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  Miss Marple Mysteries: Book 1

  The Murder at the Vicarage

  by Agatha Christie

  'Anyone who murdered Colonel Protheroe', declared the parson, brandishing a carving knife above a joint of roast beef, 'would be doing the world at large a favour!' It was a careless remark for a man of the cloth. And one which was to come and haunt the clergyman just a few hours later - when the Colonel is found shot dead in the clergyman's study. But as Miss Marple soon discovers, the whole village... (more)
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  Miss Marple Mysteries: Book 3

  The Body in the Library

  by Agatha Christie

  When the Bantry's wake to find the body of a beautiful young stranger in their library, Dolly Bantry knows there's only one person to call: her old friend Miss Marple. Who was the young girl? What was she doing in the library? And is there a connection with another dead girl, whose charred remains are discovered in an abandoned quarry? Miss Marple must solve the mystery, before tongues start to... (more)
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  Miss Marple Mysteries: Book 8

  4:50 from Paddington

  by Agatha Christie

  Alternate title: What Mrs. McGillicuddy Saw!Elspeth McGillicuddy was not a woman usually given to hallucinations. But when she witnesses what appears to be a woman being strangled on a train and no-one else sees it, no-one reports it and no corpse is found she turns to her old friend Jane Marple to help solve the puzzle. Marple asks her highly efficient and intelligent young acquaintance, Lucy... (more)
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  Miss Marple Mysteries: Book 13

  Sleeping Murder

  by Agatha Christie

  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 when she suddenly experiences a chilling vision of a young woman who had been strangled. But is it truly a vision or a... (more)
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  Miss Marple Mysteries: Book 5

  A Murder Is Announced

  by Agatha Christie

  The villagers of Chipping Cleghorn are agog with curiosity when the Gazette advertises: 'A murder is announced and will take place on Friday October 29th, at Little Paddocks at 6:30 p.m.' A childish practical joke? Or a spiteful hoax? Unable to resist the mysterious invitation, the locals arrive at Little Paddocks at the appointed time when, without warning, the lights go out and a gun is fired. When... (more)
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  Miss Marple Mysteries: Book 11

  At Bertram's Hotel

  by Agatha Christie

  A holiday in London draws Miss Marple to Bertram's Hotel, where she can indulge herself in all the comforts of a bygone era. But she senses that something sinister lurks beneath the well-polished veneer ...
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  Miss Marple Mysteries: Book 4

  The Moving Finger

  by Agatha Christie

  The placid village of Lymstock seems the perfect place for Jerry Burton to recuperate from his accident under the care of his sister, Joanna. But soon a series of vicious poison-pen letters destroys the village's quiet charm, eventually causing one recipient to commit suicide. The vicar, the doctor, the servants—all are on the verge of accusing one another when help arrives from an unexpected quarter. The vicar's... (more)
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  Miss Marple Mysteries: Book 7

  A Pocket Full of Rye

  by Agatha Christie

  Rex Fortesque, 'king' of a financial empire, was in his counting house; his 'queen' was in the parlour ... There are baffling similarities between the rhyme and the crime and it takes all Miss Marple's ingenuity to find them ...
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  Miss Marple Mysteries: Book 9

  The Mirror Crack'd from Side to Side

  by Agatha Christie

  Also published as The Mirror Crack'd from Side to Side.One minute, silly Heather Badcock had been babbling on at her movie idol, the glamorous Marina Gregg. The next, Heather suffered a massive seizure, poisoned by a deadly cocktail.It seems likely that the cocktail was intended for the beautiful actress. But, whilst the police fumble to find clues, Miss Marple begins to ask her own questions,... (more)
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  Miss Marple Mysteries: Book 10

