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Marple: Twelve New Stories

Marple: Twelve New Stories

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

This collection of a dozen 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 Agatha 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。

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Pages & Cup ，

From my Bookstagram account:9/25/22。 In which I fall in love with a Jane Marple short story collection and would love it if they tried their hand at Poirot。As I hinted in previous posts， MARPLE turned out to be a surprise hit for me。 I normally shy away from authors who try to imitate the Queen of Mystery and Crime， but these 12 contemporary authors left me wanting even more of their take on a beloved Agatha Christie character。 Each had her own interpretation of what a Miss Marple story should l From my Bookstagram account:9/25/22。 In which I fall in love with a Jane Marple short story collection and would love it if they tried their hand at Poirot。As I hinted in previous posts， MARPLE turned out to be a surprise hit for me。 I normally shy away from authors who try to imitate the Queen of Mystery and Crime， but these 12 contemporary authors left me wanting even more of their take on a beloved Agatha Christie character。 Each had her own interpretation of what a Miss Marple story should look or sound like， but I felt they all stuck very close to how Christie saw Miss Marple。 I also loved how the authors referenced other Christie stories， making me want to revisit those novels。As for which stories I enjoyed the most， I need to first say that all gave me cozy， murder-y feels。 But the standouts for me were A DEADLY WEDDING DAY by Dreda Say Mitchell， THE DISAPPEARANCE by Leigh Bardugo， EVIL IN SMALL PLACES by Lucy Foley， THE JADE EMPRESS by Jean Kwok， THE MYSTERY OF THE ACID SOIL by Kate Mosse， THE UNRAVELING by Natalie Haynes and MISS MARPLE’S CHRISTMAS by Ruth Ware。Overall， I think long-time fans of Agatha Christie and Miss Marple will enjoy this collection of stories。 I also hope the powers that be can bring these 12 women back again for either new full-length Miss Marple novels or a collection of Poirot short stories。 He’s been my favorite Christie sleuth since I was around 11。 。。。more

Saoirse ，

I think only a couple of the stories were good。 Fuck one even had a typo/ grammatical error。 Am not a happy camper。

Helen ，

I absolutely loved this book so much！ It was everything that I wanted in a new collection of Miss Marple short stories by different authors。 Naturally there was were 1 or 2 misses but even those could not make me dislike this book。 My favorites were The Second Murder at the Vicarage， Miss Marple's Christmas， The Murdering Sort， and The Disappearance。 I plan on rereading this soon when I get the audio from my library。 Highly recommend！ I absolutely loved this book so much！ It was everything that I wanted in a new collection of Miss Marple short stories by different authors。 Naturally there was were 1 or 2 misses but even those could not make me dislike this book。 My favorites were The Second Murder at the Vicarage， Miss Marple's Christmas， The Murdering Sort， and The Disappearance。 I plan on rereading this soon when I get the audio from my library。 Highly recommend！ 。。。more

Dan Myatt ，

I was worried about reading a series of new Marple stories， but I really did enjoy these。 Some were stand out awesome and some were a bit meh but as with all short stories you have a mix of filler and thriller and this is no different。I really enjoyed the stories set in St Mary Mead there was something cozy about the return visit to the village and meeting the Bantry's again （they are my favourite none detective Agatha characters） I don't have an ultimate favourite from this collection but I rea I was worried about reading a series of new Marple stories， but I really did enjoy these。 Some were stand out awesome and some were a bit meh but as with all short stories you have a mix of filler and thriller and this is no different。I really enjoyed the stories set in St Mary Mead there was something cozy about the return visit to the village and meeting the Bantry's again （they are my favourite none detective Agatha characters） I don't have an ultimate favourite from this collection but I really loved The Jade Empress by Jean Kwok and Miss Marple's Christmas by Ruth Ware。In all a great read。 。。。more

