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ThefirstMissMarplemystery,onewhichtestsallherpowersofobservationanddeduction."AnyonewhomurderedColonelProtheroe,"declaredtheparson,brandishingacarvingknifeaboveajointofroastbeef,"wouldbedoingtheworldatlargeafavor!"Itwasacarelessremarkforamanofthecloth.Andonewhichwastocomebackandhaunttheclergymanjustafewhourslater—whentheColonelisfoundshotdeadintheclergyman'sstudy.ButasMissMarplesoondiscovers,thewholevillageseemstohavehadamotivetokillColonelProtheroe.