{"product_id":"9780008522728","title":"Agatha Christie’s Marple : Expert on Wickedness","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor:  Aldridge, Mark \u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eClassic crime\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 23 April 2026 by HarperCollins Publishers (HarperCollins) in the United Kingdom.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback | 448 pages\u003cbr\u003e215 x 135 x 35 | 448g\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA new investigation from Dr Mark Aldridge, exploring a lifetime of Agatha Christie’s Miss Jane Marple.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  Winner of the 2025 H.R.F Keating Award for the best 2024 biography or critical book related to crime fiction.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  In Agatha Christie’s Marple: Expert on Wickedness,‘Agathologist’ Dr Mark Aldridge looks at nearly a century of St Mary Mead’s most famous resident and uses his own detective skills to uncover new information about Miss Jane Marple’s appearances on page, stage, screen and beyond.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Drawing on a range of material, some of which is newly discovered and previously unpublished, this book explores everything about Miss Marple, from her origins in a series of short stories penned by Christie, to the recent bestselling HarperCollins collection Marple: Twelve New Stories.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e This accessible, entertaining and illustrated guide to the world of Miss Marple pieces together the evidence in order to tell you everything you need to know about the world’s favourite female detective.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HUNTS BOOKSHOP LTD","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58179115155837,"sku":"9780008522728","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0514\/8635\/9739\/files\/9780008522728.jpg?v=1778954847","url":"https:\/\/huntsbookshop.com\/products\/9780008522728","provider":"Hunt's Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}