4.50 from Paddington

4.50 from Paddington is a classic Agatha Christie mystery novel featuring Miss Marple, first published in 1957. Elspeth McGillicuddy witnesses a man strangling a woman on a passing train while traveling from Paddington station, but authorities dismiss her account due to lack of evidence. She enlists her friend Miss Marple, who deduces the body likely landed in the grounds of Rutherford Hall and hires efficient detective Lucy Eyelesbarrow to infiltrate the dysfunctional Crackenthorpe family as a housekeeper to investigate. As further murders occur amid family tensions over inheritance, Miss Marple unravels the killer’s identity through keen observation and intuition, delivering Christie’s signature twist in a tale of greed, secrets, and misdirection.