The Case of the Perfect Maid: A Short Story
Book 15 of Miss Marple
Language: English
Published: Dec 31, 2005
Pages:
132
ABC:
81
Book Details
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Description:
Previously published in the print anthologies *Three Blind Mice and Other Stories* and *Miss Marple's Final Cases*
When her maid asks Miss Marple to intervene in the delicate problem of her rather opinionated cousin Gladys, she doesn't think much can be done. Poor Gladys has been accused of stealing a precious brooch belonging to her employers, the reserved Misses Skinner. While one sister malingers with mysterious ailments, the other attends to her every need, and they've both decided that Gladys must go. But, one day there appears a paragon to replace her, the perfect maid, or so they think....