The Marple

A shocking murder An unlikely detective... Nobody liked Colonel Protheroe. So when he''s found dead in the vicarage study, there''s no absence of suspects in the seemingly peaceful village of St Mary Mead. In fact, Jane Marple can think of at least seven. As gossip abounds in the parlours and kitchens of the parish, everyone becomes an amateur detective. The police dismiss her as a prying busybody, but only the ingenious Miss Marple can uncover the truth ...

About the author

Agatha Christie is known throughout the world as the Queen of Crime. Her books have sold over a billion copies in English with another billion in over 70 foreign languages. She is the most widely published author of all time and in any language, outsold only by the Bible and Shakespeare. She is the author of 80 crime novels and short story collections, 20 plays, and six novels written under the name of Mary Westmacott.

Lucy Foley is a No.1 Sunday Times, Irish Times and New York Times bestselling author, whose contemporary murder mystery thrillers have sold over five million copies worldwide. She is a Waterstones Thriller of the Month author, a three-time nominee at the British Book Awards, and The Guest List was a Reese’s Book Club pick. As a lifelong Agatha Christie fan, Lucy has also contributed to Marple, a collection of short stories featuring the legendary detective.

Product details

• Authors: Agatha Christie
• Assisted by: Foley Lucy (Introduction)
• Publisher: Harper Collins Uk
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Release: 02.03.2026
• EAN: 9780008804688
• ISBN: 978-0-00-880468-8
• Dimensions: 135 mm x 204 mm x 17 mm
• Series: Marple
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; FICTION / Mystery & Detective / Women Sleuths, FICTION / Mystery & Detective / Amateur Sleuth, FICTION / Crime, FICTION / Mystery & Detective / Traditional, FICTION / Classics, Classic crime, Narrative theme: Death, grief, loss, Classic crime and mystery fiction, Crime and mystery: private investigator / amateur detectives, Crime and mystery: cosy mystery, Modern and contemporary fiction: literary and general, Classic fiction: literary and general, Crime and mystery: women sleuths / detectives, Marple;Crime;Detective;Mystery