  A Caribbean Mystery

  by Agatha Christie

  As Miss Marple sat basking in the Caribbean sunshine she felt mildly discontented with life. True, the warmth eased her rheumatism, but here in paradise nothing ever happened. Eventually, her interest was aroused by an old soldier's yarn about a murderer he had known. Infuriatingly, just as he was about to show her a snapshot of this acquaintance, the Major was suddenly interrupted. A diversion that was... (more)
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  Miss Marple Mysteries: Book 12

  Nemesis

  by Agatha Christie

  Miss Marple receives a letter from a friend who died only a week earlier - a letter urging her to investigate a crime. But he has failed to tell her the nature of the crime. The only clue he leaves is an unfathomable quotation ...
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  Miss Marple Mysteries: Book 2

  The Thirteen Problems

  by Agatha Christie

  Alternate title: The Tuesday Club MurdersMiss Marple puts her deductive skills to use in thirteen of her most fiendish cases in this short story collection from the reigning matriarch of mystery.
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  Miss Marple Mysteries: Book 6

  They Do It with Mirrors

  by Agatha Christie

  Also printed as: Murder with MirrorsMiss Marple senses danger when she visits a friend living in Stoneygates, a rehabilitation centre for delinquents. Her fears are confirmed when someone shoots at the administrator. Though he is not injured, a mysterious visitor is less fortunate - shot dead simultaneously in another part of the building.Pure coincidence? Miss Marple thinks not, and must use... (more)
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  Miss Marple Mysteries

  Miss Marple's Final Cases

  and 2 other stories

  by Agatha Christie

  25th printing Part of the Christie Collection. Author Agatha Christie six stories "The Man Found Dying in the Church Sanctuary, the Puzzle of Uncle Henry's Hidden Legacy, The Question of The Murderer With the Tape-measurer, The Curious Conduct of the Caretaker, The Case of Miss Skinner's Maid, The Baffling Mystery of the Stabbing of Mrs. Rhodes"
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  Miss Marple Mysteries

  Miss Marple

  The Complete Short Stories

  by Agatha Christie

  Miss Marple made her first appearance in a book in 1930, and her twelfth and final novel was published shortly after Agatha Christie's death almost 50 years later. In the intervening years Miss Marple also featured in 20 short stories, published in a number of different collections. But never before have they been available together. In this complete volume, Miss Marple uses her unique insight to deduce... (more)
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  Hercule Poirot: Book 7

  Peril at End House

  by Agatha Christie

  Pit Poirot against peril and you get perfection. Someone is stalking the lady of End House. She claims her only friend is a ghost. Hercule Poirot has his more earthbound theories of what's happening.
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  Double Sin and Other Stories

  by Agatha Christie

  Agatha Christie is more than the most popular mystery writer of all time. In a career that spans over half a century, her name is synonymous with brilliant deception, ingenious puzzles, and the surprise denouement. By virtually inventing the modern mystery novel she has earned her title as the Queen of Crime. Curious? Then you're invited to read... DOUBLE SIN AND OTHER STORIES In one of London's most... (more)
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  Miss Marple Mysteries

  Five Complete Miss Marple Novels

  The Mirror Crack'd / A Caribbean Mystery / Nemesis / What Mrs. McGillicuddy Saw! / The Body in the Library

  by Agatha Christie

  Black marker through bar code. Light shelf wear. 100% satisfaction guaranteed.
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  The Regatta Mystery

  And Other Stories

  by Agatha Christie

  A collection of classic stories featuring multiple victims, multiple mysteries, multiple suspects, and a multitude of talent to solve it all: Hercule Poirot, Miss Jane Marple, and Mr. Parker Pyne.
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  Three Blind Mice and Other Stories

  by Agatha Christie

  This same collection of short stories has also been published as The Mousetrap (not to be confused with the play version of the same name).A blinding snowstorm--and a homicidal maniac--traps a small party of friends in an isolated estate. Out of this deceptively simple set-up, Agatha Christie fashioned one of her most ingenious puzzlers, which, in turn, would provide the basis for The Mousetrap, the... (more)