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A Murder Is Announced
Classic mystery
A Murder Is Announced
Book 4 of the Miss Marple series
The residents of Chipping Cleghorn receive a newspaper notice announcing that a murder will occur at a particular house and time. Curious neighbors gather expecting a joke, but the lights go out and a real shooting follows. Miss Marple untangles hidden identities, wartime disruptions, and relationships concealed beneath respectable village life. Ingenious and atmospheric, this mystery suits a rainy afternoon for fans of closed suspect circles, misleading announcements, postwar England, and clues embedded in everyday conversation.
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Crime, danger, and death
Alcohol-Free Pour
Raspberry Cordial
Fresh raspberries and lemon make a bright cordial to pour over ice.
What you'll need
- 1/4 cup raspberries ↗
- 1 1/2 oz fresh lemon juice ↗
- 3/4 oz sugar ↗
- 5 oz cold water
- Ice
How to mix it
- Muddle raspberries with sugar. Add lemon juice and cold water, stir until dissolved, strain if desired, and serve over ice.
- Garnish: Raspberries and lemon wheel.
- Glassware: Highball glass.
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Codebreaker Collins
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A crisp botanical pour suits an evening of clues and clever sleuthing.
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How to mix it
- Shake gin, lemon juice, and honey syrup with ice. Strain over fresh ice in a Collins glass and top with soda water.
- Garnish: Lemon wheel.
- Glassware: Collins glass.
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