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The Complete Miss Marple

Accredited by Guinness World Records as the thickest book in the world, measuring 32.2 cm wide and weighing 8.18 kg, this unique publication presents every Miss Marple novel and short story in the order in which they were written and published.

Described by her friend Dolly Bantry as ‘the typical old maid of fiction’, Miss Marple has lived almost her entire life in the sleepy hamlet of St Mary Mead. Yet, by observing village life she has gained an unparalleled insight into human nature—and used it to devasting effect. As her friend Sir Henry Clithering, the ex-Commissioner of Scotland Yard has been heard to say: ‘She’s just the finest detective God ever made’—and many Agatha Christie fans would agree.

From the first Miss Marple novel, The Murder at the Vicarage published in 1930, her crime-fighting career spanned over forty years by the time Agatha Christie wrote her final case Nemesis in 1971. With every tale flawlessly plotted by the Queen of Crime, this remarkable edition provides a feast for Agatha Christie fans as well as those who have grown to love the detective through her continuing film and television appearances, with Julia McKenzie now the seventh actress to star in the role.

Strictly limited to 500 copies worldwide, this 4,032-page book is hand-bound in dark red leather and includes a unique flexible spine that allows it to be read from cover to cover. Including a new full-colour official map of St Mary Mead and introductions by Agatha Christie’s grandson Mathew Prichard and the award-winning bestselling author Kate Mosse, the one foot-thick book comes housed in its own wooden case adorned with brass fittings and with a leather handle, and is sure to be a major talking point amongst Agatha Christie fans and book collectors everywhere.

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