Agatha Christies Marple, Mark Aldridge
Agatha Christies Marple, Mark Aldridge
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Agatha Christie's Marple

Author: Mark Aldridge

Narrator: Jane Slavin

Unabridged: 11 hr 41 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: HarperCollins

Published: 09/12/2024


Synopsis

A new investigation from Dr Mark Aldridge, exploring a lifetime of Agatha Christie’s Miss Jane Marple. Winner of the 2025 H.R.F Keating Award for the best 2024 biography or critical book related to crime fiction. In Agatha Christie’s ‘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 Drawing on a range of material, some of which is newly discovered and previously unpublished, this book explores everything about Miss Marple, from her origins in a series of short stories penned by Christie, to the recent bestselling HarperCollins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 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.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Matt on October 13, 2024

A comprehensive look at Agatha Christie's fantastic creation, Miss Marple. This book is really everything you need to know about Miss Marple on screen, the stage, and of course the novels. Starting off from when she appeared in short stories, her journey to the fantastic screen adaptation starring J......more

Goodreads review by Andrew on September 29, 2024

RTC......more

Goodreads review by Tracey on November 02, 2024

A thorough and fascinating look at Miss Marple's depictions in books, radio, stage and screen. Highly readable.......more

Goodreads review by Maria on March 30, 2025

This book is difficult to read—because the author’s explanations and analysis require one to stop and go back to the original source material and read/reread the story! I especially appreciated learning the ordering of the Marple stories.......more

Goodreads review by Bettina on October 18, 2024

Excellent. Kan niet anders zeggen. Na zijn boek over Poirot, is dit het overzicht van alle (korte) verhalen waar Miss Marple een rol in speelt, de adaptaties etc. Een must voor elke Christie fan! Volledige bespreking is hier te vinden: [URL not allowed]......more


Quotes

PRAISE FOR ' ‘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 world’s favourite female detective.’ AYO ONATADE, SHOTSMAG PRAISE FOR ‘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