Five Complete Miss Marple Novels: The Mirror Crack'D; A Caribbean Mystery; Nemesis; What Mrs. Mcgillicuddy Saw!; The Body In The Library
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Book: Fair
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Yellowed
Markings: Previous owner
Few figures in detective fiction are as deceptively sharp as Miss Jane Marple — Agatha Christie's seemingly gentle spinster from the village of St. Mary Mead, whose quiet observations and unassuming manner mask one of the most formidable criminal minds in all of mystery literature. This omnibus edition brings together five complete and unabridged Miss Marple novels in a single volume: The Mirror Crack'd, in which a Hollywood film star's arrival in St. Mary Mead sets off a chain of deadly consequences; A Caribbean Mystery, where a sun-drenched island holiday turns sinister; Nemesis, a posthumous bequest that sends Miss Marple on a chilling quest for justice; What Mrs. McGillicuddy Saw!, in which a witnessed murder on a passing train sets an extraordinary investigation in motion; and The Body in the Library, where the discovery of a glamorous stranger's corpse in an English country house upends a quiet community. Christie's genius lay in her ability to construct intricate, seemingly impenetrable puzzles while simultaneously illuminating the quiet cruelties and comedies of English social life. Across these five novels, her prose remains elegantly economical, her plotting audaciously clever, and her heroine disarmingly perceptive — Miss Marple forever proving that the most dangerous detective is the one nobody suspects. For the seasoned Christie admirer and the newly initiated alike, this collection presents an irresistible invitation to see whether you can match wits with the lady from St. Mary Mead.
Author: Agatha Christie
Format: Hardback
Genre: Crime fiction
Condition remarks:
Book: Fair
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Yellowed
Markings: Previous owner
Few figures in detective fiction are as deceptively sharp as Miss Jane Marple — Agatha Christie's seemingly gentle spinster from the village of St. Mary Mead, whose quiet observations and unassuming manner mask one of the most formidable criminal minds in all of mystery literature. This omnibus edition brings together five complete and unabridged Miss Marple novels in a single volume: The Mirror Crack'd, in which a Hollywood film star's arrival in St. Mary Mead sets off a chain of deadly consequences; A Caribbean Mystery, where a sun-drenched island holiday turns sinister; Nemesis, a posthumous bequest that sends Miss Marple on a chilling quest for justice; What Mrs. McGillicuddy Saw!, in which a witnessed murder on a passing train sets an extraordinary investigation in motion; and The Body in the Library, where the discovery of a glamorous stranger's corpse in an English country house upends a quiet community. Christie's genius lay in her ability to construct intricate, seemingly impenetrable puzzles while simultaneously illuminating the quiet cruelties and comedies of English social life. Across these five novels, her prose remains elegantly economical, her plotting audaciously clever, and her heroine disarmingly perceptive — Miss Marple forever proving that the most dangerous detective is the one nobody suspects. For the seasoned Christie admirer and the newly initiated alike, this collection presents an irresistible invitation to see whether you can match wits with the lady from St. Mary Mead.