Fans of the amiable, omniscient Miss Marple will be delighted by the
first publication in one volume of all 20 short stories that Christie
centered on the elderly sleuth. Wearing her black lace mittens, Miss
Marple sits in her chair, knitting and digesting details of murders of
all descriptions (from poisonings to a drowning to a shooting by bow and
arrow). She manages, of course, to see through all false identities and
bogus alibis, and neatly solves each puzzle, no matter how obscure or
far-fetched. The bulk of the stories are gathered from The Tuesday Club
murders, chronicling the meetings of a group formed by Miss Marple and a
handful of her friends. The members take turns recounting mysteries to
which they know the answers, while the others take a stab at cracking
the cases. Readers will have fun playing along, but beware: Miss Marple
is fierce competition.
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Fans of the amiable, omniscient Miss Marple will be delighted by the first publication in one volume of all 20 short stories that Christie centered on the elderly sleuth. Wearing her black lace mittens, Miss Marple sits in her chair, knitting and digesting details of murders of all descriptions (from poisonings to a drowning to a shooting by bow and arrow). She manages, of course, to see through all false identities and bogus alibis, and neatly solves each puzzle, no matter how obscure or far-fetched. The bulk of the stories are gathered from The Tuesday Club murders, chronicling the meetings of a group formed by Miss Marple and a handful of her friends. The members take turns recounting mysteries to which they know the answers, while the others take a stab at cracking the cases. Readers will have fun playing along, but beware: Miss Marple is fierce competition.