AlavishweekendpartyseesMissMarpleaccompanyLadyVirginiaReveltoherfamilyhomeofChimneys-ahousewhichwasonceprizedforitsdiplomaticgatheringsuntilararediamondwasstolenfromthepremisesovertwentyyearsago.Thetenaciouscareerpolitician,GeorgeLomax,haspersuadedVirginia'sfather,LordCaterham,tohostaneveningforanimportantAustrianCount,LudwigVonStainach.Virginia,thedaughterofMissMarple'slatecousin,mustdecidebytheendoftheweekendwhethertoacceptamarriageproposalfromGeorgeLomaxortofollowherheartandthecourtshipofanothermoreadventuroussuitor,AnthonyCade.Dismayedbytheoddarrayofguests,includingsocialistspinsterMissBlenkinsopp,Caterham'sformidableeldestdaughterBundleandthequietlyinscrutablemaidservantTreadwell,LomaxcastigateshisaffableassistantBillEversleigh,whoalsohasasoftspotforVirginia.ItbecomesapparentthatCountLudwighastakenapersonalinterestinChimneys.

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