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A Pocket Full of Rye, p. Miss Somers was the newest and the most inefficient of the typists. She was no longer young and had a mild worried face like a sheep. The kettle was not quite boiling when Miss Somers poured the water onto the tea, but poor Miss Somers was never quite sure when a kettle was boiling. It was one of the many worries that afflicted her in life. She poured out the tea and took the cups round with a couple of limp, sweet biscuits in each saucer. But really! The mess the silly idiot made of that letter to Eastern Developments—a perfectly straightforward job, and always so stupid over the tea. At that moment Miss Grosvenor sailed in to make Mr. Fortescue had different tea, and different china and special biscuits. Only the kettle and the water from the cloakroom tap were the same. But on this occasion, being Mr. Miss Grosvenor saw to that. Miss Grosvenor was an incredibly glamorous blonde. She wore an expensively cut little black suit and her shapely legs were encased in the very best and most expensive black-market nylons. The typists might have been so many blackbeetles. Miss Grosvenor was Mr. Fortescue had recently married a second wife, both glamorous and expensive, and fully capable of absorbing all his attention. Miss Grosvenor was to Mr. Miss Grosvenor sailed back with the tray held out in front of her like a ritual offering. A Pocket Full of Rye the inner office and through the waiting room, where the more important clients were allowed to sit, and through A Pocket Full of Rye own anteroom, and finally with a light tap on the door she entered the holy of holies, Mr. It was a large A Pocket Full of Rye with a gleaming A Pocket Full of Rye of parquet floor on which were dotted expensive oriental rugs. It was delicately panelled in pale wood and there were some enormous stuffed chairs upholstered in pale buff leather. Behind a colossal sycamore desk, the centre and focus of the room, sat Mr. Fortescue himself. Fortescue was less impressive than he should have been to match the room, but he did his best. He was a large flabby man with a gleaming bald head. It was his affectation A Pocket Full of Rye wear loosely cut country tweeds in his city office. He was frowning down at some papers on his desk when Miss Grosvenor glided up to him in her swanlike manner. Seated at her own desk again Miss Grosvenor proceeded with the business in hand. She made two telephone calls, corrected some letters that were lying there typed ready for Mr. A Pocket Full of Rye to sign and took one incoming call. Fortescue is in conference. It was ten minutes past eleven. It was just then that an unusual sound penetrated through the almost soundproof door of Mr. Muffled, it was yet fully recognizable, a strangled agonized cry. Miss Grosvenor, startled for a moment into complete immobility, rose uncertainly to her feet. Confronted by the unexpected, her poise was shaken. However, she moved towards Mr. What she saw upset her poise still further. Her employer behind his desk seemed contorted with agony. His convulsive movements were alarming to watch. Fortescue, are you ill? There was no doubt but that Mr. Fortescue was very seriously ill. Even as she came up to him, his body was convulsed in a painful spasmodic movement. Words came out in jerky gasps. She was no longer the supercilious blonde secretary—she was a thoroughly frightened woman who had lost her head. There was her own doctor but that was at Streatham Hill. Where was there a doctor near here? Nobody knew. Miss Bell seized a telephone directory and began looking up Doctors under D. But it was not a classified directory and doctors were not automatically listed like taxi ranks. Someone suggested a hospital—but which hospital? Because of the National Health, I mean. For citizens of a country which enjoyed the benefits of Medical Service for all, a group of quite reasonably intelligent women showed incredible ignorance of correc t procedure. Miss Bell started looking up Ambulances under A. Miss Griffith instructed the office boy to go out and find a doctor—somehow, anywhere. Some short while later Dr. Isaacs of Bethnal Green, and Sir Edwin Sandeman met in the elevator just as two different ambulances drew up in front of the building. The telephone and the office boy had done their work. One of his underlings with a notebook sat unobstrusively against the wall near the door. Inspector Neele had a smart soldierly appearance with crisp brown hair growing back from a rather low forehead. Behind his unimaginative appearance, Inspector Neele was a highly imaginative thinker, and one of his methods of investigation was to propound to himself fantastic theories of guilt which he applied to such persons as he was interrogating at the time. He classified Miss Griffith as a Not the type of a poisoner, A Pocket