The Sittaford Mystery
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The Sittaford Mystery is a murder mystery novel written by Agatha Christie that is also known as Murder At Hazelmoor.
Plot
In a remote house in the middle of Dartmoor, six shadowy figures huddle around a small round table for a seance. Tension rises as the spirits spell out a chilling message: 'Captain Trevelyan...dead...murder'. Is this black magic or simply a macabre joke? The only way to be certain is to locate Captain Trevelyan. Unfortunately, his home is six miles away and, with snow drifts blocking the roads, someone will have to make the journey on foot.
The novel is the first in which the author incorporates the supernatural into one of her long works.
TV Film
The novel was produced as a Miss Marple mystery as part of its irregular series featuring Geraldine McEwan as Marple, and guest-starred Timothy Dalton as Trevelyan. Filming began in 2006, with major changes made to the plot (Trevelyan being present at the seance, for example) – especially in order to incorporate Marple into the story. It is the second film in the series in which the killer's identity is different from the one in the novel. It aired in the UK on April 30, 2006, in ITV 1's 9:00 p.m. slot.
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