Marple: Twelve New Mysteries by Agatha Christie
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Web ID: 15058286Twelve New Mysteries
Miss Jane Marple solves mysteries in the 1960’s during visits and trips with her nephew, Raymond West. Twelve mystery writers create adventures for Miss Jane Marple in England, America, Hong Kong, and other locations. Not all the short stories contain a murder, but the majority of deaths fall under poisoning. Miss Marple complains constantly of her age and being tired, I guess so as she must be close to ninety years old. For that age, Miss Marple remains very active and nosy. Each writer brings in different stories concerning greed over an inheritance, mistaken identity, hiding benefactors, stealing pearls, and snubbed children. None of the stories remain in my mind as outstanding, but each attempted to show Miss Marple as a brilliant detective.
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attention Miss Marple lovers
For all of us Agatha Christie junkies, here are a dozen new short stories featuring the sweet old lady from St. Mary Mead written by some amazing authors whose works many of which we’ve read. Fun quick read.
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Recommended
Marple: Twelve New Stories is a collection of twelve short stories starring Agatha Christie’s Miss Jane Marple, written by twelve present-day female crime writers. Many achieve Christie’s style for these stories, and those by Elly Griffiths and Leigh Bardugo are especially good. In this collection, Miss Marple solves another Murder At The Vicarage, goes shopping in Manhattan, almost regrets being the guest of an acquaintance, solves a murder where no one dies, is set up as a murderer’s alibi, and catches a pearl thief. She also learns to waltz, practices tai chi, teams up with a sleuth from London’s Caribbean community, vacations in Italy, takes a ship to Hong Kong, talks someone out of a killing, solves a murder at a remove, takes a trip to the seaside, and ends up being an accessory after the fact. Cases include too many confessors for the murder of a pig herder, an under-gardener is wrongly accused, an old coffin is opened, a steward impersonated, a murderer committing unwitting suicide, a missing son, missing jewels and a drowned botanist. Murder methods or weapons include knives, a frayed electrical cable, poison mushrooms, a gun, an arrow, drugs, poisonous bark, leaves and fruit, Chinese herbal medicines, poisoned pills, soil in a cut, poisoned whiskey, and a brass kettle. These are very readable little doses of Miss Marple that Agatha Christie herself might have written. Recommended. This unbiased review is from an uncorrected proof copy provided by NetGalley and Harper Collins UK.
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Excellent Mysteries
I received this ARC From Netgalley and the publisher in exchange for an honest review. I flew right through this book because I have been a fan of Miss Marple since I was 13 years old when I read my first Marple story by Christie. These twelve authors did a wonderful job reviving Miss Marple, her friends and relatives in these stories. I felt that I was reading another Miss Marple adventure written by that wonderful author Agatha Christie. Intriguing and interesting were just a few words on how I found these stories. I had two favorites out of the twelve: "Marple Takes Manhattan” by Alyssa Cole and “The Murdering Sort” by Karen M. McManus but the other stories were just as good. I couldn’t put this book down, so I finished it in one night. What a great addition to anyone’s library. A keeper for any Miss Marple collectors.
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More Miss Marple
New Miss Marple stories?! All written by some of my favorite authors?! Yes please!! Marple: Twelve New Mysteries has just released and features fresh Marple tales from some of the best mystery authors around - Naomi Alderman, Leigh Bardugo, Alyssa Cole, Lucy Foley, Elly Griffiths, Natalie Haynes, Jean Kwok, Val McDermid, Karen M. McManus, Dreda Say Mitchell, Kate Mosse and Ruth Ware. This collection has the seal of approval from Christie's estate. The details of this iconic character are used in all of these stories - her knitting, her prim and unassuming manner, her cozy village of St. Mary Mead, her nephew, author Raymond West and his wife, the respect Miss Marple has earned from her amateur sleuthing and more. Some of the tales take us from St. Mary Mead to far off locations and some are closer to home. But what hasn't changed are her keen observational skills. I always enjoy the seemingly effortless way Miss Marple deduces who the culprit is. I'm with the supporting cast in each tale - just waiting for the final word on 'whodunit'. I really enjoy short story collections. It's nice to stop and take a break with a cuppa to read a story or two and have the closure of a solved case. I can honestly say I enjoyed each and every story. I've read most of the contributors works and it was fun to see bits of their own styles in the Miss Marple stories.
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A New Take on an Old Classic
** “The problem with that, you see, is that no one is ever the murdering sort until they are. The least likely people can shock you. Young mothers, elderly clergy, esteemed businessmen.” ** Twelve contemporary authors take on the world of Agatha Christie’s beloved character Jane Marple in “Marple: Twelve New Mysteries.” All of the short stories feature Miss Marple solving a small-town mystery, usually murder. Most are written in a very similar style to Christie’s, leaving the reader to feel they are reading stories written by the Grand Dame of Mystery herself, filled with plots including a curate pining over a lost love, a patriarch testing family loyalty and mistaken identities. Many of the stories also feature relatives of Miss Marple, as well as old friends. And as always, Jane uses her powers of deduction, observation and listening to solve each case quietly and efficiently. (“You would never think that that lace cap hid one of the finest crime-solving brains in all of Christendom, would you?”) The stories also include some great themes, reminiscent of Christie’s original tales, like never underestimate instinct; murder is often linked to matters of the heart; the power of the knowledge of human nature; there is wickedness everywhere; and suspicion versus proof (“Having a suspicion is not the same as proof.”) The authors of “Marple,” which is due out Sept. 13, include Lucy Foley, Val McDermid, Alyssa Cole, Natalie Haynes, Ruth Ware, Naomi Alderman, Jean Kwok, Dreda Say Mitchell, Elly Griffiths, Karen M. McManus, Kate Mosse and Leigh Bardugo. Five stars out of five. William Morrow provided this complimentary copy through NetGalley for my honest, unbiased review.
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