Publisher's Synopsis
And when she throws the Hall open for a faete no-one is more excited than homely Heather Badcock who met the actress years before. But Heather's visit to Gossington Hall ends in her sudden death. Why would anyone want to kill this unassuming woman? It falls to Inspector Craddock to enlist the help of his aunt, the astute Jane Marple, to solve this perplexing case.