Chapter One of Sleeping Murder

Sleeping Murder  is a novel written by the author known as Agatha Christie. This particular story includes one of her most famous characters named Jane Marple or Miss Marple. This will be her last and final investigate case. The first chapter of the novel starts off with Gwenda Reed, a young and married twenty one year old, who has just recently moved to England. Her husband named Giles Reed is not with her at the time because of his travels for work. The two of them have only been married for three months but they decided it was time to search for a permanent residency. She had spent her time searching and searching for a home and after about a week later she came across something fascinating. Down the road entering into Dillmouth she noticed a small white Victorian villa that was for sale and was so intrigued that she had to take a look. After examing and viewing the house with the owner known as Mrs. Hengrave, Gwenda deciced to purchase the home even though she knew there would need to be installments, adjustments, and redecorating. After Gwenda settled the paper work, she walked down the stairs of the house and felt a wave of irrational terror that she could not quite put her finger on. It raised a little suspicion for her so she asked Mrs. Hengrave if the house was known to be haunted and she was quite surprised by that question. Mrs. Hengrave never knew of the house being haunted. Then again the house was over one hundred years old so people were bound to have died there during that period. Later on Gwenda had written a letter to her husband saying that she had purchased a house and that she knew he would be as excited about it as she was.