A Pocket Full of Rye
by Agatha Christieliterary work· published 1953
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A Pocket Full of Rye is a mystery novel by Agatha Christie first published in the UK by the Collins Crime Club on 9 November 1953 and in the US by Dodd, Mead & Co. the following year. The UK edition retailed at ten shillings and sixpence (10/6) and the US edition at $2.75. The book features her detective Miss Marple. Like several of Christie's novels (e.g. Hickory Dickory Dock and One, Two, Buckle My Shoe) the title and substantial parts of the plot refer to a nursery rhyme, in this case "Sing a Song of Sixpence". Miss Marple travels to the Fortescue home to offer information on the maid, Gladys Martin. She works with Inspector Neele until the mysteries are revealed.
Adaptations (1)
A Pocket Full of Rye was adapted into a 1983 film.
Secret of the Black Birds1983 · film · 97 min · dir. Vadim Derbenyov · IMDb ↗IMDb6.6Mr. Fortescue, owner of a big company, unexpectedly dies. The autopsy shows that he has been poisoned. Nobody actually loved him, and even his family members had their reasons to kill him. But who really did it? And who is responsable for killing his young servant and his wife within the next couple of days? Of course the only person who can answer this question is Ms. Marple. And of course, the murderer is the person you least expected it to be.
