Murder Is Easy / Agatha Christie / 248 pages / November Challenge Deceased Author

Luke Fitzwilliam, a retired British police officer, surreptitiously meets Lavinia Pinkerton on board a train where she recounts a series of accidental deaths in her hometown that she believes to be murders.  She is on her way to Scotland Yard in hopes that they will investigate.  When Mrs. Pinkerton is killed by a hit and run driver in London and the man she believed to be the next victim turns up dead, Luke is compelled to investigate himself.  Going undercover as an author doing research for a book on witchcraft, he connects with the cousin of a friend, Bridget, who will ease his way into the small town.  Multiple suspects, a developing romantic relationship, and an absence of objectionable language make this classic a rewarding, engaging experience.