Where to Start Agatha Christie's Miss Marple

Most people are familiar with the mustached problem-solver Hercule Poirot, but when Agatha Christie needs a sharp-tongued, no-nonsense problem solver, Miss Marple is the one for the case. 

Miss Jane Marple is the lead sleuth in nearly a dozen of Christie's beloved mysteries, making her one of the most popular amateur detectives in fiction. Lucy Foley brings Miss Marple back for a tantalizing new tale in Murder at the Grand Alpine Hotel, so here are the must-read Marple stories to introduce yourself ahead of time. 

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Miss Marple first appears in Christie’s Murder at the Vicarage, a compelling mystery set in a sleepy country village, where a dead body leads to a tangled web of clues. This edition features a new foreword from Lucy Foley.

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After the body of a young woman is found in the library, Miss Marple is called to investigate. But as rumors spread throughout the town and another dead body turns up, Miss Marple has to set a clever trap to catch the killer.

 

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When a small town is shaken by a slew of scandalous secrets sent from an anonymous writer, Miss Marple is called to investigate an apparent suicide in this classic mystery.

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Miss Marple arrives at Chipping Cleghorn to unravel a fiendish puzzle when a murderer declares his crimes in the local newspaper. Is it a practical joke, or a prank? Miss Marple is the only one who can find out the truth.

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As Miss Marple visits a friend at a rehabilitation center, she knowingly stumbles upon a perplexing murder. Was this all a coincidence, or part of something more sinister? Only Miss Marple can get to the bottom of this one.

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Get to know the beloved amateur detective with this must-have assortment of short stories that follows Miss Marple, Agatha Christie’s iconic sleuth.

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Several fan-favorite authors like Leigh Bardugo, Alyssa Cole, Lucy Foley, Elly Griffiths, Val McDermid, Ruth Ware and more share their fun twists and takes on Marple. 

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Agatha Christie’s iconic sleuth returns in a new mystery from Lucy Foley, author of The Paris Apartment and The Hunting Party. After a body is discovered at a luxurious mountaintop resort, there is only one woman who can connect the clues before the killer strikes again.