Lucy Foley, author of the brand-new Miss Marple mystery, Murder at the Grand Alpine Hotel, will speak  on Thursday, Aug. 27 at 2 p.m. in a virtual discussion presented by the Ocean County Library.

High in the Swiss Alps, accessible only by a single, winding railway, stands the luxurious Grand Alpine Hotel. With glorious mountain views and exclusive access to powdery slopes, it draws guests from far and wide: the notorious actress, the high-flying politician, the society wife, the reckless friend, the shrewd doctor.

But not everyone is here for a winter holiday. Beneath the champagne and furs, dark histories simmer, old grudges…