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The Murder at the Vicarage
Marple (Related to this series)
- Author
- Agatha Christie
- Narrator
- Richard E. Grant
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Publish Date
- 5 December 2013
- Run Time
- 8 hours 11 minutes
- Format
- x-book®
- Genre
- Classic fiction: literary and general, Classic crime and mystery fiction, Crime and mystery: private investigator / amateur detectives, Crime and mystery: cosy mystery, Crime and mystery: women sleuths / detectives, Historical crime and mysteries, Modern and contemporary fiction: literary and general, Narrative theme: social issues / social problems, Narrative theme: love / relationships
- Rating
- 5.0 (1 review)
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What to expect
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 . . .
Never underestimate Miss Marple.
‘Agatha Christie is the gateway drug to crime fiction both for readers and for writers.’
Val McDermid
‘Always keeps her reader enthralled and guessing to the end.’
Times Literary Supplement
Critics Review
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‘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
‘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
User Reviews
Book 5.0
Narration 5.0
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5.0 5.0
You've got to love a Christie! I had no idea who the murderer was, right up to the big reveal (I haven't read any Christie books, so this is one of the first - I'm doing the Agatha Christie website reading challenge for 2024). Far better than the TV versions I've caught in the past. Richard E. Grant is an excellent narrator.
ClareR 2024-08-20
Details
- Author
- Agatha Christie
- Narrator
- Richard E. Grant
- Duration
- 8 hours 11 minutes
- Release Date
- 5 December 2013
- ISBN
- 9780007528578
- Format
- x-book®
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Genre
- Classic fiction: literary and general, Classic crime and mystery fiction, Crime and mystery: private investigator / amateur detectives, Crime and mystery: cosy mystery, Crime and mystery: women sleuths / detectives, Historical crime and mysteries, Modern and contemporary fiction: literary and general, Narrative theme: social issues / social problems, Narrative theme: love / relationships
- Rating
- 5.0(1 review)
- Narration
- 5.0(1 review)
Synopsis
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 . . . Never underestimate Miss Marple. ‘Agatha Christie is the gateway drug to crime fiction both for readers and for writers.’Val McDermid ‘Always keeps her reader enthralled and guessing to the end.’ Times Literary Supplement
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