Unfortunately, she signs her own death warrant when she voices her suspicions to Tim Kendall.
Absence of Evidence: Victoria discovers Major Palgrave's death as well as the bottle of heart medication Serenite by his bed - but she does not recall the bottle being there at any time before. The story has been adapted for the screen several times: an 1983 American TV movie starring Helen Hayes, a 1989 BBC TV adaptation starring Joan Hickson, and a 2014 ITV adaptation starring Julia McKenzie.Ī Caribbean Mystery contains examples of the following tropes: Unfortunately, Major Palgrave is only the first victim claimed by the murderer before Miss Marple manages to crack the case… The next day, the Major is found dead, and Miss Marple, suspecting murder, initiates a search for the photo, and starts interviewing numerous people in the vicinity: Tim and Molly Kendall who own the hotel, Canon Prescott and his sister, the rich invalid Mr Rafiel and his employees Jackson and Esther, Edward and Evelyn Hillington, Greg and Lucky Dyson, and Señora de Caspearo. He offers to show her a picture of a murderer, but after searching his wallet for the photo, he suddenly changes the subject, apparently because of the approach of several people. 
Approached by the talkative Major Palgrave on the beach, she half-listens to him telling her several stories, until he begins one about a man who got away with several murders. A Caribbean Mystery is a work of detective fiction by Agatha Christie, published in 1964.Īfter an illness, Miss Marple has been sent by her nephew to take a holiday on the Caribbean island of St Honore.
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