Miss Marple – Miss Marple and Mystery: The Complete Short Stories

Miss Marple – Miss Marple and Mystery: The Complete Short Stories
Agatha Christie

An omnibus of 55 short stories, presented for the first time in chronological order.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 devasting effect. As her friend Sir Henry Clithering, the ex-Commissioner of Scotland Yard has been heard to say: ‘She’s just the finest detective God ever made.’ – and many Agatha Christie fans would agree.Appearing for the first time in The Murder at The Vicarage (1930) her crime-fighting career spanned over forty years when she solved her final case in 1977 in Sleeping Murder. With every tale flawlessly plotted by the Queen of Crime herself, these short stories provide a feast for hardened Agatha Christie addicts as well as those who have grown to love the detective through her many film and television appearances.Here, for the first time, more than 50 of Agatha Christie’s mini masterpieces have been collected together in one volume, perfectly illustrating the true breadth of her talent. As well as every story featuring Miss Marple, the book includes additional stand-alone tales, from macabre tales of the supernatural, through suspense-ridden mysteries, to heart-stopping cases of murder.

Agatha Christie

Miss

Marple

and Mystery

The Complete

Short Stories

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This collection first published 2008

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The publishers would like to acknowledge the help of Karl Pike in the preparation of this volume.

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Contents

Stories featuring Miss Marple appear in bold

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Author’s Foreword to Miss Marple and the Thirteen Problems

1. The Actress

2. The Girl in the Train

3. While the Light Lasts

4. The Red Signal

5. The Mystery of the Blue Jar

6. Jane in Search of a Job

7. Mr Eastwood’s Adventure

8. Philomel Cottage

9. The Manhood of Edward Robinson

10. The Witness for the Prosecution

11. Wireless

12. Within a Wall

13. The Listerdale Mystery

14. The Fourth Man

15. The House of Dreams

16. S.O.S.

17. Magnolia Blossom

18. The Lonely God

19. The Rajah’s Emerald

20. Swan Song

21. The Last Séance

22. The Edge

23. The Tuesday Night Club