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Marple : twelve new stories / Naomi Alderman, Leigh Bardugo, Alyssa Cole, Lucy Foley, Elly Griffiths, Natalie Haynes, Jean Kwok, Val McDermid, Karen M. McManus, Dreda Say Mitchell, Kate Mosse, Ruth Ware.

Christie, Agatha, 1890-1976 (creator.). Alderman, Naomi. Container of (work): Open mind. (Added Author). Bardugo, Leigh. Container of (work): Disappearance. (Added Author). Cole, Alyssa. Container of (work): Miss Marple takes Manhattan. (Added Author). Foley, Lucy (Novelist). Container of (work): Evil in small places. (Added Author). Griffiths, Elly. Container of (work): Murder at the Villa Rosa. (Added Author). Haynes, Natalie. Container of (work): Unravelling. (Added Author). Kwok, Jean. Container of (work): Jade empress. (Added Author). McDermid, Val. Container of (work): Second murder at the vicarage. (Added Author). McManus, Karen M. Container of (work): Murdering sort. (Added Author). Mitchell, Dreda Say. Container of (work): Deadly wedding day. (Added Author). Mosse, Kate, 1961- Container of (work): Mystery of the acid soil. (Added Author). Ware, Ruth. Container of (work): Miss Marple's Christmas. (Added Author).

Summary:

A brand-new collection of short stories featuring the Queen of Mystery's legendary detective Jane Marple, penned by 12 remarkable best-selling and acclaimed authors. This collection of 12 original short stories, all featuring Jane Marple, will introduce the character to a whole new generation. Each author reimagines Agatha Christie's Marple through their own unique perspective while staying true to the hallmarks of a traditional mystery ... Miss Marple was first introduced to readers in a story Agatha Christie wrote for The Royal Magazine in 1927 and made her first appearance in a full-length novel in 1930's The Murder at the Vicarage. It has been 45 years since Agatha Christie's last Marple novel, Sleeping Murder, was published posthumously in 1976, and this collection of ingenious new stories by 12 Christie devotees will be a timely reminder why Jane Marple remains the most famous fictional female detective of all time.

Record details

ISBN: 9780063136052 (hardcover)
Physical Description: 370 pages ; 24 cm
Edition: First U.S. edition.
Publisher: New York : William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, 2022.

Content descriptions

General Note:

Subtitle on jacket reads as Twelve new mysteries.

"Originally published as Marple in the United Kingdom in 2022 by HarperCollins."--Title page verso.

Formatted Contents Note:

Evil in small places / Lucy Foley -- The second murder at the vicarage / Val McDermid -- Miss Marple takes Manhattan / Alyssa Cole -- The unravelling / Natalie Haynes -- Miss Marple's Christmas / Ruth Ware -- The open mind / Naomi Alderman -- The jade empress / Jean Kwok -- A deadly wedding day / Dreda Say Mitchell -- Murder at the Villa Rosa / Elly Griffiths -- The murdering sort / Karen M. McManus -- The mystery of the acid soil / Kate Mosse -- The disappearance / Leigh Bardugo -- About the authors.