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Feb 10, 2012

AnEyeSpy rated it:

"Miss Marple The Complete Short Stories" by Agatha Christie are twenty, from The Tuesday Club, Regatta, Three Blind Mice, and Double Sin. Black lace cap on "piled up masses of snowy hair, matching "mittens" gloves, erect alert posture, keen "faded blue eyes", spots of pink blushing her cheeks at some of the secrets hidden behind quiet village facade. Jane knits quietly, observes carefully, remembers long, applies human behaviors universal from small inconvenien More...

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Mar 13, 2008

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I have an almost complete collection of Agatha Christie and I love her!!! Back in the early 90s I made a concerted effort to read every one of her books. I didn't succeed! <wink, wink> But I sure enjoyed the attempt! I don't like most modern murder mysteries, but I like the puzzle-solving aspect of A. C. too!

Hey Morning Star, you must be a fan of G. K. Chesterton and the Father Brown mysteries too, I'll bet?!

And have you read my review on "Gardens of t More...

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Jan 08, 2012

Debbie rated it:

"Miss Marple: The Complete Short Stories" is a collection of twenty short mysteries featuring Miss Marple. Though written as contemporary mysteries, they are now historical mysteries. A few of the stories mentioned a historical (or British) thing where I couldn't figure out what meant. Perhaps this was because they were short stories or because some of them were early in her career. I've never had this problem with Agatha Christie's novels.

The mysteries were clever, and they More...

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Nov 29, 2009

Tony rated it:

Christie, Agatha. THE COMPLETE MISS MARPLE SHORT STORIES. (2003). ****. It’s been years and years since I read most of these stories, and now, through this collection put together by The Folio Society, they are all in one place. The stories span Christie’s publishing career from the early 1930s to the late 1970s, and you can watch Miss Marple evolve over the years. We all have out image of Miss Marple. Mine is that of Margaret Rutherford, bustling her way through St. Mary Mead, the small More...

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Aug 23, 2010

Kathryn rated it:

I do like a book with either short stories or short chapters (or both) for my nightly reading before I retire; and this book of all of the Miss Marple short stories fit my requirements quite well, as I was reading two or three of the twenty stories each night. In my misspent youth I read a lot of Agatha Christie, and my favorite character of hers was always Miss Marple, so I loved this book.

Miss Jane Marple is, without putting too fine a point on it, an old lady; never married, she h More...

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Dec 28, 2010

Julie rated it:

#76 - 2010.

I read all these in different editions, many when they first came out long ago. They prove just as entertaining now as they did then, and in many cases I don't remember the stories well, which is a bonus. There is no one for sniffing out wickedness in basic human behavior like a spinster lady who has lived in a little village, as gentle Miss Marple continually must remind those around her.

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Dec 29, 2011

Deborah rated it:

The Miss Marple short stories do not thrill as Agatha Christie's Miss Marple novels do. Most of the short stories are quick whodunits, written in the nature of brain teasers or riddles. They're a fun, quick read, but are not gems of Marple wisdom and humor. In some of them, Miss Marple is the nosy, petulant little busybody that one might recognize from the early novels. To fully savor Miss Marple's lovely personality, one should read Sleeping Murder, A Caribbean Mystery, or even The Body in the More...

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Jun 21, 2011

Dana rated it:

Miss Marple is an unmarried elderly lady living in the small English town of St. Mary Mead. Miss Marple is able to solve mysteries like no other. She has lived in her small town all her life and recalls seemingly unconnected events that lead her to solve the mystery. St. Mary Mead is a microcosm of the world in general and Miss Marple has a large number of friends, relatives and tradespeople she knows.

I can not select one story as my favourite as they are all excellent. Agatha Christie More...

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Dec 28, 2010

Elisha rated it:

This was the perfect book for the holidays. It's a collection of short stories all featuring that regular looking old lady, Miss Marple who is actually quite a genius at solving mysteries. I love Miss Marple and how she sits quietly knitting but listening all the while. And short stories that you can read a few at a time when you're tired after a long, fun day are the best. I wish there were more of these short stories to read.
I really think that Jane Marple could beat Sherlock Holm More...

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May 09, 2011

Laura rated it:

This was my first introduction to Miss Marple. I must say that I enjoyed these stories - Miss Marple's quick perception was as infallible as Sherlock Holmes' meticulous deductions and her roundabout way of reaching conclusions (by always referring back to a seemingly impertinent village incident) was fun and original. Because they were short stories, the mysteries were not able to be very complicated and the ones which were more interesting reminded me of several Sherlock Holmes stories.

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Apr 14, 2011

Danielle rated it:

My edition is older and even though it is called the Complete Short Stories, I'm not sure that it is "complete". Some seem to be selections from larger collections.

However, I did enjoy reading these in the short story form. Sometimes I think the Miss Marple mysteries drag on longer than my interest and these kept me reading. It brought back memories of my first experiences with Christie and how I always checked the bookshelves at the local KMart for novels I didn't have.

