- UK
- Collins, London, Nov. 1964
- US
- Dodd, Mead, New York, 1965
Plot

As Miss Marple sat basking in the Caribbean sunshine she felt mildly discontented with life. True, the warmth eased her rheumatism, but here in paradise nothing ever happened.
Eventually, her interest was aroused by an old soldier's yarn about a strange coincidence. Infuriatingly, just as he was about to show her an astonishing photograph, the Major's attention wandered. He never did finished the story...
Contents
1. Major Palgrave tells a Story
2. Miss Marple makes Comparisons
3. A Death in the Hotel
4. Miss Marple seeks Medical Attention
5. Miss Marple makes a Decision
6. In the Small Hours
7. Morning on the Beach
8. A Talk with Ester Walters
9. Miss Prescott and Others
10. A Decision in Jamestown
11. Evening at the Golden Palm
12. Old Sins Cast Long Shadows
13. Exit Victoria Johnson
14. Inquiry
15. Inquiry continued
16. Miss Marple seeks Assistance
17. Mr Rafiel takes Chargy
18. Without Benefit of Clergy
19. Uses of a Shoe
20. Night Alarm
21. Jackson on Cosmetics
22. A Man in her Life?
23. The Last Day
24. Nemesis
25. Miss Marple uses her Imagination
Epilogue
Characters
Miss Jane Marple, Major Palgrave, Jason Rafiel, Esther Walters, Jackson, Greg Dyson, Lucky Dyson, Edward Hillingdon, Evelyn Hillingdon, Dr Grahame, Tim Kendal, Molly Kendal, Victoria, Inspector Weston, Raymond West
Films & TV
- A Caribbean Mystery, US, 1983
- TV drama list
- A Caribbean Mystery, BBC/UK, 1989
- Agatha Christie's MISS MARPLE
- A Caribbean Mystery, ITV/UK, 2013
- Agatha Christie's MARPLE Season 6
- Albert Major parlait trop, France 2/FR, 2016
- Les petits meurtres d'Agatha Christie Saison 2
UK/US covers
Collins / HarperCollins
- Collins, 1964
- Fontana, 1966
- Fontana(1418), 1968; ISBN:9780006114185; ca: Tom Adams*
- Fontana(5359), 1970; ISBN:9780006153597; ca: Tom Adams*
- Fontana, 1985; ♦Sheldon Goldberg
- Fontana, 1988
- Fontana, 1990; ISBN:9780006164357
- Harpercollins, 1992; ISBN:9780061003653
- HarperCollins, 1995; ISBN:9780006164357
- HarperCollins, 2002; Hardcover; ISBN:9780002310727
- ISBN:9780007120918
- HarperCollins, 2006; Facsimile edition/Hardcover; ISBN:9780007208579
- HarperCollins, 2008; Masterpiece edition; ISBN:9780007120918
- William Morrow Paperbacks, 2011; ISBN:9780062073686
- Center Point Pub, 2012; Library Binding/Hardcover; ISBN:9781611732863
- HarperCollins, 2016; ISBN:9780008196608
- HarperCollins, 2018; ISBN:9780008255862
- William Morrow & Co, 2022; ISBN:9780063214149
Dodd, Mead
- Dodd, Mead, 1964
- Dodd, Mead, 1979; Greenway edition
Pocket Books
- Pocket(50449), 1966; ISBN:9780671823658
- Pocket, 1970; ISBN:9780671756116
- Pocket, 1973 4th; ca: Robert Schulz
- Pocket, 1980; ISBN:9780671555238
Other Publishers
- Book Club, 1964
- Signet, 2000; ISBN:9780451199928
- Ulverscroft Large Print Edition, 1967
- Ulverscroft Large Print Edition, 1967; Hardcover; ISBN:9780854567706
- G.K.Hall, 1989; Hardcover; ISBN:9780816145379
- Black Dog & Leventhal, 2007; Hardcover; ISBN:9781579127381
Audio

