
Agatha Christieās Marple: Expert on Wickedness
A new investigation from Dr Mark Aldridge, exploring a lifetime of Agatha Christieās 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 Christieās Marple: Expert on Wickedness,āAgathologistā Dr Mark Aldridge looks at nearly a century of St Mary Meadās most famous resident and uses his own detective skills to uncover new information about Miss Jane Marpleās 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Drawing on a range of material, some of which is newly discovered and previously unpublished, this book explores everything about Miss Marple, from her origins in a series of short stories penned by Christie, to the recent bestselling HarperCollins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 worldās favourite female detective.
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Agatha Christieās Marple: Expert on Wickedness
A new investigation from Dr Mark Aldridge, exploring a lifetime of Agatha Christieās 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 Christieās Marple: Expert on Wickedness,āAgathologistā Dr Mark Aldridge looks at nearly a century of St Mary Meadās most famous resident and uses his own detective skills to uncover new information about Miss Jane Marpleās 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Drawing on a range of material, some of which is newly discovered and previously unpublished, this book explores everything about Miss Marple, from her origins in a series of short stories penned by Christie, to the recent bestselling HarperCollins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 worldās favourite female detective.
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A new investigation from Dr Mark Aldridge, exploring a lifetime of Agatha Christieās 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 Christieās Marple: Expert on Wickedness,āAgathologistā Dr Mark Aldridge looks at nearly a century of St Mary Meadās most famous resident and uses his own detective skills to uncover new information about Miss Jane Marpleās 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 worldās favourite female detective.





