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Dec 01, 2011

Akika rated it:

I love this collection. I could read it every week! I'm particularly fond of the first set, generally known as the Tuesday Club Murders or Thirteen Problems. These short stories are a great introduction to Miss Marple and the way in which she goes about solving crimes (the well-known village parallel). The writing is particularly evocative and you can clearly picture a white-haired woman carefully counting stitches in the corner, listening to everything being said and quietly solving the mystery More...

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Mar 16, 2011

Rachael rated it:

I think I enjoyed this more than the two recent AC novels I read. It's interesting to see the repetition of certain devices in the crimes committed - doubles, and playing on the idea that people don't take much notice of maids, in particular. I think she may have been exploring ideas that later made it into her novels. It was a great fun read.

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Aug 23, 2010

Christian rated it:

Like an Encyclopedia Brown for adults, this collection of short mysteries revisits the (now) classic tropes of detective fiction. Readers who want something quick and tasty between novels can turn to this and feel eminently entertained. I suspect this was as much about character study for Mme. Christie as it was an intellectual exercise.

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Feb 08, 2012

Linda rated it:

Loved this book because I enjoy Agatha Christie's book about the sweet, clever Miss Marple. This book centers around a group of people discussing a mystery they personally know about. Eash character tells their story and of course Miss Marple easily solves each case! It's a fun read!

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Mar 04, 2010

Gena rated it:

this is great for beach reading or when you need something light and easily broken into sections. I had never read any Agatha Christie--and really very few mysteries of any sort; and wanted to find why she was so famous. We were going away for a long weekend to Great Wolf and I wanted something that was light. The stories are short and intersting and her character "Miss Marple" is entertaining. Very clever and pleasant, and a genre that I was unfamiliar with before.

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Dec 28, 2009

Adrian rated it:

This was a nice compendium of stories from the queen of mystery stories. The selection was varied, if a bit repetitive - by the end I could actually describe the pattern most stories would take.
There was also an unfortunate smattering of ghost/paranormal stories throughout. I found myself trudging through those - not enough substance and/or really crackpot plot.
It's difficult to highlight one particular story as a favourite, especially as the selection is quite large and the detai More...

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Nov 18, 2011

Molly rated it:

11-18-11 : Three stories in a small volume I picked up in Edinburgh, "Exclusive edition for The Scotsman". Read "Tape-Measure Murder" in the UK, today read "The Case of the Perfect Maid" and "Miss Marple Tells a Story" in the bath - which is just perfect really.

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Feb 02, 2012

Laura rated it:

I once worshiped at Miss Marple's old-fashioned ankle boots - but then again I was something like thirteen. Now, although I appreciate the atmosphere and quaint details, the stories are too contrived for my taste. The novels are much better. Dash it all!

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Feb 15, 2009

Maria rated it:

Now, I don't really do short stories. Even a novella is pushing it with me - I always crave more. However, as these all featured one of my all time favourite characters, I thoroughly enjoyed every one. A great collection.

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Feb 21, 2010

Zhiqing rated it:

Read this on my vacation last week. Good old Miss Marple solved most of the mysteries without having to leave the chair she was sitting on. Old fashioned murder mysteries that I could never get enough of...

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Jun 06, 2011

Beth rated it:

Agatha Christie is BRILLIANT. I don't know how she does it but she is the mastermind of murder. Without fail she stumps me every time. I grew up reading Agatha Christie but have found recently that there are several mysteries of hers that I have yet to read, I was so excited to discover that! :) This book was one that I had not read before. It was a book of short stories and every single one was a mystery that Miss Marple solved in her own unique way and with her perspective on human nature. More...

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Apr 20, 2010

Jerry rated it:

Some of my earliest memories is reading Agatha Christy's mysteries. I have always been a fan of Miss Marple and her solving mysteries by brain power. This was very entertaining.

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Dec 09, 2008

Arun rated it:

Really short stories. Its got to bore the heck out of Miss Marple's friends that she always solves the most obscure of mysteries. wonder if she's good at cluedo

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Apr 06, 2010

Shelley rated it:

Miss Marple is a cute little old lady who solves crime! Loved the whit and the mystery. Loved that it wasn't a bloody and yuck mystery crime.

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Jul 07, 2010

Dryopteris rated it:

I was quite a bit surprised at the range of topics tackled by these short stories. If you think Agatha Christie is only about Poirot and Marple, you'll be pleasantly surprised by some very nice supernatural-themed stories with a twist at the end (think "Twilight Zone" and "Outer Limits"). But also the lack of supernatural element (which is quite abundant, though -- was that just Christie's keen interest in it or was it perhaps a "fashion" of Christie's time? I'm not More...

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Sep 15, 2011

Cindy rated it:

This was far too much much fun in one book. I love Miss Marple and I only wish I could see things and read [people like she can.

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Jan 17, 2010

Matt rated it:

English villages and murder mysteries with a Christie twist at the end. If you don't like it, you are jaded beyond repair.

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Sep 14, 2011

Jann rated it:

Yay! Miss Marple uses her clever and suspicious old mind to find the truth in her friends' odd mysterious stories.

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Aug 26, 2011

N.u.m.b marked it as to-read

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