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

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.

Drawing on a range of material, some of which is newly discovered and previously unpublished, this book explores everything about Miss Marple, from her origins in a series of short stories penned by Christie, to the recent bestselling HarperCollins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

About the Author
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.

Reviews

PRAISE FOR AGATHA CHRISTIE'S 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

Book Information
ISBN 9780008522698
Author Mark Aldridge
Format Hardback
Page Count 384
Imprint HarperCollins
Publisher HarperCollins Publishers
Weight(grams) 270g
Dimensions(mm) 240mm * 159mm * 27mm