Andrew ，

3。75。 Some stories were wonderful， some were fun， and some… er… well， not that good or a head scratcher （and not in a good way）。 Review Taken from The Pewter Wolf Reads， which will go live in early October 2022。***eProof gifted by UK publisher via NetGalley in exchange for honest review/reaction， though bought and listen [then returned - see below] to audiobook***I am not the biggest Agatha Christie fan （though I do plan to read more of her work and more crime novels from the Golden Age of Crime 3。75。 Some stories were wonderful， some were fun， and some… er… well， not that good or a head scratcher （and not in a good way）。 Review Taken from The Pewter Wolf Reads， which will go live in early October 2022。***eProof gifted by UK publisher via NetGalley in exchange for honest review/reaction， though bought and listen [then returned - see below] to audiobook***I am not the biggest Agatha Christie fan （though I do plan to read more of her work and more crime novels from the Golden Age of Crime。。。 they are sitting on my kindle， awaiting angrily for me！）， but when I first heard of this new collection of short stories， written by twelve female authors， where they tackle one of the greatest crime fighting creation， created by the Queen of Crime， Agatha Christie， I jumped on it！ I preordered the author and， being impatient， requested an eProof from NetGalley。 Oh， you saw the little detail in the info paragraph， did you？ I will explain， but stay with me for a little while。 If you ask most Agatha Christie what format works best with Miss Jane Marple - novel or short story - you might get a split， but most people I know think that she works best in short story form。 There's something delicious about her in short stories that work so much nicer than when I read short stories with Poirot as the star （he works best in the novels， I found）。 But here is Miss Marple， solving crime for a new generation。 Miss Marple tackling cases in St Mary Mead， London， New York， Hong Kong and beyond。Let me say one thing first and foremost: no one can write Agatha Christie but Agatha Christie。 Though a few authors have written with Christie's Poirot （Sophie Hannah has written four New Hercule Poirot and I think is writing a fifth， and I believe Charles Osborne has written three of Christie's plays into novels， one of them being a Poirot mystery， Black Coffee [which I am very curious about。 Thoughts on if I should read this？]）， but no one has tried to write a new Miss Marple mystery。 But here we are with twelve stories from twelve very different authors。 We have Naomi Alderman， Leigh Bardugo， Alyssa Cole， Lucy Foley， Elly Griffiths， Natalie Haynes， Jean Kwok， Val McDermid， Karen M。 McManus， Dreda Say Mitchell， Kate Mosse and Ruth Ware all taking Miss Marple and running with her。 Now， this is a collection of short stories so， of course， not all stories are going to work。 Plus， each reader is different so， of course， the stories I enjoyed hugely aren't going to the be the stories you like and the stories I dislike might be your faves。 Now， I am not going to nitpick over EVERY story （believe me， I could do a complete breakdown on each story if I wanted do！）， but there are a few I want to say that I HUGELY enjoyed and some I have questions over。 Now， the stories that I was a little uncertain on were the ones I enjoyed myself hugely over。 Alyssa Cole's Miss Marple Takes Manhattan took me by surprise as I didn't think Marple being in New York would work （and there was a character that I think could have spinoff that would make very fun reading）， and Dreda Say Mitchell's A Deadly Wedding Day made me itch to try and read A Caribbean Mystery。 Karen M。 McManus's The Murdering Sort would make an cool YA spin off （but how old is Miss Marple if the story is told from her great grand niece's point of view？）。 But the story I utterly adore is The Jade Empress by Jean Kwok。 It's Miss Marple on a cruise to Hong Kong and it was an utter delight。 It was a good mystery， a good use of Marple and it （like a few others stories） updated some of the prejudices that we see in Agatha Christie novels。 And there are others that just don't work。 I wasn't the biggest fan of Evil in Small Places by Lucy Foley， The Unravelling by Natalie Haynes and I took a huge dislike to The Open Mind by Naomi Alderman。 I can't see why as all were good， but they didn't work for me。 And there was one or two stories that made me go "What EXACTLY is the point of this？"Now， I listened to most of this by audiobook and there is a HUGE problem: the editing。 Now， in a few stories， one or two tiny things happen （editing， repeating， lack of pacing，）， but I forgave it。 Then we get to Kate Mosse's The Mystery of the Acid Soil and oh my goodness， the editing was appalling。 There were coughs， repeating sentence， sentence being read wrong and having to be corrected - how did that recoridng get through editing without anyone noticing？ Plus， there is no chapter heading on the Audible recording - there is "track one"， "track two"， etc。 Now， two stories have chapters， but you had no idea where you were in the story/collection because of lack of information。 Both of these upset and angered me so much， I had to return my audiobook back to Audible。 But the collection: hit and miss with stories， but if the publisher and Agatha Christie Estate was thinking of an author to tell a new Miss Marple story， I would say go with Jean Kwok， Ruth Ware or Val McDermid。 But any of these authors would bring something new and exciting to the world of Christie。 I do hope we have another collection like this。。。 。。。more

