I have always been a fan of Christie's 1953 novel. *Aunt Effie Ramsbottom - Rex's fanatically religious ex-sister-in-lawĭespite Inspector Neele's initial inclination to dismiss the elderly Miss Marple, he comes to appreciate her help in solving the three murders. *Vivian Dubois - Adele's lover and professional golf instructor *Mary Dove - the Fortescues' efficient and mysterious housekeeper *Patricia Fortescue - Lance's aristocratic wife, who had been unlucky with her past two husbands

*Lance Fortescue - Rex's younger son, a former embezzler who had arrived home from overseas on the day of Adele and Gladys' murders *Jennifer Fortescue - Percival's wife, who disliked her father-in-law *Percival Fortescue - Rex's older son, who was worried over the financier's erratic handling of the family business After Adele and Gladys' murders are reported by the media Miss Marple, who used to be Gladys' employer, pays a visit to the Fortescue home to discover the murderer's identity among the list of suspects: Even worse, a third victim, a maid named Gladys Martin, is found in the garden, strangled to death and with a peg on her nose. However, Adele is murdered during tea, via poison. Suspicion falls upon Fortescue's second and much younger wife, Adele after Neele learns of her affair with a local golf pro at a resort. Due to this discovery, Detective-Inspector Neele realizes that someone within the Foretescue household may have poisoned the financier during breakfast. But the police coroner discovers that Fortescue had died from taxine, an alkaloid poison obtained from the leaves or berries of the yew tree. At first suspicion falls upon the employees of Fortescue's firm. The story begins in the London office of financier Rex Fortescue, who suddenly dies after drinking his morning tea. Recently, I watched an earlier adaptation that aired on the BBC 'MISS MARPLE' series in 1985.ĭirected by Guy Slater, this earlier adaptation starred Joan Hickson as the story's main sleuth, Miss Jane Marple. I have already seen the recent adaptation that aired on ITV's 'AGATHA CHRISTIE'S MARPLE' series in 2009. There have been two adaptation of Agatha Christie's 1953 novel, 'A Pocket Full of Rye'.

Joan hickson a pocketful of rye