The Body in the Library

Dolly Bantry's reaction on seeing the body of a beautiful, but dead, blonde in her library is to immediately call for her friend Jane Marple. The police identify the girl as Ruby Keene. She was reported missing by elderly invalid Conway Jefferson who, fond of Ruby, planned to adopt her-much against his family's wishes. When the body of another dead girl turns up, Miss Marple determines to find this ruthless killer.

Dame Agatha Christie (1890-1976) was a British crime writer best known for her detective novels and short stories. According to Guinness World Records, she is the best-selling novelist of all time, her novels having sold over four billion copies and having been translated into more than one hundred languages. The Agatha Award for best mystery and crime writers was named in her honor.

Stephanie Cole, OBE, began her career by joining the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School at the age of fifteen, making her debut on stage two years later. She is well known for her roles in the British television and radio series Doc Martin, Cabin Pressure, and Waiting for God, for which she received the Best TV Comedy Actress Award. She was given an honorary master of arts degree from the University of Bristol, located near her current residence in Somerset, England.