Our two stories for August seem to be a mixed theme. There's one engrossing murder mystery for the Tuesday Night Club (Miss Marple) to solve, and another, a delightful - apparently - non mystery story.
THE BLOOD STAINED PAVEMENT
(A Miss Marple story)
The Tuesday Night club listen to Joyce's story when she accidentally painted drops of blood on the pavement during a holiday, which she was told to be a warning that a death will occur within 24 hours. Soon after a woman drowns. Joyce was shocked, but Miss Marple is not one to believe in coincidences...
The story was published in the Royal Magazine in the UK in 1928 and in the US, under the revised title Drip! Drip! later that year. It was then included in the 1932 collection of The Thirteen Problems.
THE MANHOOD OF EDWARD ROBINSON
(A non detective story)
A young man wins the lottery, buys a car, meets a beautiful woman and accidentally steals a necklace.
The story was inspired by Agatha's Christie's love with her own car and the thrill and freedom of driving. It was first published in the UK collection The Listerdale Mystery in 1934 and then in 1971 it appeared in the US collection The Golden Ball and Other Stories.
While it's not promising any mystery, it still sounds like a delicious story to read!
I have listened to the 2nd one, and really enjoyed it a lot. hee is my short review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/7806823107
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