Dee ，

3。5 rounded up。 I quite enjoyed this short story collection by contemporary authors， savoring it over a week to really enjoy。 My favorite was by Ruth Ware & set over the Christmas holiday。 Some， were of course， more successful than others in following in Dame Agatha's footsteps。 Recommend to any Miss Marple fan！ 3。5 rounded up。 I quite enjoyed this short story collection by contemporary authors， savoring it over a week to really enjoy。 My favorite was by Ruth Ware & set over the Christmas holiday。 Some， were of course， more successful than others in following in Dame Agatha's footsteps。 Recommend to any Miss Marple fan！ 。。。more

Janice Hom ，

Twelve new adventures of our favorite senior sleuth。

Darren ，

This is a book of 12 short stories by various authors。 I enjoyed reading this book。 Each story in it was well written。

Andrew F ，

3。5/5This is a fun collection of small mysteries written by 12 different authors。 Like any anthology， you're bound to like some more than others， but I think all of the authors did a good job， with one that I thought missed the mark because it hardly featured the star character， Miss Marple。I thought Ruth Ware's was the best since it felt most like a classic mystery。 But I also liked the ones that had Miss Marple travel to a foreign locale to solve a mystery。 The stories range from serious and d 3。5/5This is a fun collection of small mysteries written by 12 different authors。 Like any anthology， you're bound to like some more than others， but I think all of the authors did a good job， with one that I thought missed the mark because it hardly featured the star character， Miss Marple。I thought Ruth Ware's was the best since it felt most like a classic mystery。 But I also liked the ones that had Miss Marple travel to a foreign locale to solve a mystery。 The stories range from serious and dark to fun and light-hearted。 It's a well balanced collection that is bound to satisfy most readers needing a quick mystery fix。 。。。more

Becky Wright ，

This is gonna take some thinking。 Review to follow。

Kathy ，

Entertaining set of short stories， although a couple were a bit odd。 Makes me want to reread the Marple novels and stories now

ConM ，

This was on average a good anthology。 I liked Lucy Foley， Dreda Say Mitchell， and Leigh Bardugo the best。

Piper ，

enjoyed this collection of stories grouped together。 Some of my favourite authors are represented。 I liked how different aspects of female crime were depicted。 This book has received a lot of attention， but it is best approached as fanfiction because that is exactly what it is。 The only contribution made by Agatha Christie to this collection was the creation of Miss Marple。 Some authors have taken outrageous creative licences， such as flying Miss Marple all the way to America。 The majority of th enjoyed this collection of stories grouped together。 Some of my favourite authors are represented。 I liked how different aspects of female crime were depicted。 This book has received a lot of attention， but it is best approached as fanfiction because that is exactly what it is。 The only contribution made by Agatha Christie to this collection was the creation of Miss Marple。 Some authors have taken outrageous creative licences， such as flying Miss Marple all the way to America。 The majority of them lack Christie's cosy atmosphere。 In any case， it's entertaining。 I would only recommend it to Miss Marple fans who have read the original stories several times and are comfortable with the concept of fanfiction。Thank you to Harper Collins， Harper Fiction， via Netgalley for providing a digital ARC of Marple: Twelve New Stories for review。 All opinions expressed in this review are entirely my own personal opinions。 。。。more

