When old family friend Louisa Oxley visits Miss Marple one stormy night seeking help, Miss Marple[展开全部]
WhenoldfamilyfriendLouisaOxleyvisitsMissMarpleonestormynightseekinghelp,MissMarpledecidestosendherandherson,Archie,tosafetyatthelabyrinthineestateofGreenshaw'sFolly,ownedbyMissMarple'sgoodfriendKatherineGreenshaw,aneccentricbotanistandthelastsurvivingGreenshaw.LouisabecomesMissGreenshaw'ssecretary,andquicklyattractstheattentionofthegardenerAlfredPollockandactorNatFletcher.ThingsturnsinisterwhentheFolly'sfaithfulbutler,WalterCracken,iskilledinwhatappearstobeatragicaccident.Thenaguestatthehouse,HoraceBindler,disappearswithoutatrace.MissMarpleisconvincedallisunwell,andhersuspicionsareconfirmedwhenMissGreenshawherselfisbrutallymurdered.Suspectsareeverywhere,butnonecanimaginethesecrets,bothpastandpresent,whichMissMarpleuncovers.[收起部分]