A Caribbean Mystery, Miss Marple series book 9 / Agatha Christie / 299 pages / November Challenge Deceased Author / February Challenge Caribbean

Miss Marple has gone on holiday to a Caribbean island and is queried by an old acquaintance as to whether she should like to see the face of a murderer.  Before the gentle man can share the picture he is holding, however, they are interrupted.  The gentleman is murdered and the picture goes missing.  Miss Marple used her extraordinary reasoning, communication, and observation skills to unearth the murderer.  Ms. Christie's mysteries are refreshing for their absence of objectionable language and situations, and the humility and dogged determination of the protagonist.