This record has been deleted from the database. We recommend that you remove this title from any lists it may have been added to.
Miss Marple : complete short stories / Agatha Christie.
This collection gathers together every short story featuring one of Agatha Christie's most famous creations: Miss Marple. Described by her friend Dolly Bantry as 'the typical old maid of fiction,' Miss Marple has lived almost her entire life in the sleepy hamlet of St. Mary Mead. Yet, by observing village life she has gained an unparalleled insight into human nature - and used it to devastating effect.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780006499626 (pbk.) :
- ISBN: 0062499627 (pbk.)
- Physical Description: viii, 359 p. ; 20 cm.
- Publisher: London : HarperCollins, 1997
Content descriptions
Formatted Contents Note: | The Tuesday night club -- The Idol House of Astarte -- Ingots of gold -- The bloodstained pavement -- Motive v. opportunity -- The thumbmark of St. Peter -- The blue geranium -- The companion -- The four suspects -- A Christmas tragedy -- The herb of death -- The affair at the bungalow -- Death by drowning -- Miss Marple tells a story -- Strange jest -- The case of the perfect maid -- The case of the caretaker -- Tape-measure murder -- Greenshaw's folly -- Sanctuary. |
Search for related items by subject
Subject: | Older women > Fiction. Village communities > England > Fiction. England > Fiction. |
Genre: | Historical mystery fiction. Cozy mystery. Amateur sleuth mystery. Short stories. |