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Written by Agatha Christie - Audio book performed by Joan Hickson - Unabridged Fiction - 4 CASSETTES

Publisher, Audio Partners (August 1999)

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Mystery entertainment that's guaranteed to please. The exotic locale of this tale adds to Miss Marple's reputation for crime-solving expertise. She's recovering from a bout of pneumonia, relaxing on a West Indies island, when Major Palgrave dies. She finds herself thrust into a murder investigation of a most exotic nature. Rafiel, a wheelchair-bound paraplegic, uses his wry wit to unravel the clues and encourage Miss Marple in solving the crime.

Agatha Christie (1890-1976), known as the Queen of the Golden Age of British fiction, wrote over 66 novels, short stories, and screenplays. Her play, The Mousetrap, has been running continuously in London since 1952, breaking all records. Recognized as the most widely published novelist of all time in any language, Christie is outsold only by the Bible and Shakespeare. She was made a Dame of the British Empire for her contributions to literature and culture.

Joan Hickson is Miss Marple. All of the Miss Marple mysteries have been adapted into films by BBC-TV and broadcast on PBS-TV's Mystery! and on A&E-TV during the past ten years. Joan Hickson starred in all of these and her performance is considered the definitive Miss Marple. These recordings are collectable treasures; they were made at Miss Hickson's home shortly before her death. She does a magnificent job as an octogenarian portraying an octogenarian.