What order should I read Miss Marple books?

Miss Marple’s lifetime), we recommend the following order:

• The Murder at the Vicarage [1930]
• The Thirteen Problems (short stories) [1932]
• Miss Marple’s Final Cases (short stories) [1979]
• The Body in the Library [1942]
• The Moving Finger [1942]
• Sleeping Murder [1976]
• A Murder is Announced [1950]

How many Marple books are there?

12 novels
Miss Marple features in 12 novels, and 20 short stories written by Agatha Christie.

Does it matter what order you read Agatha Christie books?

It doesn’t matter what order you read the books. Mitali wrote: “Almost all of Agatha Christie’s books are standalone, and can be read in any order. As you have noticed, some books do have minor references to earlier ones, but nothing major.

What is the best Miss Marple story?

So here are the Marple books I would call her best:

• The Murder at the Vicarage. Agatha Christie.
• Death by Drowning. Agatha Christie.
• A Murder Is Announced. Agatha Christie.
• The Mirror Crack’d from Side to Side. Agatha Christie.
• Sleeping Murder. Agatha Christie.

Which Miss Marple should I read first?

Generally I would recommend reading the earlier novels first when Poirot was more active and the later novels last. There was much less evidence of social change over the years in the 12 Miss Marple novels which started with The Murder at the Vicarage (1930) and ended with Sleeping Murder in 1976.

What is the first Miss Marple mystery?

The Murder at the Vicarage is Agatha Christie’s first mystery to feature the beloved investigator Miss Marple—as a dead body in a clergyman’s study proves to the indomitable sleuth that no place, holy or otherwise, is a sanctuary from homicide.

Who played the best Miss Marple?

1 Margaret Rutherford The first, best, and most definitive portrayal of Miss Marple belongs to Margaret Rutherford, the London-born actress who first played the part in the 1962 adaptation of The Mirror Crack’d Side to Side.

What was the last Miss Marple book written?

Sleeping Murder
Sleeping Murder is the last Miss Marple Mystery, and as great as all the others.

Which Agatha Christie novel should I read first?

The Mysterious Affair at Styles Published almost exactly 100 years ago, The Mysterious Affair at Styles marked Agatha Christie’s literary debut — which makes it a great starting point if you want to read her works in order.

What is Agatha Christie’s top selling book?

And Then There Were None
And Then There Were None is Christie’s best-selling novel, with 100 million sales to date, making it the world’s best-selling mystery ever, and one of the best-selling books of all time.

Who was Agatha Christie’s Favourite Miss Marple?

Is Miss Marple cozy mystery?

The classic forerunner of the cozy mystery is Agatha Christie’s Miss Jane Marple, an elderly spinster who sees and hears all that goes on around her and very often solves a murder or two while never missing a stitch in her knitting. Miss Marple is the most amateur of amateur sleuths, complete with knitting.