Kirstie Jayne ，

An anthology of new Miss Marple short stories by 12 fantastic authors。 This was really enjoyable and I liked some stories more than others and a couple of stand outs for me where Karen McManus and Ruth Ware could definitely see some more from them。 This should。be a definite read for any Christie fans。

katayoun Masoodi ，

this was fun and delightful as a whole， there were 2 that i really didn't like and thought were badly written， but the rest were fun， some really good and some good and as a whole lot of them definitely a miss marple。 ofcourse they were all short stories， and so i thought there were not much time for characters and an idea in a mystery short story。 it was like reading the end chapter of a lot of mysteries and i prefer my mysteries to be not short， to have people in them being introduced， charact this was fun and delightful as a whole， there were 2 that i really didn't like and thought were badly written， but the rest were fun， some really good and some good and as a whole lot of them definitely a miss marple。 ofcourse they were all short stories， and so i thought there were not much time for characters and an idea in a mystery short story。 it was like reading the end chapter of a lot of mysteries and i prefer my mysteries to be not short， to have people in them being introduced， characters developed， the mystery to build up; something that couldn't happen in these snippets and so the whole thing was fun and nothing more。 。。。more

Dreximgirl ，

3。5 stars。 Some stories were stronger than others but overall I had a good time reading them。 Did make me wanna watch Joan Hicks as Marple tho， I love her。

Piper ，

I enjoyed this collection of stories grouped together。 Some of my favourite authors are represented。 I liked how different aspects of female crime were depicted。 This book has received a lot of attention， but it is best approached as fanfiction because that is exactly what it is。 The only contribution made by Agatha Christie to this collection was the creation of Miss Marple。 Some authors have taken outrageous creative licences， such as flying Miss Marple all the way to America。 The majority of I enjoyed this collection of stories grouped together。 Some of my favourite authors are represented。 I liked how different aspects of female crime were depicted。 This book has received a lot of attention， but it is best approached as fanfiction because that is exactly what it is。 The only contribution made by Agatha Christie to this collection was the creation of Miss Marple。 Some authors have taken outrageous creative licences， such as flying Miss Marple all the way to America。 The majority of them lack Christie's cosy atmosphere。 In any case， it's entertaining。 I would only recommend it to Miss Marple fans who have read the original stories several times and are comfortable with the concept of fanfiction。Thank you to Harper Collins， Harper Fiction， via Netgalley for providing a digital ARC of Marple: Twelve New Stories for review。 All opinions expressed in this review are entirely my own personal opinions。 。。。more

Vivienne ，

‘Twelve New Stories。 Twelve Great Writers。 One Agatha Christie。’ My thanks to HarperCollins U。K。 for an eARC via NetGalley of ‘Marple: Twelve New Stories’。For this collection of short stories the Christie Estate invited twelve well known women authors， each a Christie devotee， to contribute an original short story featuring Agatha Christie’s beloved amateur sleuth， Miss Jane Marple。The contributors are an eclectic group， mainly crime and mystery writers along with others who have made their name ‘Twelve New Stories。 Twelve Great Writers。 One Agatha Christie。’ My thanks to HarperCollins U。K。 for an eARC via NetGalley of ‘Marple: Twelve New Stories’。For this collection of short stories the Christie Estate invited twelve well known women authors， each a Christie devotee， to contribute an original short story featuring Agatha Christie’s beloved amateur sleuth， Miss Jane Marple。The contributors are an eclectic group， mainly crime and mystery writers along with others who have made their names in romance， fantasy and historical fiction。 I felt that the quality of the stories was high， though as always in short story collections there were some that had at a greater appeal for me。 I especially enjoyed Lucy Foley’s ‘Evil in Small Places’， Kate Mosse’s ‘The Mystery of the Acid Soil’， and Val McDermid’s ‘The Second Murder at the Vicarage’。The collection ends with a few details about each of the authors。 As I was curious about the choices that each author made in crafting their stories， I would have loved a little introduction or afterword for each story， though that might have interrupted the flow from story to story。Overall， I found this a fun tribute to Miss Marple that is bound to please Christie fans。 。。。more

Desi Kennedy ，

Short stories are definitely my jam。 Usually there are a few diamonds among just some sparklies。 But I have to say I totally enjoyed all of these。 Were some better than others， YES， but overall absolutely delightful！

M Moore ，

What a fun， nostalgic read！ These short stories bring Agatha Christie’s great female detective， Jane Marple， back to life through creative storytelling and compelling mystery solving。 A must for both lifelong and brand new Christie fans。Thanks to Librofm and HarperAudio for this complimentary audiobook。 My thoughts are my own。My reviews can also be seen at www。instagram。com/justonemoorebook。 What a fun， nostalgic read！ These short stories bring Agatha Christie’s great female detective， Jane Marple， back to life through creative storytelling and compelling mystery solving。 A must for both lifelong and brand new Christie fans。Thanks to Librofm and HarperAudio for this complimentary audiobook。 My thoughts are my own。My reviews can also be seen at www。instagram。com/justonemoorebook。 。。。more

