The Affair at the Bungalow: A Short Story #AgathaChristieSS24

💎 In a dinner party, a pretty young actress, Jane Helier, tells a remarkable story. She's the type that people usually think beautiful but silly. So that when she begins with "it happened to a friend of mine", the others - Miss Marple included - are all convinced that the friend is Jane herself.

💎 A burglary committed in a riverside bungalow, belongs to a wealthy man, taken for his mistress, an actress. A young man got a letter from Jane Helier, invited him to discuss a play at the bungalow. But Jane never actually sent him the letter. He came, and met a girl who called herself Jane Helier. He was served a cocktail, and passed out. The moment he came to himself, he's lying out in the road. And then the police arrested him for burglary; the jewelry which was kept at the bungalow was stolen.

💎 It was a remarkable story, indeed. No one present could solve the mystery: who really stole the jewelry, why the deception? Everyone is perplexed, even, it seems, Miss Marple. However, just before she leaves, Miss Marple whispers something to Jane. A cryptic message, it seems to us, but it shows that Miss Marple has solved the perplexing mystery, which appalls Jane.

💎 It is surprisingly a short and simple story with a brilliant plot twist! I wouldn't have guessed the truth. A superb short story for Agatha Christie's fans!

Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐1/2