A Pocket Full of Rye (Miss Marple Mysteries, Bk. 6)

In this beloved tale from the Queen of Mystery, the bizarre death of a financial tycoon leads Miss Marple to investigate a series of murders disguised within nursery rhymes.

Rex Fortescue, king of a financial empire, was sipping tea in his "counting house" when he suffered an agonizing and sudden death. On later inspection, the pockets of the deceased were found to contain traces of cereals. Yet it was the incident in the parlor which confirmed Miss Marple's suspicion that she was looking at a case of crime by rhyme . . .