In Elly Griffiths’ Murder at the Villa Rosa, Miss Marple’s final trip abroad in Marple sees her enjoying a holiday on the Amalfi Coast, once again courtesy of Raymond West. Authors such as Lucy Foley, Elly Griffiths, Val McDermid and Ruth Ware reimagine the Queen of Crime’s best female detective. A Deadly Wedding Day" by Drea Say Mitchell (2 stars)-This didn't feel like a Miss Marple story, but more like a Miss Bella story.

For example, Miss Marple learns of a perplexing disappearance during a chance encounter on a train journey in Kate Mosse’s The Mystery of the Acid Soil, whereas Ruth Ware evokes the spirit of the classic ‘Christie for Christmas’ and presents a puzzling theft that occurs against a charming festive background in Miss Marple’s Christmas.

The collection is authorised by Agatha Christie Ltd and is seen as a means to introduce a new generation of readers to Agatha Christie's to the exploits of her famous detective Jane Marple.

It will be interesting to see how much leeway they've been given to alter the character and situations, given how traditional the original works were. Any biographer wishing to bring a new perspective to Christie’s story is therefore working within obvious limitations, not least that many of the most intimate and revealing letters written or received by her were destroyed by family or associates.For all ebook purchases, you will be prompted to create an account or login with your existing HarperCollins username and password. Miss Marple’s Christmas by Ruth Ware-really captured the flavor of an old fashioned Christmas in St. However, Dreda Say Mitchell introduces a superb co-detective in the form of Miss Bella Baptiste, a noted amateur sleuth among London’s Caribbean community, in A Deadly Wedding Day.