Marple : twelve new stories
2022
Book
Total copies: 3
A brand new collection of short stories featuring the Queen of Crime's legendary detective Jane Marple, penned by twelve remarkable bestselling and acclaimed authors. A brand new collection of short stories featuring the Queen of Crime's legendary detective Jane Marple, penned by twelve remarkable bestselling and acclaimed authors.This collection of twelve 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. 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 WareMiss Marple was first introduced to readers in a story 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 twelve Christie devotees will be a timely reminder why Jane Marple remains the most famous fictional female detective of all time.
Main title:
Marple : twelve new stories / Naomi Alderman [and eleven others] ; based on characters created by Agatha Christie.
Author:
Christie, Agatha, 1890-1976, associated with work
Imprint:
London : HarperCollinsPublishers, 2022.
Collation:
400 pages ; 24 cm
ISBN:
9780008467319 (hbk)9780008467333 (ePub ebook)
Dewey class:
823.087208
LC class:
PR1309.D4
Language:
English
Subject:
Marple, Jane (Fictitious character) -- FictionWomen detectives -- England -- FictionDetective and mystery stories, EnglishDetective and mystery stories, AmericanCrimeCrime & mystery fictionClassic fictionClassic crime fictionShort storiesAnthologies: generalCrime & mystery: cosy mysteryCrime & mystery: women sleuthsFiction: general & literary
BRN:
395364