As Jane Marple sat basking in the Caribbean sunshine she felt mildlydiscontented with life True, the warmth eased her rheumatism, buthere in paradise nothing ever happened Eventually, her interest was aroused by an old soldier's yarn about a strange coincidence Infuriatingly, just as he was about to show her an astonishingphotograph, the Major's attention wandered He never did finish the story.

1 Major Palgrave tells a Story

2 Miss Marple makes Comparisons

3 A Death in the Hotel

4 Miss Marple seeks Medical Attention

5 Miss Marple makes a Decision

6 In the Small Hours

7 Morning on the Beach

8 A Talk with Esther Waiters

9 Miss Prescott and Others

10 A Decision in Jamestown

11 Evening at the Golden palm

12 Old Sins Cast Long Shadows

13 Exit Victoria Johnson

14 Inquiry

15 Inquiry continued

16 Miss Marple seeks Assistance

17 Mr Rafiel takes Charge

18 Without Benefit of Clergy

19 Uses of a Shoe

20 Night Alarm

21 Jackson on Cosmetics

22 A Man in her Life?

23 The Last Day

24 Nemesis

25 Miss Marple uses her Imagination

Epilogue