A murder is announced by Agatha Christie, First edition,

Publisher:  Collins Crime Club, June 1950

Hardcover, 256 pages

A Murder Is Announced is a work of detective fiction by Agatha Christie which was first serialised in the Daily Express February 1950 and in the US in the Chicago Tribune from April 1950. The book was first published in the UK by the Collins Crime Club in June 1950 and in the US by Dodd, Mead and Company in the same month. The UK edition retailed at eight shillings and sixpence (8/6) and the US edition at $2.50.

The novel features her detective Miss Marple and is considered a crime novel classic.

The book was heavily promoted upon publication in 1950 as being Christie's fiftieth book, although in truth this figure could only be arrived at by counting in both UK and US short story collections.