Daphne ，

Since there are twelve stories you could do a ranking but I won't， I'll just shine a light on Ruth Ware's 'Miss Marple's Christmas' because that could have gotten five stars。 I also really liked 'Murder at the Villa Rosa' and I was really enjoying the final story until the revelation。 A mixed bag。 Since there are twelve stories you could do a ranking but I won't， I'll just shine a light on Ruth Ware's 'Miss Marple's Christmas' because that could have gotten five stars。 I also really liked 'Murder at the Villa Rosa' and I was really enjoying the final story until the revelation。 A mixed bag。 。。。more

Erin Britton ，

"While the 12 stories included in Marple all differ in terms of their setting， style and substance， they succeed in capturing the essence of Agatha Christie’s famous sleuth and crafting intriguing puzzles for her to unravel。"Full review available at crimefictionlover。com:https://crimefictionlover。com/2022/09。。。 "While the 12 stories included in Marple all differ in terms of their setting， style and substance， they succeed in capturing the essence of Agatha Christie’s famous sleuth and crafting intriguing puzzles for her to unravel。"Full review available at crimefictionlover。com:https://crimefictionlover。com/2022/09。。。 。。。more

Sue Wallace ，

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。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。· 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。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。·really good read。 Love miss Marple so knew I would enjoy this book。 5*。 。。。more

Nidhi Srivastava ，

Marple has twelve new stories written by twelve different contemporary authors （mostly women） which include some famous ones like Leigh Bardugo and Val McDermid。 There has been a lot of hype around this book， but it is best to approach this as fanfiction because that is exactly what it is。 Agatha Christie's only contribution to this collection was the creation of the character of Miss Marple。 Some authors have taken some wild creative liberties like flying poor old Miss Marple all the way to Ame Marple has twelve new stories written by twelve different contemporary authors （mostly women） which include some famous ones like Leigh Bardugo and Val McDermid。 There has been a lot of hype around this book， but it is best to approach this as fanfiction because that is exactly what it is。 Agatha Christie's only contribution to this collection was the creation of the character of Miss Marple。 Some authors have taken some wild creative liberties like flying poor old Miss Marple all the way to America。 Most of them lack the cosy vibes of a Christie story。 Entertaining， nonetheless。 Would only recommend it to diehard fans of Miss Marple who have read the original stories multiple times and are okay with the idea of fanfiction。 Thanks to NetGalley， the publisher - HarperCollins UK， and the authors for the digital ARC of this book。 #NetGalley #HarperCollins #Marple #MarpleTwelveNewStories 。。。more

