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Agatha Christie’s Marple: Expert on Wickedness

Agatha Christie’s Marple: Expert on Wickedness

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Dr Mark Aldridge's new investigation into Agatha Christie's Miss Jane Marple has won the 2025 H.R.F Keating Award for the best 2024 biography or critical book related to crime fiction. The book explores Miss Marple's appearances on page, stage, screen, and beyond, drawing on a range of material, some of which is newly discovered and previously unpublished.

Format: Hardback
Length: 448 pages
Publication date: 12 September 2024
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers


A new investigation by Dr. Mark Aldridge delves into the life of Agatha Christie's iconic character, Miss Jane Marple. The investigation, titled "Agathologist Dr. Mark Aldridge Looks at Nearly a Century of St. Mary Meads' Most Famous Resident," has been awarded the 2025 H.R.F. Keating Award for the best 2024 biography or critical book related to crime fiction. In his book, "Agathologist Dr. Mark Aldridge Looks at Nearly a Century of St. Mary Meads' Most Famous Resident," Dr. Aldridge utilizes his own detective skills to uncover new information about Miss Jane Marple's appearances on page, stage, screen, and beyond. Drawing on a range of material, some of which is newly discovered and previously unpublished, the book explores everything about Miss Marple, from her origins in a series of short stories penned by Christie to the recent bestselling HarperCollins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 world's favorite female detective.

Weight: 680g
Dimension: 241 x 160 x 39 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780008522698

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