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It’s no wonder that Lucy Foley’s mysteries rise to the top of lists. She loves the genre, and it shows—respected for her body of work so much that she was authorized by the Agatha Christie estate to write the first Miss Marple novel in 50 years. Of course Murder at the Grand Alpine Hotel is at the top of bestseller lists.
A fascinating, richly detailed biography of the Queen of Crime and how her life informed her fiction.
The definitive guide to Miss Marple on the page and onscreen, full of wonderful bits of Marple lore. Did you know, for example, that Death on the Nile was at one stage intended to be a Miss Marple mystery?
The ultimate elevator pitch: a forthcoming murder is advertised in a local newspaper. This is exquisitely plotted and clued, showing Christie and Miss Marple at the height of their powers.
A fascinating portrait of postwar Britain and the preoccupations of the time, as well as an absorbing mystery.
A wonderfully comprehensive, funny, richly informative guide to the Alps, now and throughout history, and so interesting on how the human relationship with the mountains has changed through the centuries.
Lucy Foley is an award-winning writer of historical fiction and contemporary thrillers.