Sandy *The world could end while I was reading and I would never notice* ，

EXCERPT: Taken from 'The Second Murder at the Vicarage' by Val McDermid 'I'm afraid 。 。 。' I stopped， not feeling entirely comfortable delivering my news among the gladioli and the dahlias and the talk of romance。 I often underestimate the steel under the tweeds when it comes to my older female parishioners。 'Mary's not sulking， my dear。 Mary's been murdered，' Miss Marple said， her tone entirely lacking in drama。 Miss Hartnell's jaw dropped， revealing large yellow teeth that would have been more EXCERPT: Taken from 'The Second Murder at the Vicarage' by Val McDermid 'I'm afraid 。 。 。' I stopped， not feeling entirely comfortable delivering my news among the gladioli and the dahlias and the talk of romance。 I often underestimate the steel under the tweeds when it comes to my older female parishioners。 'Mary's not sulking， my dear。 Mary's been murdered，' Miss Marple said， her tone entirely lacking in drama。 Miss Hartnell's jaw dropped， revealing large yellow teeth that would have been more at home in the mouth of Colonel Bantry's favourite hunter。 'Mary？ Murdered？ There must be some mistake， Jane。 What motive could anyone have for murdering Mary？ It's not as if she's got the brains to be a threat to anyone。 Or enough personality to provoke a murderous thought。'It appeared that the concept of never speaking ill of the dead fell into abeyance when the dead were of the servant class。 ABOUT 'MARPLE: TWELVE NEW MYSTERIES': A brand-new collection of short stories featuring the Queen of Mystery’s legendary detective Jane Marple， penned by twelve remarkable bestselling and acclaimed authors。This collection of a dozen 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 AldermanLeigh BardugoAlyssa ColeLucy FoleyElly GriffithsNatalie HaynesJean KwokVal McDermidKaren M。 McManusDreda Say MitchellKate MosseRuth WareMiss Marple was first introduced to readers in a story Agatha 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。 MY THOUGHTS: I love Miss Marple and largely enjoyed this collection of short stories involving my favourite knitting sleuth penned by both some of my favourite authors and some that were new to me。 The stories focus on Miss Marple's ability to detect evil in the most ordinary of people with some surprising results。 The three stories that really stood out for me were: Evil in Small Places by Lucy Foley;The Second Murder at The Vicarage by Val McDermid; and The Disappearance by Leigh Bardugo。All of them five stars。 These three seemed to have a little more substance and depth than the others， no mean feat in a short story！ The others ranged from 3 - 4 stars， with only one at 2。5 stars。 If you are in the market for a collection of short stories in the mystery genre， you really can't do better than Marple。 ⭐⭐⭐⭐。1#MarpleTwelveNewStories #NetGalley I: @harperfictionT: @HarperFiction#historicalfiction #mystery #shortstories DISCLOSURE: Thank you to Harper Collins， Harper Fiction， via Netgalley for providing a digital ARC of Marple: Twelve New Stories for review。 All opinions expressed in this review are entirely my own personal opinions。 For an explanation of my rating system please refer to my Goodreads。com profile page or the about page on sandysbookaday。wordpress。com This review is also published on Twitter， Amazon， Instagram and my webpage 。。。more

Robin ，

Miss Marple was my introduction to Agatha Christie in high school years， though in recent years I have come to appreciate Hercule Poirot as much or more。 This collection of 12 short stories is by a variety of mostly established women mystery writers。 I read the ones by people I knew--Griffiths （set in Italy）， Foley （about a choir mistress）， Ware （in a vicarage）， and McDermid （set at Christmas）--and found them enjoyable and true to what I remember about the original books and stories。

Kitten ，

The 52 Book Club 2022: An Anthology。

travelholic。sarah ，

Apesar de amar mistério e suspense， eu nunca li um livro da Agatha Christie， eu sei sim que tenho que ler e inclusive tenho os livros， esse momento vai chegar。 Eu peguei esse livro para ler achando que ia amar pq não ia comparar com as obras da Agatha， já que nunca li os livros dela， mas infelizmente eu não amei。 Achei um decepcionante， as histórias não me prenderam ou marcaram。 Com um livro com várias histórias curtas， algumas são melhores que as outras， mas no geral eu não amei nenhuma mas tb Apesar de amar mistério e suspense， eu nunca li um livro da Agatha Christie， eu sei sim que tenho que ler e inclusive tenho os livros， esse momento vai chegar。 Eu peguei esse livro para ler achando que ia amar pq não ia comparar com as obras da Agatha， já que nunca li os livros dela， mas infelizmente eu não amei。 Achei um decepcionante， as histórias não me prenderam ou marcaram。 Com um livro com várias histórias curtas， algumas são melhores que as outras， mas no geral eu não amei nenhuma mas tb não odiei。 A minha dica por e acho que a melhor forma de ler esse livro seria uma história por semana。 Talvez meu erro foi ter lido tudo de uma vez。 。。。more

♥Rachel♥ ，

Review to come。

Laura ，

I normally wouldn't rate a short story collection， but these were really so uniformly pleasing I'm giving it 5 stars。 I especially liked the ones by Alyssa Cole， Jean Kwok， and Elly Griffiths， but really they were all good。 I normally wouldn't rate a short story collection， but these were really so uniformly pleasing I'm giving it 5 stars。 I especially liked the ones by Alyssa Cole， Jean Kwok， and Elly Griffiths， but really they were all good。 。。。more

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