC022030, FIC022070, FIC029000
ISBN: 9780062129703, Related ISBNs: 0062129708, 9780062129703
Classification: Non-Fiction
Number of pages: 50,
Audience: General/trade
Synopsis:

When her maid asks Miss Marple to intervene in the delicate problem of her rather opinionated cousin Gladys, she doesn’t think much can be done. Poor Gladys has been accused of stealing a precious brooch belonging to her employers, the reserved Misses Skinner. While one sister malingers with mysterious ailments, the other attends to her every need, and they’ve both decided that Gladys must go. But, one day there appears a paragon to replace her, the perfect maid, or so they think….

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