Marple

This collection of twelve original short stories, all featuring Jane Marple, will introduce the character to a whole new generation. Each author reimagines Agatha Christie s 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 WareMiss 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 1930 s The Murder at the Vicarage. It has been 45 years since Agatha Christie s 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.