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The Murder at the Vicarage

Series: Marple
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A quiet English village. A shocking murder. An unlikely detective… Nobody liked Colonel Protheroe. So when he’s found dead in the vicarage study, there’s no absence of suspects in the seemingly peaceful village of St Mary Mead. In fact, Jane Marple can think of at least... Read More
Format: Hardback
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A quiet English village A shocking murder An unlikely detective…

The Definitive Miss Marple Mystery Set in the Quiet Village of St Mary Mead

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A quiet English village. A shocking murder. An unlikely detective…

Nobody liked Colonel Protheroe.

So when he’s found dead in the vicarage study, there’s no absence of suspects in the seemingly peaceful village of St Mary Mead.

In fact, Jane Marple can think of at least seven.

As gossip abounds in the parlours and kitchens of the parish, everyone becomes an amateur detective.

The police dismiss her as a prying busybody, but only the ingenious Miss Marple can uncover the truth…

The Murder at the Vicarage invites you into a world where appearances can be deceiving, and even the most serene settings are fraught with intrigue.

Series: Marple

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780008804688

Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 12 March 2026

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: HarperCollins

Edition: Special edition

Contributors:

  • Introduction by Lucy Foley

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 26.0mm

Width: 135.0mm

Height: 204.0mm

Weight: 360g

Pages: 320

About the Author

Agatha Christie was born in Torquay in 1890 and became, quite simply, the best-selling novelist in history. Her first novel, The Mysterious Affair at Styles, written towards the end of the First World War, introduced us to Hercule Poirot, who was to become the most popular detective in crime fiction since Sherlock Holmes. She is known throughout the world as the Queen of Crime. Her books have sold over a billion copies in the English language and another billion in over 100 foreign countries. She is the author of 80 crime novels and short story collections, 19 plays, and six novels under the name of Mary Westmacott. Lucy Foley studied English Literature at Durham and UCL universities and worked for several years as a fiction editor in the publishing industry, before leaving to write full-time. Lucy's debut thriller, The Hunting Party, was an instant Sunday Times and Irish Times bestseller, and was inspired by a particularly remote spot in Scotland that fired her imagination. Lucy is also the author of three historical novels, which have been translated into sixteen languages. Her journalism has appeared in ES Magazine, Sunday Times Style, Grazia and more.

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