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A facsimile first edition hardback of the Miss Marple books, published to mark the 75th anniversary of her first appearance and to celebrate her new-found success on television.
When The Murder at the Vicarage was published in October 1930, little did the literary world realise that Agatha Christie, already famous for her early Poirot titles, was introducing a character who would become the best-loved female sleuth of all time. The 14 Marple books would appear at intervals over the next 49 years, with Miss Marple's Final Cases published in 1979, three years after Agatha's death.
To mark the 75th anniversary of Miss Marple's first appearance, and to celebrate her renewed fortunes as a primetime television star, this collection of facsimile first editions will be the perfect way to enjoy these books in their original form – 12 novels and two short story collections. Reproducing the original typesetting and formats from the first editions from the Christie family's own archive copies, these books sport the original covers which have been painstakingly restored from the best available copies, reflecting five decades of iconic cover design.
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Agatha Christie was born in Torquay in 1890 and became, quite simply, the best-selling novelist in history. Her first novel, The Mysterious Affair at Styles, written towards the end of the First World War, introduced us to Hercule Poirot, who was to become the most popular detective in crime fiction since Sherlock Holmes. She is known throughout the world as the Queen of Crime. Her books have sold over a billion copies in the English language and another billion in over 100 foreign languages. She is the author of 80 crime novels and short story collections, 19 plays, and six novels under the name of Mary Westmacott.
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Here Miss Marple meets Dermot Craddock for the first time, and has to help him solve the crime 'aanounced' in the local papers.
So what if no-one would in a million years ever to choose to murder someone in that way? This is perfect rainy sunday afternoon fare, preferably with tea, sandwiches and (home-baked) scones!
The Residents of Chipping Cleghorn think the advert is an invitation to some kind of parlour game. However to the shock of those neighbours who's curiosity gets the better of them and find an excuse for visiting little Paddocks this is no game, the murder is real enough and a stranger is left shot dead on the floor.
It is the reader who has the pleasure of participating in this parlour game. Agatha Christie with her usual skill weaves this tale of clues, suspects and red-hearings into one of her best "who done its" and as usual managers misdirect the reader several times before finally revealing the most surprising of murderers.
In this Post war novel, Christie leaves you with a dark sense of a society changed, village life will never quite be the same again. There is a feeling of decay, there is little money to spare, servants are hard to come by and rationed food makes life difficult. Ancient families are now replaced by new comers, people are not whom they say they are, their past histories are a mystery. Relationships that seem to be real are not and where there seems to be no connection the closest of relationships is to be found. It is hard to know who to trust.
Miss Marple is invited into this mystery she is no longer just seen as the village busy body, her abilities are known and respected. She is drafted in to solve this crime as an expert in human nature. Her expertise is needed to unravel this knotty mix of confusing relationships and hidden identities. She soon finds herself attending lunches, gossipping over hedges. and chatting with the locals over tea and cakes in the local cafe.
The first murder was that of a complete stranger but a second and then a third murder is committed these are close to the heart of the village, It is time for Miss Marple to act.
These Hardcover Facsimile editions of Christie's books are beautiful to handle and they really add to the enjoyment of reading the book.
A very canny idea from Harper Collins - release Christie's books as they first appeared. Not only do you get the post-war, English murder mystery we expect but we get it in a version that compliments the book's contents.
I know I'm judging a book by it's cover but why not when that has to be the main selling point (or buying point) for this particular edition. The dust cover's review of 'this latest crime story' and 'the most recent detective novel,' recreate the excitement of a new release when the novel itself is nearly sixty years old. The book, quite simply, takes you back.
As for the story itself - well - very few people can have a doubt about what they are getting there. And if you don't know please do something about it quickly. This is a good novel (Christies 50th) with the author knowing every trick going. Motives and deception are everywhere and it takes Miss Marple to make sense of it all. And 'No' I didn't have a clue who it was until the end. What more could you want?
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