Agatha Christies Marple: Winner of the 2025 Crimefest H.R.F Keating Award for best crime biography

ISBN: 0008522693

Author: Aldridge, Mark

Condition: Used

A new investigation from Dr Mark Aldridge, exploring a lifetime of Agatha Christies 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 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on page, stage, screen and beyond.Drawing on a range of material, some of which is newly discovered and previously unpublished, this book explores everything about Miss Marple, from her origins in a series of short stories penned by Christie, to the recent bestselling HarperCollins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.