La storia segue il processo di Elinor Carlisle, accusata dell'omicidio di Mary Gerrard, dama di compagnia della sua ricca zia che le aveva sottratto sia l'eredità che l'amore del fidanzato. Poirot risolverà anche questo caso con il suo acume e la sua immancabile vena ironica.
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Now with a beautiful new series look, the iconic Miss Marple must investigate the case of a girl found dead in Agatha Christie's classic mystery. It's seven in the morning. The Bantrys wake to find the body of a young woman in their library. She is wearing an evening dress and heavy makeup, which is now smeared across her cheeks. But who is she? How did she get there? And what is the connection with another dead girl, whose charred remains are later discovered in an abandoned quarry? The respectable Bantrys invite Miss Marple into their home to investigate. Amid rumors of scandal, she baits a clever trap to catch a ruthless killer.