Agatha Christies Marple: Expert on Wickedness

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A new investigation from Dr Mark Aldridge, exploring a lifetime of Agatha Christies Miss Jane Marple.

In Agatha Christies Marple: Expert on Wickedness,Agathologist Dr Mark Aldridge looks at nearly a century of St Mary Meads most famous resident and uses his own detective skills to uncover new information about Miss Jane Marples appearances on page, stage, screen and beyond.

Drawing on a range of material, some of which is newly discovered and previously unpublished, this book explores everything about Miss Marple, from her origins in a series of short stories penned by Christie, to the recent bestselling HarperCollins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.

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 worlds favourite female detective.

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PRAISE FOR AGATHA CHRISTIES MARPLE

'This is a book that will not only thrill existing super-fans but which also has the power to create more of them. SOPHIE HANNAH

As bright, engaging and irresistible as the old girl herself. I devoured it! MARK GATISS

This book is the greatest of treats for any Marple fan. An indispensible companion full of amusing asides and anecdotes. LUCY FOLEY

'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 worlds favourite female detective. AYO ONATADE, SHOTSMAG

PRAISE FOR AGATHA CHRISTIES POIROT: The Greatest Detective in the World

Delightful, detailed and compulsively readable. MARK GATISS

What a magnificent book! An essential component of every Poirot fan's book collection. I couldn't put it down. SOPHIE HANNAH

Exhaustively and entertainingly surveys the book, stage, radio, magazine and film appearances of that fussy little Belgian. MICHAEL DIRDA, WASHINGTON POST

'This quirky, trivia-filled look at a touchstone of detective fiction will have Christie fans young and old in heaven.' PUBLISHERS WEEKLY

Author Bio

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 Reeses Book Club pick. As a lifelong Agatha Christie fan, Lucy has also contributed to Marple, a collection of short stories featuring the legendary detective.