Miss Marple Books in Order

Actress Jane Helier recounts a puzzling theft involving jewels, a bungalow, and a struggling playwright accused of a crime. Miss Marple claims uncertainty, but her private response suggests she has seen through the confusion.

A woman drowns while travelling with her companion, leaving behind a story that appears to be a tragic accident. Miss Marple listens closely and spots the quiet inconsistency that changes the meaning of the death.

Sir Henry Clithering brings Miss Marple an old case involving a murdered man and four people left under suspicion. The crime seems impossible to prove, but Marple notices the small detail that can clear the innocent and identify the guilty.

When the unpopular Colonel Protheroe is shot in the vicar's study, nearly everyone in St. Mary Mead seems to have a reason for wanting him dead. Miss Marple quietly sorts through conflicting alibis, gossip, and motives in her first novel case.

At gatherings in St. Mary Mead and later at the Bantrys' home, guests take turns presenting baffling crimes. Across thirteen compact cases, Miss Marple repeatedly proves that village experience can solve puzzles no one else understands.

The Bantrys wake to find a young woman in evening dress dead on their library floor. With another body soon discovered, Miss Marple must identify the victim and expose the scheme behind a murder meant to ruin a respectable household.

Jerry and Joanna Burton arrive in the village of Lymstock expecting a quiet stay, then receive a vicious anonymous letter. When the poison-pen campaign turns deadly, Miss Marple sees that the village's secrets are more dangerous than its gossip.

A newspaper notice announces a murder at Little Paddocks, and curious villagers gather to see whether it is a joke. When the lights go out and shots ring out, Miss Marple must untangle a carefully staged crime.

Asked to visit Stonygates, the rambling home of Carrie Louise Serrocold, Miss Marple finds a family living beside a rehabilitation center for troubled boys. A shooting turns old worries into murder, and appearances prove deeply misleading.

Businessman Rex Fortescue dies with grains of rye in his pocket, and a country-house death soon suggests a grim nursery-rhyme pattern. Miss Marple investigates after a young maid she once knew becomes caught up in the case.

Elspeth McGillicuddy sees a woman being strangled on a passing train, but no body or other witness can be found. Taking her friend seriously, Miss Marple sends capable Lucy Eyelesbarrow into a suspicious family home to look for answers.

Hollywood star Marina Gregg's arrival transforms St. Mary Mead, but a charity party ends with a poisoned guest. Recovering from an injury, Miss Marple follows the gossip and a tragic old secret behind the attack.

On holiday in the Caribbean, Miss Marple listens to Major Palgrave's unsettling story about a long-ago murder. When he is found dead before showing her the evidence, she must uncover which relaxed resort guest has a deadly past.

Miss Marple enjoys the old-fashioned comforts of London's Bertram's Hotel, until its perfection begins to feel suspicious. A guest disappears, crimes circle the hotel, and its polished image starts to conceal something far less harmless.

Thirteen short mysteries bring together Miss Marple cases involving murder, theft, suspicious servants, and seemingly supernatural warnings. Each puzzle gives her a chance to turn ordinary observations about people into a clear solution.

After wealthy Jason Rafiel dies, Miss Marple receives a strange posthumous request to investigate an unnamed injustice. A paid coach tour becomes her trail of clues, leading her toward an old murder and people determined to keep it buried.

Newly married Gwenda Reed buys a seaside house and begins remembering events she could not possibly know, including a murder. Miss Marple helps her examine the past, even as someone fears the long-hidden truth may return.

This collection gathers six Miss Marple cases alongside two other Christie mysteries. From a man accused of killing his wife to domestic puzzles and unexplained deaths, the stories show Marple's gift for seeing what others miss.

This complete collection brings together all twenty of Agatha Christie's Miss Marple short stories. It is an easy way to follow the sleuth through quick cases of murder, theft, deception, and village secrets.

A selection of compact Miss Marple mysteries, from village scandals to suspicious deaths and missing clues. These short cases highlight her patient listening, sharp comparisons, and talent for finding danger behind everyday manners.

Miss Marple arrives at a glamorous hotel in the Swiss Alps just as old grudges begin to surface among the guests. After a guest is found dead and the snow closes in, she must sort performance from truth before the killer strikes again.