Authors & Stories Included in the Collection Given that she was “born” in a short story, it seems only fitting that this new collection of Miss Marple works should be comprised of short stories (though if the folks in charge of Christie's estate want to authorise some full-length novels, we'll happily read those, too). It would be another three years before she appeared in a full-length novel, The Murder at the Vicarage. Mary Mead's most famous spinster, Miss Jane Marple, in a short story published in The Royal Magazine. Marple: Twelve New Mysteries Marple: Twelve New Mysteries The upside, however, is that the stories come from some of the most talented women in modern mystery and crime fiction. Sadly, it's been more than 45 years since Agatha Christie passed – meaning that unless somebody unearths a treasure trove of unpublished works, we're not getting any more originals. The bad news, of course, is that they're not stories penned by Agatha Christie herself. This autumn, Harper Collins is publishing a collection of twelve brand-new Miss Marple mysteries. If you love Miss Marple and desperately wish there were more stories featuring her sleuthing talents, you're in luck. In some cases, we earn commissions from affiliate links in our posts.
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