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  • A Miss Marple Short Story
  • By: Agatha Christie
  • Narrated by: Joan Hickson
  • Length: 38 mins
  • 4.7 out of 5 stars (63 ratings)
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A Christmas Tragedy

By: Agatha Christie
Narrated by: Joan Hickson
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Summary

A classic Agatha Christie short story, available individually for the first time on audio.

Whilst dining at the Bantrys, Miss Marple is asked to tell a murder mystery. She recounts the time she could tell from a man’s behaviour that he was planning to kill his wife. But at the time of the murder he had a perfect alibi....

©1966 Agatha Christie Limited (P)2021 HarperCollins Publishers Limited

Critic reviews

"The plots are so good that one marvels...most of them would have made a full length thriller." (Daily Mirror)

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There’s no other Miss Marple

Joan Higson is the definitive Miss Marple, as exemplified here.
She only lets her guard down once - the editors failed to spot the first mention of MM’s village being St. Mary’S Mead and correctly as St. Mary Mead thereafter. But I can forgive Joan Higson anything, there is no other Miss Marple.
Classic Christie plot and I particularly liked the ending,

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Very good indeed.

A great plot as befits the author. A classic Miss Marple tale. Very good.

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Miss Marlow at her best

I have loved reading Agatha Christie books since I was at school, and I still do. This is another great short story about the wonderful Miss Marple.

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Joan is Miss Marple

This short, typically Miss Marple case is part of the TNMC. It’s wonderful and a real tribute to the skills of JH and the skills of AC. Wonderful listening to in the car

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Short but wonderful

Joan Hickson could read a dictionaries and make it interesting. Pair her with the wonderful Agatha Christie and you have a match made in heaven.

Great short story.

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love listening to Joan Hickson.

Great short story & Joan Hickson as the narrator makes it even better to listen to.

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