List $24.95"As the genre's undisputed queen of the maze, Christie laid her tantalizing plots so precisely and dropped her false leads so cunningly that few -- if any -- readers could guess the identity of the villain." --Time
"If her work survives it will be because she was the supreme mistress of a magical skill that is a permanent, although often secret, concern of humanity: the construction and the solution of puzzles." --Julian Symons, in Agatha Christie: First Lady of Crime
"I strongly suspect that future scholars of the simon-pure detective novel will hold that its greatest practitioner ... has been Agatha Christie." --Anthony Boucher, The New York Times
When Miss Marple agrees to visit a girlhood friend, she becomes involved in her friend's home for juvenile delinquents. She senses danger, but not necessarily from the juveniles. Her fears are confirmed when a secretive visitor is killed while a diversionary tactic is perfomed in front of everyone.
About the Author: 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. Christie's books have sold over a billion copies in English and another billion in 44 foreign languages. She is the most widely published novelist of all time in any language, outsold only by the Bible and. She was made a Dame of the British Empire for her contributions to literature and culture.
About the Performer: Joan Hickson (1906 - 1998) is Miss Marple. She starred in all twelve of the Miss Marple mysteries that were adapted into films by BBC-Television and have played in the U.S. on PBS's Mystery! and on A&E-TV for the past ten years. Joan Hickson's audio performance is unique in that the recordings were made at her home when she was approaching her 90th birthday.
Written by Agatha Christie - Audio book performed by Joan Hickson - Unabridged Fiction - 4 CASSETTES
Publisher, Audio Partners (June 2000)
