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The Complete Short Stories by Christie, Agatha is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is The Complete Short Stories about?
This collection gathers together every short story featuring one of Agatha Christies most famous creations: Miss Marple. Described by her friend Dolly Bantry as the typical old maid of fiction, Miss Marple has lived almost her entire life in the sleepy hamlet of St. Mary Mead. Yet, by observing village life she has gained an unparalleled insight into human natureand used it to devastating effect. As her friend Sir Henry Clithering, the ex- Commissioner of Scotland Yard, has been heard to say: Shes just the finest detective God ever madeand many Agatha Christie fans would agree. From Publishers Weekly Fans of the amiable, omniscient Miss Marple will be delighted by the first publication in one volume of all 20 short stories that Christie centered on the elderly sleuth. Wearing her black lace mittens, Miss Marple sits in her chair, knitting and digesting details of murders of all descriptions (from poisonings to a drowning to a shooting by bow and arrow). She manages, of course, to see through all false identities and bogus alibis, and neatly solves each puzzle, no matter how obscure or far-fetched. The bulk of the stories are gathered from The Tuesday Club murders, chronicling the
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Common subject areas: fiction, literature, genre fiction.
- Author
- Christie, Agatha
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Published
- 1987
- Language
- EN
- Category
- work of fiction
- Subjects
- Fiction, Thriller, Thrillers
- Rating
- 4.21 / 5 (1,121 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14
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