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Marple: Twelve New Stories

By: Agatha Christie, Naomi Alderman, Leigh Bardugo, Alyssa Cole, Lucy Foley, Elly Griffiths, Natalie Haynes, Jean Kwok, Val McDermid, Karen M. McManus, Dreda Say Mitchell, Kate Mosse, Ruth Ware
Narrated by: Various
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About this listen

 A brand new collection of short stories featuring the Queen of Crime’s legendary detective Jane Marple, penned by twelve remarkable bestselling and acclaimed authors.

Read by Alex Kingston, Adrian Scarborough, Adjoa Andoh, Imogen Stubbs, Alison Steadman, Jodhi May, Chipo Chung, Cathy Tyson, Ramon Tikaram, Tanya Reynolds, Celia Imrie and Miriam Margolyes.

This collection of twelve original short stories, all featuring Jane Marple, will introduce the character to a whole new generation. Each author reimagines Agatha Christie’s Marple through their own unique perspective while staying true to the hallmarks of a traditional mystery.
· Naomi Alderman
· Leigh Bardugo
· Alyssa Cole
· Lucy Foley
· Elly Griffiths
· Natalie Haynes
· Jean Kwok
· Val McDermid
· Karen M. McManus
· Dreda Say Mitchell
· Kate Mosse
· Ruth Ware

Miss Marple was first introduced to readers in a story Christie wrote for The Royal Magazine in 1927 and made her first appearance in a full-length novel in 1930’s The Murder at the Vicarage. It has been 45 years since Agatha Christie’s last Marple novel, Sleeping Murder, was published posthumously in 1976, and this collection of ingenious new stories by twelve Christie devotees will be a timely reminder why Jane Marple remains the most famous fictional female detective of all time.

©2022 Agatha Christie Limited (P)2022 HarperCollins Publishers Limited Amateur Sleuths Anthologies & Short Stories Crime Fiction Detective Fiction Mystery Women Sleuths Women's Fiction Short Story

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Critic reviews

'Each author captures Christie — and Marple — perfectly, while also displaying just a bit of her own unique touch’ – The Washington Post

‘Without a doubt, the greatest mystery writer of all time’ – Ragnar Jonasson

‘A hundred years after her first novel, and we are all still standing in her shadow’ – Andrew Taylor

‘Agatha Christie is the gateway drug to crime fiction both for readers and for writers’ – Val McDermid

‘She gives us an insight into human nature that few, if any, have surpassed’ – Susan Lewis

‘Dame Agatha has sold more books than all besides Shakespeare and the Bible’ – David Baldacci

‘All crime fiction writers around the globe owe Agatha Christie a massive debt’ – Peter James

‘Reading a perfectly plotted Agatha Christie is like crunching into a perfect apple: that pure, crisp, absolute satisfaction.’ – Tana French
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In the main I enjoyed this collection, although some of the characterisations of Miss Marple are a little incongruous to her age. The best interpretation comes from Celia Imrie yet this is the worst recording as it seems to have been uploaded without any review of the recording. Repeated readings and coughing are not what would be expected on a book of this quality.

Hope there are more new Marple stories given the success of the new Poirot books we've had.

Good to have new Marple's after Poirot's lifeline

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I enjoyed all of these stories. The authors caught Christie's voice very well. Some were inevitably better than others but none were poor.

Bought this on a whim and it was excellent

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A forgettable collection of Miss Marple stories, where the performance by each narrator out shines the texts.

Performance over substance

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I've never read any of Christie's Marple stories but I am familiar with the character and I've read several Poirot books.
These short stories capture the character of Miss Marple and the authors manage to put their own style in while keeping the narrative within a Christie feel.
I'm a bit of a detective novel fan and the thing about these stories is that they are pretty standard. Nothing out of the ordinary or ground breaking really. The best way to describe them is that the are just nice stories. And there's the issue. I don't need such stories to be violent or gory or modern but these are just a little bland and a tad boring. To the extent that having just finished the audio book I can't really remember any of them.
I enjoyed them and the performances but I just didn't find them memorable.

Enjoyable but not mind-blowing collection

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Well read by some of our best actors. Great new stories with familiar characters.

Great new stories

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The stories are great. The narrators are all excellent. The editor needs to learn to listen… there are multiple occasions where there are lines repeated, including in one chapter where the narrator repeats a line twice and the coughs to clear her voice and then repeats more lines. It’s a real shame these issues have been missed because they dampen what is an otherwise excellent production.

The stories themselves are fabulous though. This is a real book of love for Miss Marple. I loved it. The changing narrators added to this book, with each Marple take having a different book.

I really recommend you give this a listen if you love Miss Marple. And I really recommend the editors spend a day relistening and editing!

The audiobook need a better editor

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Twelve utterly engaging stories, written by the cream of the UK 's crime writers and narrated by 12 superb actors. it doesn't get much better than this

She's Back!

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Some really lovely stories about Miss Marple, so varied in setting and brought up to date. All the performers are very good, but the production is not always brilliant. Repetitions and corrections have not all been edited properly, which is not great.

brilliant stories lovely to have some new ones

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It’s obvious that these writers are true fans of miss marple and golden age detective novels. Lovely to hear about Colonel Bantry, Raymond West and reverend Clement again. I liked some stories more than others but each had charm and authenticity. Very much enjoyed the image of Miss Marple practicing Tai chi! Look forward to more. 🤞

Revisiting old friends

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Cracking tales read by wonderful actors. Please can there be a second book. Sad to come to the end

Brill

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