Full of Rye Not in love with her employer, c No pronounced mental instability, d Not a woman who cherished grudges. That really seemed to dispose of Miss Griffith except as a source of accurate information. Inspector Neele glanced at the telephone. He was expecting a call from St. It was possible, of course, that Mr. Inspector Neele pressed a buzzer conveniently situated at his left hand and demanded that Mr. Miss Grosvenor had recovered a little of her poise, but not much. She sat down now with reluctance and eyed Inspector Neele in alarm. Inspector Neele, his mind playing imaginatively on the themes Seduction? A Pocket Full of Rye Blonde in Court? Irene Grosvenor. Like the Square. Respectable home with parents. No blackmail. I always do, I mean. The cup and saucer and teapot had already been packed up and dispatched to the A Pocket Full of Rye quarter for analysis. The kettle had been used for making the office tea and had been refilled from the cloakroom tap by Miss Grosvenor. He inquired about sugar and heard that Mr. The telephone rang. Inspector Neele picked up the receiver. His face changed a little. Inspector Neele listened carefully to the thin unemotional tones speaking from St. As the voice spoke he made a few cryptic signs with a pencil on the corner of the blotter in front of him. His eye went to the watch on his wrist. Twelve forty-three, he wrote on the blotter. The unemotional voice said that Dr. Bernsdorff himself would like to speak to Inspector A Pocket Full of Rye. There were then various clicks, buzzes, and far-off ghostly murmurs. Inspector Neele sat patiently waiting. Then without warning a deep bass roar caused him to shift the receiver an inch or two away from his ear. At it again with your corpses? Very interesting case. Very interesting indeed. Glad I was able to be in on it. Bernsdorff A Pocket Full of Rye. 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Goodreads helps you keep track of books you want to read. Want to Read saving…. Want to Read Currently Reading Read. Other editions. Enlarge cover. Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Open Preview See A Pocket Full of Rye Problem? Details if other :. Thanks for telling us about the problem. Return to Book Page. A handful of grain is found in the pocket of a murdered businessman! Rex Fortescue, king of a financial empire, was sipping tea in his 'counting house' when he suffered an agonising and sudden death. On later inspection, the pockets of the deceased were found to contain traces of cereals. Yet, it was the incident in the parlour which confirmed Jane Marple's suspicion that A handful of grain is found in the pocket of a murdered businessman! Yet, it was the incident in the parlour which confirmed Jane Marple's suspicion that here she was looking at a case of crime by rhyme! Get A Copy. Paperbackpages. Published January 1st by Signet first published November 9th More Details Original Title. Miss Marple 7. London, England United Kingdom St. Mary Mead, England United Kingdom. Other Editions Friend Reviews. To see what your friends thought of this book, please sign up. To ask other readers questions about A Pocket Full of Ryeplease sign up. This question contains spoilers… view spoiler [Really liked the book but wanted to ask Cavak This answer contains spoilers… view spoiler [ The detectives had the key information for the Mckenzies, but I think Miss Marple would have dropped Jennifer from murder after seeing Jennifer's genu …more The A Pocket Full of Rye had the key information for the Mckenzies, but I think Miss Marple would have dropped Jennifer from murder after seeing Jennifer's genuine fear, which contrasted her glee for the Fortescues' misfortune and Miss Marple's image of the heartless murderer. Jennifer's gossip and her past history as a nurse who conveniently became close to the Fortescues could have led her to suspect that she was Ruby. It was talking to Pat and her history of morally corrupt husbands that A Pocket Full of Rye Miss Marple to the truth. She saw the parallels between Pat and Gladys: two well-meaning yet lonely ladies whom are prone to being conned by a charismatic man. See all 3 questions about A Pocket Full of Rye…. Lists with This Book. Community Reviews. Showing Average rating 3. Rating details. More filters. Sort order. Yet, it was the incident in the parlour which confirmed Jane Marple's suspicion that here she was looking at a c A Pocket Full of Rye Miss Marple, 7original publication yearAgatha Christie Abstract: A handful of grain is found in the pocket of a murdered businessman! A rich dude chokes on his tea, and in his pocket the fuzz find Nefarious, I say! Or maybe not. For some reason, Pocket Full of Rye seemed A Pocket Full of Rye a more complex story than what you normally get from one of Agatha's murder mysteries. I mean, there are always A Pocket Full of Rye