- G K Hall Audio Books, 1992; ISBN:9780816193493

- BBC Physical Audio, 2004; ISBN:9780563524540


- BBC Audiobooks, 2004; ISBN:9780563382966

- HarperCollins, 2002; ISBN:9780001053083

- Audio Partners, 1999; ISBN:9781572701106

- Random House Audio, 1999; ISBN:9780553526394



- HarperCollins, 2003; ISBN:9780007161072

- Blackstone Pub, 2016; ISBN;:9781504762540

- HarperCollins, 2007

- HarperCollins, 2013

- BBC Audiobooks America, 2006; ISBN:9781572705494

- HarperCollins, 2013; ISBN:9781504762571
Western Europe covers
Le major parlait trop
Le Masque (#889) 1965
- Le Masque, 1965
- Le Masque, 1982
- Le Masque, 1990
- Le Masque. 1999
- Masque Christie, 2009; ISBN:9782702429013
- Masque Christie, 2016; ISBN:9782702445761
Club des Masques (#108) 1970
- Club des Masques, 1970
- Club des Masques, 1987
- Club des Masques, 2001
Le Livre de Poche (#5957) 1984
- Le Livre de Poche, 1984
- Le Livre de Poche
- Le Livre de Poche, 2003; ISBN:9782253034896
- Le Livre de Poche; ISBN:9782253034896
Other Publishers
- Hachette: Collection Agatha Christie (51); ISBN:9782846345897
- Edito-Service S.A., 1965
Miss Marple met vakantie
- Sijthoff, 1974; ♦Eric Gellaerts
- Sijthoff, 1970
- Sijthoff, 1965
- Sijthoff, 1983
- Sijthoff, 1974
- Sijthoff, 1984
- Sijthoff, 1976; ISBN:9789021821641
- Luitingh-Sijthoff/Poema, 1992; ISBN:9789024511525
- Overamstel Uitgevers, 2015; E-book; ISBN:9789048823826
Audio

- The House of Books, 2019
Karibische Affaire / Karibische Affäre / Karibischer Sommer
- Scherz
- Scherz, 1973
- Scherz, 1972
- Scherz, 1982
- Scherz
- Scherz
- Scherz
- Scherz, 1993
- Scherz; ▶ Art
- Scherz, 2000
- Scherz, 2000
- Scherz, 2003
- Loewe, 1996
- Bertelsmann, 1970
- Weltbild
- Fischer, 2008
- Hachette, 2010
- Atlantik, 2014; ISBN:9783455650082
Audio


- Der Hörverlag, 2019
Northern Europe covers
Ett karibiskt mysterium
- Bonniers, 1965
- Delfinserien, 1968; ca: Per Åhlin
- Bonniers, 1979
- Bonniers, 1984
- Bonniers, 1990
Audio

Ett karibiskt mysterium
Saga Egmont, 2021; ISBN:9788711788073
Det caribiske mysterium
- Carit Andersen, 1965
- Forum, 1971
- Wangel, 1990
- Aschehoug, 2006
- Lindhardt og Ringhof, 2014 (ebook)
- Lindhardt og Ringhof (e-bog), 2014; ISBN:9788711321607
Audio





Det caribiske mysterium
Lindhardt og Ringhof, 2017; ISBN:9788711765180
Mysterium i Vestindia
- Aschehoug, 1972
- Aschehoug, 1987
- Aschehoug, 1995
- Aschehoug, 2010
- 1968
Lomahotellin murhat
- WSOY: SAPO(72), 1965; ca: Ahtiala
- WSOY: SAPO(72), 1980
- *OMNIBUS*
WSOY, 1979; ISBN:9789510083635; ca: Tom Adams*
- WSOY, 1988; ISBN:9789510129616; ca: Tom Adams*
- WSOY, 1997; ISBN:9789510012932
- WSOY, 2016; ISBN:9789510416327
- WSOY, 2018; ISBN:9789510440353
Ráðgátan á hótelinu
Kariibi mõistatus
- Elmatar: Öölane, 1997; ISBN:9789985832455
- Varrak, 2010; ISBN:9789985320655
Karibų paslaptis
- Žuvėdra, 1997
- FD, 1991
Southern Europe covers
Miss Marple nei Caraibi
- Il Giallo Mondadori (#878), 1965
- I Classici del Giallo (#353), 1980
- Mondadori, 1983; ISBN:9788804229070
- I Classici del Giallo(#613), 1990; ca: Carlo Jacono
- Mondadori: Oscar scrittori moderni, 1998; ISBN:9788804397267
- Mondadori: Oscar scrittori moderni, 2003; ISBN:9788804510079
- Hachette Fascicoli, 2004
- RCS Quotidiani, 2011; ♦Ralf M.M. Stultiëns
- Mondadori, 2015; ebook; ISBN:9788852066078
- Mondadori: Oscar gialli, 2018; ISBN:9788804700180
- Mondadori Media S.r.l., 2021; ISBN:9778142223007

