Themes

=Greed and Money= Money and Greed, are also important aspects of this murder mystery. The town suspected that the main suspects were after Miss Blacklock because she was about to receive a big inheritance, in addition to the fact that she was the only person who got hit with a bullet besides Rudi Scherz. The town accused people like Edmund Swettenham because of his interest in money. Inspector Craddock also suspected that Patrick and Julia came to Letty's place with the intention of stealing her money. The twist, however, was that it was Miss Blacklock herself who was greedy and was willing to sacrifice anyone or anything for money. .dun dun dun, what a twist!!

=Village Life= Throughout the novel, the reader is able to grasp the typical life is like in an average village. Everyone in the small English village of Chipping Cleghorn knows each other. A s characters read the // Gazette, // they saw that a murder mystery party would take place at Little Paddocks; there was no given address so the readers can assume that the villagers all know where Little Paddocks is located. The people of the village are also very trustworthy of each other. They are known for keeping their doors unlocked. For instance, Miss Blacklock keeps her door wide open all summer and as it gets colder out she shuts it but keeps from locking it...wonder if that's safe...

=Nostalgia= In the story, many of the characters are nostalgic, longing for the time before the war. Most of the characters don't like the rationing that has been going on during and after the war and wish that resources were easier to obtain like they were back then. Miss Marple also misses the time when people knew their neighbors, now everyone is a stranger to everyone else. In addition, while solving the case, Miss Marple tried to invoke the feeling of nostalgia in Miss Blacklock in order to get old photographs of Julia and Patrick. Similarly, Miss Blacklock displays nostalgia for the old photographs that Craddock finds in her house. The photos are from when her sister was alive. Letitia also became upset after Bunny's death since Dora was her only connection to the past.

=Good vs. Evil= One of the main plot points of a whodunit a crime that occurs in a normal setting. The wrongdoer represents evil. Whereas the detective, in this case Inspector Craddock, represents good. He tries to unravel the details, in order for justice to be served.

=Suspense= A major theme of //A Murder is Announced// and the genre of Whodunits is the question of who actually dun it? Everyone is a suspect and no one is innocent until proven not guilty. The murderer could literally be anyone. Who you think may be the killer could actually be the most innocent and the last person you thought could commit the crime is actually the criminal. In the beginning of the book, the killer is thought to be known, but spoiler alert, there are others involved. The question from that point on is who is behind the whole shake up and what their motives are. Anyone could be the criminal, even those closest to Miss Blacklock.