herrings in Christie's books. Sometimes even blue and yellow herrings. All those delicious, delicious herrings But there were a lot of people A rich dude chokes on his tea, and A Pocket Full of Rye his pocket the fuzz find But there were a lot of people who wanted this guy dead for one reason or another, and all of them looked guilty. I didn't figure it out till the end when Miss Marple revealed the killer but I still as always had fun trying my hand at being an amateur literature sleuth. Good stuff. Richard E. Grant was the narrator and he did a lovely job. View all 11 comments. Sing a song of sixpence, A pocket full of rye. Four and twenty blackbirds, Baked in a pie. When the pie was opened The birds began to sing; Wasn't that a dainty dish, To set before the king. The king was in his counting house, Counting out his money; The queen was in the parlour, Eating bread and honey. The maid was in the garden, Hanging out the clothes, When down came a blackbird And pecked off her nose. The title and parts of the plot of the novel refer to the nursery rhyme quoted above. Originally I gave th Sing a song of sixpence, A pocket full of rye. Originally I gave this book 3 stars, but upon re-reading I decided it deserves a 4th. OK, maybe Elaine Fortescue is just simply pathetic, but still unlikeable. They are very well described: precisely and concisely and you can imagine any of them doing the killing all right. And hats off to Agatha Christie's brilliancy, for queerly enough, she manages what no others according to my limited knowledge can, namely, making the first victim's dying and the subsequent pathological consultation the funniest part of the book. This she does, not with malice or morbidity, but with an irresistible, gentle irony, concentrating on the various reactions of the other people around: a bunch of secretaries and typists at a loss what to do in time of crisis and the professional satisfaction the pathologist takes in the "unusual" method of poisoning. Miss Marple does her usual stuff to satisfaction: knitting baby-things, drawing references to characters of her native village St. View all 3 comments. Her books do have a comforting familiarity. Dry humor to set the scene; the murder; the investigation; more dead bodies; the red herrings; the revealing. No heavy lifting required. Like a pleasant spring day. This one is a Miss Marple and a decent read. A Pocket Full of Rye also provides an unexpected and emotional denouement. View all 38 comments. Last year was primarily a nonfiction reading year for me. I read a number of celebrity memoirs in between denser reads to clear my head. While I enjoy learning A Pocket Full of Rye celebrities away from the camera, my favorite genre to read in between heavier books has always been mysteries. I just completed a non-fiction book, a rarity for me these days, so it was time for another mystery. Needless to say, I was excited to reacquaint myself with the charming older woman. Although Miss Marple is a sharp woman, she has been getting older and her nephew and niece have insisted that she keep a housekeeper to handle A Pocket Full of Rye chores. This would free up Miss Marple A Pocket Full of Rye her gardening and of course solving the murders that always seem to A Pocket Full of Rye the life in St Mary Mead. An older woman like Miss Marple is unassuming and can talk to distraught family members in ways that the police cannot. What the family does not realize is that Miss Marple is of a sharp mind and often solves murders before the police have an idea as to what happens. Rex Fortescue is found murdered at his desk with a shirt pocket full of rye seeds. His wife Adele is found murdered in her library having tea. The third murder is that of Gladys Martin, who was found near a clothesline with a clothespin on her nose. Miss Marple alerts Inspector Neele that blackbirds must be involved in this case, and indeed they are. Neele is incredulous that a nursery rhyme would give revealing clues as to whodunit, but he examines the blackbird angle nonetheless. Now, to question all members of the Fortescue household and acquaintances until they discover who is responsible for these murders. In Poirot cases, Dame Christie omits an important clue until the end in order to keep readers guessing. Miss Marple is sharp as a tack and figures out all clues for herself well before the end of the book. The thing that makes her cases charming is that she figures immediately whodunit, even giving her opinions, usually the correct one, to the police, and it takes them awhile to catch up. Here, Inspector Neele kept getting held up with the rye in the pocket and the yew berry trees, which contain a fast working poison, on the Fortescue property. Miss Marple pieced together whodunit from her brief examination of Gladys Martin, and only needed to A Pocket Full of Rye the remaining members of the Fortescue household in order to verify her hunches. That is what makes Miss Marple a change of pace from Poirot, that she gets to the root of the matter and then goes back to her quiet life in St Mary Mead. Poirot examines every angle with his gray cells and continues to take on new cases as his reputation grows with each one. A Pocket Full of Rye | Agatha Christie Wiki | Fandom