Miss Marple nei caraibi
Kindle, 2021
Audio

Miss Marple nei Caraib
Mondadori Libri S.p.A., 2020
Misterio en el Caribe
- Biblioteca Oro(#512), 1965
- Biblioteca Oro(#275), 1979; ca: Tom Adams*
- Molino, 1999; ISBN:9788427285699; ca: Tom Adams*
- Molino, 2004; ISBN:9788427298378
- Planeta, 1994
- Círculo de Lectores, 1996
- Planeta, 2001
- RBA, 2010; ISBN:9788447369218
- Planeta, 2013
Misteri al Carib
- La Llar del Llibre(#30), 1989; ISBN:9788472793828
Mistério no Caribe / Um mistério no Caribe / Mistério nas Caraíbas / O Mistério das Caraíbas
Mistério no Caribe
- Nova Fronteira, 1980
- Círculo do Livro, 1985
- Record, 1987
- Nova Cultural, 1987
- Nova Fronteira, 1995; ISBN:9788520906118; ♦Gabriel Paschoal
- Círculo do Livro, 1995; ISBN:9788533208643
- Record, 1996; ISBN:9788501155139
- L&PM Pocket, 2007; ISBN:9788525416438
- L&PM Pocket, 2015; ISBN:9788525432070
- L&PM, 2018; ISBN:9788525433893
- Coleção Folha O Melhor de Agatha Christie #17, 2019; ISBN:9788579493782
- Kindle, 2021
Um mistério no Caribe
- Harpercollins Brasil, 2020; ISBN:9788595085909
Mistério nas Caraíbas
- Colecção Vampiro(#299), 1973
O Mistério das Caraíbas
- ASA(#50), 2008; ISBN:9789892300443
Το σπίτι με τους ιβίσκους / Μυστήριο στην καραϊβική
- ca: Tom Adams*; ♦Sheldon Goldberg
- Λυχνάρι, 2000; ca: Tom Adams*
- Λυχνάρι ca: Tom Adams*
- ΤΟ ΣΠΙΤΙ ΜΕ ΤΟΥΣ ΙΒΙΣΚΟΥΣ, Λυχνάρι(A121)
- Ψυχογιός, 2020; ISBN:9786180133301
Карипска мистерија / Karipska misterija / Karipska Zagonetka
- Beograd : Narodna knjiga Alfa, 1997
- Mladinska knjiga, 2015; ISBN:9788679284044
Karipska zagonetka
- Nova knjiga, 2020
Karipska misterija
- Marjan tisak, 2002; ISBN:9789532140248
Karibska skrivnost
- Presernova druzba (Ljubljana), 1974; ♦Svetlana Andjelic
Karibijska zagonetka
- Svjetlost (Sarajevo), 1966; ♦Svetlana Andjelic
Eastern Europe covers
Karibské tajomstvo
- Zelená knižnica, 2004
- Slovenský spisovateľ, 2017; ISBN:9788022019675
Karibské tajemství
- Vyšehrad, 1972
- Knižní klub, 1995
- Knižní klub, 2009; ISBN:9788024224084
- Knižní klub, 2013; ISBN:9788024241128
Rejtély az Antillákon
- Európa Könyvkiadó, 1970; ♦Horváth Tamás
- Európa Könyvkiadó, 1986; ♦Horváth Tamás
- Európa Könyvkiadó, 1992; ♦Czibóka Tamas
- Európa Könyvkiadó, 2001; ♦Horváth Tamás
- Európa Könyvkiadó, 2005; ISBN:9789630777247; ♦Viktoria Sugar
- Helikon Kiadó, 2020; ISBN:9789634794752
Карибска мистерия
- Абагар, 1993
- Ера(#41), 2012; ISBN:9789543892136
Karaibska tajemnica
- Phantom Press, 1992; ISBN:9788370751760
- Wydawnictwo Dolnośląskie, 1998
- Hachette Polska: Kolekcja Hachette: Agatha Christie(21), 2001; ISBN:9788371841224
- Prószyński i S-ka, 2003
- Wydawnictwo Dolnośląskie, 2005; ISBN:9788373843783
- Wydawnictwo Dolnośląskie: Agata Christie - Królowa Kryminału, 2008; ISBN:9788324586394
- Wydawnictwo Dolnośląskie: Klasyka Kryminału, 2013; ISBN:9788324592944
- Wydawnictwo Dolnośląskie, 2017; ISBN:9788327157065
- Wydawnictwo Dolnośląskie: Agatha Christie Kolekcja Kryminałów(62), 2016; ISBN:9788327154835
Misterul din Caraibe
- Excelsior Multi Press
- Rao, 2009; ISBN:9789731039428
- Rao: editie de chiosc, 2013; ISBN:9786066094597
- Rao: Editia colectionarului, 2014; ISBN:9786066097994
- Litera: Agatha Christie Colectie, 2021; ISBN:9786063372339
Карибська таємниця
- Клуб Сімейного Дозвілля, 2011
- Клуб Семейного Досуга, 2017; ISBN:9786171238619
Карибская тайна
- Книжный клуб, 1990; ISBN:9785857540046
- Латвийское общество "Знание", ИПЦ "Панорама", 1991
- Международный книжный дом, 1997
- *OMNIBUS*
Центрполиграф: Полное собрание детективных произведений, 1999
- Центрполиграф: Королева детектива, 2003; ISBN:9785952402607
- АСТ, 2003
- АСТ, 2003
- Эксмо, 2008
- *OMNIBUS*
Эксмо: Большая коллекция, 2009
- Эксмо, 2010
- Эксмо, 2010
- Эксмо: Детективный клуб Агаты Кристи, 2012; ISBN:9785699552795
- Эксмо: Детективный клуб Агаты Кристи, 2013; ISBN:9785699627561
- Эксмо: Pocket book, 2017; ISBN:9785040903344
- Эксмо: Агата Кристи. Серебряная коллекция, 2015; ISBN:9785699761579
- Hachette, 2016
- Эксмо: Культовая классика, 2018; ISBN:9785040903337
- Эксмо: Агата Кристи. Любимая коллекция, 2020; ISBN:9785040961160
Audio

