Present Of Books Miss Marple: The Complete Short Stories (Miss Marple)
| Title | : | Miss Marple: The Complete Short Stories (Miss Marple) |
| Author | : | Agatha Christie |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Anniversary Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 359 pages |
| Published | : | 1997 by HarperCollins (first published 1985) |
| Categories | : | Mystery. Short Stories. Fiction. Classics. Crime |
Agatha Christie
Paperback | Pages: 359 pages Rating: 4.2 | 8757 Users | 506 Reviews
Interpretation Supposing Books Miss Marple: The Complete Short Stories (Miss Marple)
Elderly Miss Jane Marple from St Mary's Mead village applies skills of observation and deduction to mysteries, usually to murder from books Tuesday Club, Regatta, Three Blind Mice.Tuesday Club
1 Tuesday Night Club
2 Idol House of Astarte
3 Ingots of Gold
4 Bloodstained Pavement
5 Motive v Opportunity
6 Thumbmark of St Peter
7 Blue Geranium
8 Companion
9 Four Suspects
10 Christmas Tragedy
11 Herb of Death
12 Affair at the Bungalow
13 Death by Drowning
Regatta
14 Miss Marple Tells a Story
Three Blind Mice
15 Strange Jest
16 Tape Measure
17 Perfect Maid
18 Caretaker
Double Sin
19 Greenshaw's Folly
20 Sanctuary
List Books As Miss Marple: The Complete Short Stories (Miss Marple)
| Original Title: | 1. Miss Marple: The Complete Short Stories |
| ISBN: | 0006499627 (ISBN13: 9780006499626) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | Miss Marple |
| Characters: | Miss Marple |
Rating Of Books Miss Marple: The Complete Short Stories (Miss Marple)
Ratings: 4.2 From 8757 Users | 506 ReviewsEvaluate Of Books Miss Marple: The Complete Short Stories (Miss Marple)
I have an almost complete collection of Agatha Christie and I love her!!! Back in the early 90s I made a concerted effort to read every one of her books. I didn't succeed! But I sure enjoyed the attempt! I don't like most modern murder mysteries, but I like the puzzle-solving aspect of A. C. too! Hey Morning Star, you must be a fan of G. K. Chesterton and the Father Brown mysteries too, I'll bet?! And have you read my review on "Gardens of the Dead"? The sleuth is a modern British monk!Like an Encyclopedia Brown for adults, this collection of short mysteries revisits the (now) classic tropes of detective fiction. Readers who want something quick and tasty between novels can turn to this and feel eminently entertained. I suspect this was as much about character study for Mme. Christie as it was an intellectual exercise.
Twenty short stories all featuring my favorite Christie character, Miss Jane Marple. This book is perfect to pick up any time and reminds me of an expensive box of assorted chocolates--each story is different from the others and each is totally delicious.
I do like a book with either short stories or short chapters (or both) for my nightly reading before I retire; and this book of all of the Miss Marple short stories fit my requirements quite well, as I was reading two or three of the twenty stories each night. In my misspent youth I read a lot of Agatha Christie, and my favorite character of hers was always Miss Marple, so I loved this book.Miss Jane Marple is, without putting too fine a point on it, an old lady; never married, she has lived in
Just great. It has one of my favorites - it sends me to Google every time. As an American I have no knowledge of "all my eye and Betty Martin". Even after looking it up, it makes no sense to me.Although it may have been the first time for "Sanctuary". That one didn't seem to ring any bells.I did notice on this read a number of elements of later novels of hers. Maybe like Eugene O'Neill she never wasted a scene or a plot-line.This is at least the second time I have read these stories, or at least
I thoroughly enjoyed this collection of short stories, which Id never read but had seen some dramatized by BBC (I especially remember the one about theBlue Geranium, yikes!)I enjoyed them all, and am glad I was finally able to fill in the blanks in my knowledge of my favorite little old lady detective and how she got her start! I was first a fan of Poirot in my teens and twenties and read the Miss Marple novels but didnt really learn to appreciate this sweet, fluffy old lady with a mind like a
This collection was pretty much a hit with me. There are only a few stories that I felt okay to meh about and so I gave the entire book 4 stars. If you don't know Miss Marple by now, I don't suggest you start with this collection. What I do like though is that Miss Marple is a lot more endearing in these short stories than she was in her first appearance (Murder at the Vicarage). We get to see Miss Marple solve the solution to all of the below mysteries time and time again and everyone around
0 Comments:
Note: Only a member of this blog may post a comment.