Miss Marple and Mystery: The Complete Short Stories is a collection of short stories by Agatha Christie first published by HarperCollins in 2008. Included in this 55 story collection is every short story featuring Jane Marple and also a large number of stand-alone suspense and mystery stories. The book is also available as a paperback and as an ebook (2011 ISBN 9780007438976).
Blurb[]
(from publisher's website)
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.[1]
List of short stories[]
- The Actress
- The Girl in the Train
- While the Light Lasts
- The Red Signal
- The Mystery of the Blue Jar
- Jane in Search of a Job
- Mr Eastwood's Adventure
- Philomel Cottage
- The Manhood of Edward Robinson
- The Witness for the Prosecution
- Wireless
- Within a Wall
- The Listerdale Mystery (short story)
- The Fourth Man
- The House of Dreams
- S.O.S.
- Magnolia Blossom
- The Lonely God
- The Rajah's Emerald
- Swan Song
- The Last Seance
- The Edge
- The Tuesday Night Club
- The Idol House of Astarte
- Ingots of Gold
- The Blood-Stained Pavement
- Motive v. Opportunity
- The Thumb Mark of St. Peter
- A Fruitful Sunday
- The Golden Ball
- Accident
- Next to a Dog
- Sing a Song of Sixpence
- The Blue Geranium
- The Companion
- The Four Suspects
- A Christmas Tragedy
- The Herb of Death
- The Affair at the Bungalow
- Manx Gold
- Death by Drowning
- The Hound of Death
- The Gypsy
- The Lamp
- The Strange Case of Sir Arthur Carmichael
- The Call of Wings
- In a Glass Darkly
- Miss Marple Tells a Story
- Strange Jest
- Tape-Measure Murder
- The Case of the Caretaker
- The Case of the Perfect Maid
- Sanctuary
- Greenshaw's Folly
- The Dressmaker's Doll