A+Murder+is+Announced

A Murder is Announced Chapter 1 Summary

 * The chapter opens up "in the round of the village of Chipping Cleghorn" with the characters reading their daily newspapers such as //Daily Mail, the Times, North Benham News,// and more importantly the //Chipping Cleghorn Gazette.// "Most of the inhabitants of Chipping Cleghorn eagerly opened the //Gazette and plunged into the local news"(1,//2)
 * From the //Gazette// the people of Chipping Cleghorn such as Mrs. Swettenham,, Mrs. Finch, and Edmund Swettenham first learn that a murder is to occur at 6.30 PM on October 29th at Letitica Blacklock's house Little Paddocks, "This particular Friday, October 29th-was no exception to the rule..." (2).
 * Colonel Easterbrook (Archie) and Mrs. Easterbrook also viewed the article about the "//Murder Game//" in the newspaper and Colonel Easterbrook explains to his wife how the murder game works. Archie then says he doesn't want to go but his wife talks him out of by saying things like " she's counting on you to make the thing a success" or "the whole thing will fall flat if you don't go", which convinces him to go (6).
 * Miss Murgatroyd, "who was fat and amiable" with grey hair showed Miss Hinchliffe the article of the "//Murder Game//" and asked her what she thinks its about. Miss Hinchliffe responds right away with "We'll find out what it means when we get there". (7)
 * Mrs. Harmon (Bunch) spoke to her Rev husband Mr. Harmon about the murder game and find out that Mr. Harmon loves murders but cant make it to the murder game because he had his "preparations for conformation" at that time and Mrs. Harmon is scared of "games that happen in the dark" but she is still going.(9).