A Murder is Announced (Miss Marple) - Hardcover

Christie, Agatha

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0007208464 ISBN 13: 9780007208463

Publisher: HarperCollins, 2005

Synopsis

A facsimile first edition hardback of the Miss Marple books, published to mark the 75th anniversary of her first appearance and to celebrate her new-found success on television.

When The Murder at the Vicarage was published in October 1930, little did the literary world realise that Agatha Christie, already famous for her early Poirot titles, was introducing a character who would become the best-loved female sleuth of all time. The 14 Marple books would appear at intervals over the next 49 years, with Miss Marple's Final Cases published in 1979, three years after Agatha's death.

To mark the 75th anniversary of Miss Marple's first appearance, and to celebrate her renewed fortunes as a primetime television star, this collection of facsimile first editions will be the perfect way to enjoy these books in their original form – 12 novels and two short story collections. Reproducing the original typesetting and formats from the first editions from the Christie family's own archive copies, these books sport the original covers which have been painstakingly restored from the best available copies, reflecting five decades of iconic cover design.

About this title

Review:

"Agatha Christie gave readers the world over a vivid sense of English life, especially in her depiction of the small village where nothing happen--until, of course, a murder is discovered."--Jacqueline Winspear, New York Times bestselling author of the Maisie Dobbs novels

From the Back Cover:

A MURDER IS ANNOUNCED

The villagers of Chipping Cleghorn, including Miss Marple, are agog with curiosity over an advertisement in the local gazette which reads: ‘A murder is announced and will take place on Friday October 29th, at Little Paddocks at 6.30 p.m..’

A childish practical joke? Or a hoax intended to scare poor Letitia Blacklock? Unable to resist the mysterious invitation, a crowd begins to gather at Little Paddocks at the appointed time when, without warning, the lights go out...

'Agatha Christie' was born in Torquay 1890 and became, quite simply, the best-selling novelist in history. She wrote 79 crime mysteries and collections, and saw her work translated into more languages than Shakespeare. Her enduring success, enhanced by many film and TV adaptations, is attribute to the timeless appeal of her characters and the unequalled ingenuity of her plots.

“The plot is as ingenious as ever...the dialogue both wise and witty; while suspense is maintained very skilfully until the final revelation”
TIMES LITERARY SUPPLEMENT

About this edition

• Publisher: HarperCollins
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 0007208464
• ISBN 13: 9780007208463
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 256