Afteraperiodofillhealth,MissMarpleleavesSt.MaryMeadforthetropicalCaribbeanparadiseofSt.Honoré,whereanEnglishcouple-TimandMollyKendall-runaquaintlittleresortcalledtheGoldenPalms.Amongthemanyguests,whichincludetheinnocuousHillingdons,theirunseemlyAmericanfriendstheDysons,andgruffbusinesstycoonJasonRafiel,isgarrulousMajorPalgrave,whoisfriendlytoall-muchtoeveryone'schagrin.WhenPalgravelaunchesintohisinfamousstorytellingroutineoneafternoon,onlyanuninterestedMissMarpleishisaudience.Talkquicklyturnstomurder,andPalgravecoylyasksherifshe'dliketoseeaphotographofaserialkiller.Butbeforehecanpullitout,heseessomething-orsomeone-andquicklychangesthesubject.Afteranightofexcessivedrinkandentertainment,includingavoodooshow,Palgraveisfounddeadinhisroomthenextmorning-thecauseofdeathbeingaheartattack..bbb