As IMDb celebrates its 30th birthday, we have six shows to get you ready for those pivotal years of your life Get some streaming picks. Wealthy business man Rex Fortescue collapses A Pocket Full of Rye he reaches his office. It is determined that he was poisoned. No one A Pocket Full of Rye too upset, as everyone agrees that Rex was a tyrant. Soon however Rex's young wife also turns up poisoned. Miss Marple arrives too late, as Gladyses' body is found strangled and strung up on the clothes line. Now it's personal, and Miss Marple is determined to see the murderer punished. A Pocket Full of Rye businessman Rex Fortescue dies in agony, poisoned with taxin. A man disliked by even his nearest and dearest, his death described as a stain gone. Miss Marple steps in when the Fortescue's made Gladys is cruelly killed, Gladys having been in Miss Marple's employ once. Agatha Christie wrote her characters big, and those characters create brilliantly into this adaptation, Gladys, The Crumps, Rex. Everyone performs but I'll highlight those I believe to be the standouts, firstly Fabia Drake, who makes Aunt Effy one of the standout characters, she is superb, the scene where she first encounters Miss Marple is exceptional, she had steel. Peter Davison, a year after he finished Doctor Who, managed better then anyone not to become typecast, here he A Pocket Full of Rye to show the nice guy side we've all seen, but also let rip at the end, a brilliant actor. I also enjoy Selina Caddell's Miss Dove, she is so on point to the character in the book, so straight laced and serious, it's a measured performance. It goes without saying that Hickson performs A Pocket Full of Rye masterclass, absent for pretty much the first half, when she does appear she adds massively to it, that's not to say the start flagged without her, far from it. The attention to detail from beginning to end is incredible, lavishly produced, it's all the small A Pocket Full of Rye that make it feel so big, the Gardner at the start, the arrival of Pat and Lance off be aeroplane, this level of detail just isn't there so much these days, presumably cost. There is enough intrigue here for first time mystery fans, and there's more then enough quality for those of us that know this story inside out. Looking for some great streaming picks? Check out some of the IMDb editors' favorites movies and shows to round out your Watchlist. Visit our What to Watch page. Sign In. Keep track of everything you watch; tell your friends. Full Cast and Crew. Release Dates. Official Sites. Company Credits. Technical Specs. Plot Summary. Plot Keywords. Parents Guide. External Sites. User Reviews. User Ratings. External Reviews. Metacritic Reviews. Photo Gallery. Trailers and Videos. Crazy Credits. Alternate Versions. Rate This. When a handful of grain is found in the pocket of a murdered businessman, Miss Marple seeks a murderer with a penchant for nursery rhymes. Director: Guy Slater. Writers: Agatha Christie novelT. Bowen screenplay. Available on Amazon. Added to Watchlist. Mysteries: Viewed. All Mine!!!! Peter Davison. Use the HTML below. You must be a registered user to use the IMDb rating plugin. Edit Cast Cast overview, first billed only: Joan Hickson Miss Jane Marple Timothy West Rex Fortescue Fabia Drake Miss Henderson Clive Merrison Percival Fortescue Rachel Bell Jennifer Fortescue Peter Davison Lance Fortescue Frances Low Patricia Fortescue Stacy Dorning Adele Fortescue Martyn Stanbridge Vivian Dubois Tom Wilkinson Detective Inspector A Pocket Full of Rye Jon Glover Detective Sergeant Hay Selina Cadell Mary Dove Annette Badland Gladys Martin Merelina Kendall Crump Frank Mills Edit Storyline Wealthy business man Rex Fortescue collapses when he reaches his office. Edit Did You Know? Goofs The scene where Lance arrives and greets Miss Dove with "and you must be the excellent Miss Dove" is shown twice. Although both scenes should be identical in every respect, the positioning of Miss Dove in each is very different as Lance addresses her. Was this review helpful to you? Yes No Report this. A Pocket Full of Rye the first question. Language: English. Runtime: min. Sound Mix: Mono. Color: Color. Edit page. October Streaming Picks. Back to School Picks. Clear your history. Miss Jane Marple. Rex Fortescue. Miss Henderson. Percival Fortescue. Jennifer Fortescue. Lance Fortescue. Patricia Fortescue. Adele Fortescue. Vivian Dubois. Detective Inspector Neele. Detective Sergeant Hay. Gladys Martin.