Marple: Twelve New Stories

Author: Christie, Agatha, Alderman, Naomi, Bardugo, Leigh, Cole, Alyssa, Foley, Lucy, Griffiths, Elly, Hayne

Classic fiction (pre c 1945)

Published on 8 June 2023 by HarperCollins Publishers (HarperCollins) in the United Kingdom.

Paperback | 384 pages
200 x 130 x 25 | 260g

A brand new collection of short stories featuring the Queen of Crimes legendary detective Jane Marple, penned by twelve remarkable bestselling and acclaimed authors.

This collection of twelve original short stories, all featuring Jane Marple, will introduce the character to a whole new generation.Each author reimagines Agatha Christies Marple through their own unique perspective while staying true to the hallmarks of a traditional mystery.

Naomi Alderman Leigh Bardugo Alyssa Cole Lucy Foley Elly Griffiths Natalie Haynes Jean Kwok Val McDermid Karen M. McManus Dreda Say Mitchell Kate Mosse Ruth Ware

Miss Marple was first introduced to readers in a story Christie wrote for The Royal Magazine in 1927 and made her first appearance in a full-length novel in 1930s The Murder at the Vicarage.It has been 45 years since Agatha Christies last Marple novel, Sleeping Murder, was published posthumously in 1976, and this collection of ingenious new stories by twelve Christie devotees will be a timely reminder why Jane Marple remains the most famous fictional female detective of all time.