NATIONALBESTSELLER“EachauthorcapturesChristie--andMarple--perfectly,whilealsodisplayingjustabitofherownuniquetouch....ThisnewandentertainingcollectionbysomeofourfavoritewriterswillhookanewgroupofreaderstotheformidableMissMarple.“--RhysBowen,WashingtonPost“Marpleisthebestloved[detective].Alsothemostinfluential....ItisMissMarplewhointroducedtherevolutionarynotionthatpeopleareessentiallythesamewhereveronegoes.“--LosAngelesTimesAgathaChristie’slegendarysleuth,JaneMarple,returnstosolvetwelvebafflingcasesinthisbrand-newcollection,pennedbyahostofacclaimedauthorsskilledinthefineartofmysteryandmurderOnedoesn’tstopatonemurder...JaneMarpleisanelderlyladyfromStMaryMeadwhopossessesanuncannyknackforsolvingeventhemostperplexingpuzzles.Now,forthefirsttimein45years,AgathaChristie’sbelovedcharacterreturnstothepageforaglobe-trottingtourofcrimeanddetection.JoinMarpleasshetravelsthroughhersleepyEnglishvillageandaroundtheworld.InStMaryMead,aChristmasdinnerisinterruptedbyunexpectedguests;theBroadwaystageinNewYorkCityissetforadangerousimprovisation;badomenssurroundanuntimelydeathaboardacruiseshiptoHongKong;andabestsellingwriteronholidayinItalyiscaughtinanefariousplot.Theseandothercrimescommittedinthenameoflove,jealousy,blackmail,andrevengeareonesthatonlytheindomitableJaneMarplecansolve.BringingafreshtwisttothehallmarksofaclassicAgathaChristiemystery,thesetwelveesteemedwritershavecapturedthesharpwit,uniquevoice,anddrollingenuityofthedeceptivelydemuredetective.AtriumphantcelebrationofChristie’slegacyandessentialreadingforcrimelovers,MarpleisatimelyreminderwhyJaneMarpleremainsoneofthemostfamousdetectivesofalltime.
