Which Agatha Christie story is this? Contains spoilers.

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I saw it mentioned on another thread but the poster understandably didn't want to spoil it for anyone.

It's a Miss Marple story where a key element of a plot hinges on a misspelling that could be mistaken for a printing error?

I'm going through a stage where Agatha Christie books are about all that I can read at present and I really want to read this one.

TIA

A Murder is Announced (spelling of 'inquire' /'enquire', and a person's name)

Thank you so much! I'll read that one next.

Or the Moving Finger "I cant go on..." in an apparent suicide note

Yes, that's the one.

MsMcGonagall Thank you too. I'll read both.

A Murder is Announced I mean.

Is it the Lottie/Lettie thing in A Murder is Announced?

Yes, Murder is Announced, enquire/inquire

Lottie/Lettie was a slip of the tongue

I think “Lottie/Letty” is only spoken rather than written or printed. It sounds more like The Moving Finger with the phrase “I can’t go on” being read in two different contexts

* further spoiler

enquire/inquire was written though. Miss Marple deduced that someone would not change their spelling part way through their life therefore Letty had died instead of Lottie

Moving Finger is my absolute favourite Christie. I think the characterisation is much stronger than it often is in the other books and the love story is very sweet.

Moving Finger also where Burton/Barton changed on an envelope

I love the whole episode where she goes to buy some decent clothes at last. Totally irrelevant to the plot but really nice.

The moving finger, the spelling incorrect on a type written envelope. Murder is announced is about a name change not a spelling mistake. Both good reads

There is another but it is a Poirot where there is a torn label of something - a medication I think - and it was a small m rather than a big M. It was the housekeeper who did it and she poisoned herself then gave herself an emetic afterwards. Can anyone remember that?

I think that's Sad Cypress

Thanks all. I'm looking forward to reading them.

Another torn corner of a letter where 'she' becomes 'he' in Lord Edgeware dies.

Sad Cypress - thank you!

I've just read all the Ngaio Marsh whodunnit novels - If you run out of Agatha Christies I would thoroughly recommend Ngaio Marsh.

I'm adding Sad Cypress and LED to my list.

MsMcGonagall Thank you for the recommendation. I'll definitely try Ngaio Marsh.

On the whole I prefer Miss Marple but I do like Cat Amongst the Pigeons

I think Cat Among the Pigeons was my least favourite because of being out of my comfort zone of big houses and suspicious-looking relatives.

One of my favourites is Peril at End House and I think Poirot solved that one also with the help of a written letter.