Карибская тайна
Эксмо, 2020
Middle East & Asian covers
კარიბის საიდუმლო
Ölüm Adası
- Ölüm Adası, Altın Kitaplar, 1965
- Ölüm Adası, Altın Kitaplar, 1978
- Ölüm Adası, Altın; ♦Ralf M.M. Stultiëns
- Ölüm Adası, Altın Kitaplar, 2010; ISBN:9789752112698
- Ölüm Adası, Altın Kitaplar, ; ISBN:9789752112698
הרצח באיים הקאריביים ⁄ הרצח באיי הקריביים
- הרצח באיים הקאריביים
על ידי מזרחי
- הרצח באיים הקאריביים
על ידי מזרחי
لغز الكاريبي / موت في البحر الكاريبي
لغز الكاريبي
- JARIR Reader, 2008; ISBN:6281072057619
- تبارك للنشر والتوزيع; ISBN:9789775111379
موت في البحر الكاريبي
- دار النجمة
- دار النجمة
معمای کارائیب / قتل در کارائیب
معمای کارائیب
- Hermes books, A.P.1398; ISBN:9789643637071
- Hermes books, A.P.1390; ISBN:9789643637071
- Saless, A.P.1398; ISBN:9789643809201
- Saless, A.P.1393
قتل در کارائیب
- روايت, A.P.1373
(Gujarati) કેરિબિયન મિસ્ટરી
- (Gujarati) R. R. Sheth, 2019; ISBN:9788193942000
කැරබියන් අබිරහස
- Fast Publishers, ; ISBN:9789557413658
Misteri Karibia
- Gramedia, 1984; ca: Tom Adams*
- Gramedia, 2002; ISBN:9789794030684
- Gramedia, 2013; ISBN:9789792293197
- Gramedia, 2018; ISBN:9789792293197
โหดวิปริต
โหดวิปริต
- ♦Rattanachai Lueangwongngam
- สร้างสรรค์บุ๊คส์
加勒比海島謀殺案 / 加勒比海謀殺案 / 加勒比海岛谋杀案 / 加勒比海之谜 / 加勒比海疑雲
加勒比海島謀殺案
- 遠景出版, 1982
- 遠景出版, 1988
- 遠景出版, 1992
加勒比海謀殺案
- 風雲時代, 1987
加勒比海岛谋杀案
- 华文出版社(阿嘉莎·克莉丝蒂探案小说精粹), 1993; ISBN:9787507502121
加勒比海之谜
- 贵州人民出版社(阿加莎·克里斯蒂作品全集), 1998; ISBN:9787221047113
- 人民文学出版社(阿加莎·克里斯蒂侦探推理系列), 2010; IBSN:9787020083336
- 新星出版社(阿加莎·克里斯蒂侦探作品集67), 2018; ISBN:9787513329934
加勒比海疑雲
- 遠流出版(克莉絲蒂推理全集), 2003; ISBN:9789573248910
カリブ海の秘密
- ハヤカワ・ポケットミステリ, 1971, 1975(4th)
- ハヤカワ・ミステリ文庫, 1977, 1991(30th); ca: Hiroshi Manabe
- クリスティー文庫s, 2003
카리브해의 비밀
카리브해의 비밀
- 자유시대사(애거서크리스티문고 29), 1987
- 해문출판사, 1989
- 자유문학사(추리문학 17), 1993; ISBN:9788942400584
- 해문출판사(애거서 크리스티 미스터리 75), 1995; ISBN:9788938202758
- 황금가지: 애거서 크리스티 전집(58), 2008
- 황금가지: 애거서 크리스티 전집(58),
other language
- [Malay] Misteri Karibia, PT. Gramedia, 1980