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Tommy_A_Jones on 13 Jul 2009 at 2:08 p.m. GMT
I would recommend 'Nemesis' but only if you have read 'A Carribean Mystery', if you haven't read that and then read 'Nemesis' or you could read '4.50 From Paddington' or 'Sleeping Murder' both I have rated 10 along with 'Nemesis'
na_well on 11 Jul 2009 at 5:33 p.m. GMT
I haven't read many Marple books but I like A Murder is Announced and 4.50 from Paddington. The thirteen problems is also good.
asmikhushi on 04 Jul 2009 at 5:05 a.m. GMT
if you care for short stories, then 'the thirteen problems' is a good choice...since all the stories have different types of endings...it wont disappoint you.
i was not a big fan of short stories till i read this one. My favourite is motive vs. opportunity.
activesolutions on 30 Jun 2009 at 6:05 p.m. GMT
I saw on a Australian news channel and the Sydney Morning Herald that a new Miss Marple, with Julia Mckenzie was screened last week, "Pocket Full Of Rye". Its a pity that ITV in the UK have not shown it yet and have not given a date when it will be shown.
akkshay1 on 30 Jun 2009 at 3:52 p.m. GMT
I would suggest u "A Murder is Announced" or Sleeping Murder" both are very good
Frndorfoe on 28 Jun 2009 at 3:02 p.m. GMT
I'm a BIG, BIG Miss Marple fan! I've read all of the novels and short stories. And I must admit I like them all. The first Agatha Christie book I ever read was A Murder is Announced. Instantly I was hooked. All of the short stories are great but I would recommend reading The Thirteen Problems first. Among the novels the best are A Murder is Announced, The Body in the Library, The Moving Finger, A Pocket Full of Rye and Sleeping Murder. Sorry but I disagree with mirror and Dolly. Sleeping Murder is a complex psychological tale something in which Agatha Christie excels. Also, A Pocket Full of Rye has Miss Marple at her best. Her just and courageous nature shines through in this story. I did not find these two tales boring at all. But yes, The Mirror Cracked is kind of boring while 4.50 from Paddington is O.K. but still these are vintage Miss Marple!
Dolly_B on 28 Jun 2009 at 2:35 p.m. GMT
Please read all the Marples. But start with A Murder is Announced or The Moving Finger or The Body in the Library. Please don't begin with The Mirror Cracked, Sleeping Murder or 4:50 from Paddington. Mirror and Sleeping are boring and Paddington starts off great, but fizzles. Check out the Marple short stories. Great reading!.
mirror on 28 Jun 2009 at 2:27 a.m. GMT
I especially recommend you "A Murder is Announced". In terms of relationships between characters, it is worthy of guessing a lot and that is interesting.
"The Sleeping Murder " and "A Pocket Full of Rye" are kind of boring, I think.
Actually, I was disappointed at the endings.
ArlenaSMarshall on 28 Jun 2009 at 12:28 a.m. GMT
I agree. I like both The Body in the Library AND A Murder is Announced.
susandiane on 18 Feb 2009 at 10:43 a.m. GMT
Tommy_A_Jones on 12 Feb 2009 at 4 p.m. GMT
biscotte on 11 Feb 2009 at 6:05 p.m. GMT
I would recommend Body in the library and The mirror crack'd from side to side.
I just finished the The mirror Crack'd from side to side. I could not put that book down! I loved the way it unravelled and the end was exquisite!
I like the caracter of miss marple, and i find the stories with her are generally easier to follow.
GKCfan on 29 Jan 2009 at 9:59 p.m. GMT
squatty on 29 Jan 2009 at 6:28 p.m. GMT
murderisannounced on 27 Jan 2009 at 5:28 p.m. GMT
I agree with pnerd, that is my favourite Marple, (To Read,) it has such a clever ending.
Tommy_A_Jones on 06 Dec 2008 at 4:29 p.m. GMT
ariadnepoirotmarple on 24 Nov 2008 at 2:08 p.m. GMT
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Please recommend me A Marple book featuring Miss Marple, of course. I already own and read Murder At the Vicarage. Please recommend me another book/s?