Murder at the Gallop

When a wealthy old man appears to have been "frightened to death" by a cat, Miss Marple suspects one of his four relatives, all heirs to his estate, of his murder.

Murder at the Gallop



The old and wealthy Mr. Enderby dies of a heart attack but the ever suspicious Miss Marple has her doubts. Who or what gave him a heart attack? Enderby's poor relatives gather at the The Gallop, a combined boarding-house and riding school. Miss Marple also gets there to find out if any of them had any particular reasons to see him dead. Written by Mattias Thuresson <mattias.thuresson@mbox300.swipnet.se>





When Miss Ma! rple and Mr. Stringer are soliciting for their charity that benefits paroled convicts, they call on the home of wealthy Mr. Enderby. They are shocked to witness his heart failure culminating in his fall down the stairs to his death. Miss Marple suspects that someone "frightened him to death" intentionally by a cat, but she cannot interest Inspector Craddock in her theory. She correctly surmises that one of Enderby's four heirs is guilty of his murder, and her theory is confirmed when two of them end up murdered. Written by Gabe Taverney (duke1029@aol.com)





Miss Marple investigates the sudden death of old Mr. Enderby who died of a heart attack but was literally frightened to death by a cat. The man's fear of felines was well-known and Miss Marple is convinced that his deadly encounter was planned, making his death murder. Unable to convince Inspector Craddock that a crime has taken place, she decides to investigate herself. With the assistance of! Mr. Stringer, she focuses on the four relatives who inherit E! nderby's fortune and gathers every bit of gossip that she can about them. When one of the four if found dead, she heads off to the Gallop Hotel, owned by old Enderby's nephew Hector Enderby and where the remaining guests are staying. When another of the relatives is killed, the field of suspects seems to narrow even more, but Miss Marple has to plan a clever ruse for the killer to come out into the open. Written by garykmcd

Genres: Comedy Crime Drama Mystery Thriller

Release year: 1963