A malicious letterA tragic deathA village filled with suspectsA malicious letterA tragic deathA village filled with suspectsNothing ever happens in the sleepy village of Lymstock.Until letters accusing the villagers of unspeakable acts start to appear.They try to dismiss them as a cruel hoax, but then one of the recipients is found dead. The letter next to her body reads simply, ‘I can’t go on’.As fear spreads among the villagers, Jane Marple must uncover who is writing these letters – before anyone else is hurt.Never underestimate Miss Marple‘Miss Marple is one of the most subversive, the most original, most distinctive characters in fiction. Often underestimated and overlooked, she always triumphs in the end.’Kate Mosse‘Beyond all doubt the puzzle in The Moving Finger is fit for experts.’The Times‘Without a doubt, the greatest mystery writer of all time’ – Ragnar Jonasson‘A hundred years after her first novel, and we are all still standing in her shadow’ – Andrew Taylor‘She gives us an insight into human nature that few, if any, have surpassed’ – Susan Lewis‘Dame Agatha has sold more books than all besides Shakespeare and the Bible’ – David Baldacci‘All crime fiction writers around the globe owe Agatha Christie a massive debt’ – Peter James‘Reading a perfectly plotted Agatha Christie is like crunching into a perfect apple: that pure, crisp, absolute satisfaction.’ – Tana FrenchAgatha Christie was born in Torquay in 1890 and became, quite simply, the best-selling novelist in history. Her first novel, The Mysterious Affair at Styles, written towards the end of the First World War, introduced us to Hercule Poirot, who was to become the most popular detective in crime fiction since Sherlock Holmes. She is known throughout the world as the Queen of Crime. Her books have sold over a billion copies in the English language and another billion in over 100 foreign languages. She is the author of 80 crime novels and short story collections, 19 plays, and six novels under the name of Mary Westmacott.• Newly repackaged Agatha Christie paperbacks, designed in response to market research and target the largest possible number of potential Agatha Christie readers.• Two out of three of all fiction readers have read an Agatha Christie book, and more than half want to read her again.• New covers designed to build on successful brand recognition of the Agatha Christie trademark as well as evoke a sense of mystery – no two covers will look the same!Competition: death on the nile;the;body in the library;at bertram’s hotel;nemesis;thursday murder club;tuesday club murders;midwinter murder;marple: twelve new stories. by;sophie hannah;val mcdermid;richard osman;kate mosse;dreda say mitchell;lucy foley;elly griffiths;jean kwok;natalie haynes;karen mcmanus
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