Dolly Bantry’s Last Party - A Miss Marple Mystery

This cozy mystery begins when Miss Marple receives a strangely undated invitation from her dear friend Dolly Bantry, summoning her to a “little gathering at Gossington Hall.” The urgency in Dolly’s faint voice over the telephone leaves Miss Marple uneasy — and determined to go at once.

Upon arrival, she finds the conservatory glowing with lantern light, strangers mingling among old friends, and Dolly hiding her nerves behind too-bright smiles. A whispered threat in the library, a missing rose from a bouquet, and a dance cut short all point toward something sinister beneath the evening’s polite chatter.

As place cards are mysteriously moved, arguments erupt behind the French doors, and a servant departs without explanation, the atmosphere grows taut. When a guest is found dead near midnight with the faint scent of almonds in the air, Miss Marple begins connecting the scattered clues: the missing flower, the broken glass, the vanished footman.

By morning light, she gathers the remaining guests in the conservatory. With calm precision, she reveals the truth Dolly had suspected all along — a murder woven seamlessly into a party, hidden in plain sight until the final toast.

⏱️ Timestamps:
00:00:00 Chapter 1: The Invitation with No Date
00:12:21 Chapter 2: Champagne in the Conservatory
00:23:02 Chapter 3: A Whisper in the Library
00:32:59 Chapter 4: Miss Marple Notices the Roses
00:43:47 Chapter 5: The Dance That Ended Early
00:55:00 Chapter 6: The Missing Place Card
01:08:00 Chapter 7: Secrets Behind the French Doors
01:18:02 Chapter 8: A Servant’s Sudden Departure
01:27:55 Chapter 9: The Guest Who Never Left
01:38:23 Chapter 10: The Last Toast

Disclaimer:
This is a fan-made work inspired by Agatha Christie’s beloved Miss Marple stories, created purely for entertainment. All characters and settings remain the intellectual property of their respective owners.

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