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Description edit
Gwenda and Giles Reed, a newly married young couple believe that they have found the perfect house in the little seaside town of Dillmouth. But after moving in Gwenda quickly starts experiencing uncanny flashes of awareness. Events come to a head during a performance of the Duchess of Malfi... read more
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Characters edit
- Miss Jane Marple: The quintessential Victorian spinster, her knowledge of human nature makes her aware of ramifications the young couple had yet to consider and aides her in her quest to prevent a repeat tragedy from happening at Hillside Manor.
- Gwenda Reed: Bright young thing, a bit nervy but actually rather a sad character with a difficult family history
- Gwenda Reed (Gwennie): A newly married young woman, she is dismayed to learn that her perfect new house has a sinister history
- Giles Reed: Gewnda's husband, he is thrilled to have a chance to solve a real mystery until the stakes become higher than he could have ever imagined
- Helen Haliday ( Kennedy ): Dead - or is she?
- Walter Fane: Add a description of this character.
- Dr. Kennedy
- Richard Erskine
- Mrs. Cocker
- Lily Kimble
- Kelvin Halliday
- Edith Pagett
- Mrs. Hengrave
- Jackie Afflick
- Leonie
- Dr. Penrose
- Mrs. Findeyson
- Walter Pane
- Raymond
- Jim
- Dr. Haydock
- Mr. Sims
- Mrs. Bantry
- Edie
- Robert
- Hillside
- Jackie Afffick
Setting & Locations edit
First Sentence edit
Gwenda Reed stood, shivering a little, on the quay-side.
Table of Contents edit
1. A House
2. Wallpaper
3. "Cover Her Face..."
4. Helen?
5. Murder in Retrospect
6. Exercise in Detection
7. Dr. Kennedy
8. Kelvin Halliday's Delusion
9. Unknown Factor?
10. A Case History
11. The Men in Her Life
12. Lily Kimble
13. Walter Fane
14. Edith Pagett
15. An Address
16. Mother's Son
17. Richard Erskine
18. Bindweed
19. Mr. Kimble Speaks
20. The Girl Helen
21. J.J. Afflick
22. Lily Keeps an Appointment
23. Which of Them?
24. The Monkey's Paws
25. Postscript at Torquay
Series & Lists edit
This is book 13 of 17 in Miss Marple Mysteries. (standard series)
Preceded by Nemesis.
This is book 1 of 74 in Agatha Christie - Luitingh-Sijthoff pockets. (edition-based publisher list)
Followed by 4:50 from Paddington.
This is book 2 of 10 in Publishers Weekly Bestselling Novels In 1976. (authoritative list)
Authors & Contributors edit
- Agatha Christie (Author)
Other Contributors:
- J. Verheydt (Translator) - Dutch translation of 'Sleeping Murder'
- H.M. Verheydt (Translator) - Dutch translation of 'Sleeping Murder'
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Collins Crime Club
Country: Great Britain
Publication Date: October 1976
ISBN: 0-002-31785-0
Page Count: 224
Publisher: Collins Crime Club
Country: Great Britain
Publication Date: October 1976
ISBN: 0-002-31785-0
Page Count: 224
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 823.912
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Links to Supplemental Material edit
- Wikipedia: "Sleeping Murder" on Wikipedia
- Agatha Christie: "Sleeping Murder" on the official Agatha Christie website.
Movie Connections edit
- Marple: Sleeping Murder (IMDb): 2006, staring Geraldine McEwan as Miss Marple.
- Agatha Christie's Great Detectives Poirot and Marple: 2004 Anime adaptation. Episodes 30, 31, 32 and 33.
- Sleeping Murder (IMDb): 1987 movie staring Joan Hickson as Miss Marple.
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