Mystery

The Body in the Library

by Agatha Christie · Miss Marple series

A young woman's body is found in the library of a respectable country house, and Miss Marple is called in to untangle the web of lies. Christie's elderly detective applies village wisdom to drawing-room deceit. A golden-age puzzle with a satisfying click at the end.

Miss Marple in reading order

• 1. Murder at the Vicarage — Agatha Christie
• 2. The Body in the Library — Agatha Christie
• 5. They Do It With Mirrors — Agatha Christie
• 6. A Pocket Full of Rye — Agatha Christie
• 7. 4:50 from Paddington — Agatha Christie
• 9. A Caribbean Mystery (Miss Marple, #9) — Agatha Christie
• 11. At Bertram's Hotel — Agatha Christie
• 12. Nemesis — Agatha Christie

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