Series

Miss Marple series in reading order

There are 12 books in the Miss Marple series.

Published between 1930 and 1964. The publication order differs from the reading order — both are below.

Village busybody Miss Jane Marple applies her keen understanding of human nature to her first murder case. Colonel Protheroe, a universally despised magistrate, is shot in his study—unheard—and suspects abound, from his wife to a newly arrived artist. Christie introduces her beloved detective in thi

8 of 12 books, in reading order

• 1. Murder at the Vicarage (1930) — Agatha Christie · 288 pages
• 2. The Body in the Library (1932) — Agatha Christie · 216 pages
• 5. They Do It With Mirrors (1950) — Agatha Christie · 227 pages
• 6. A Pocket Full of Rye (1952) — Agatha Christie · 192 pages
• 7. 4:50 from Paddington (1953) — Agatha Christie · 288 pages
• 9. A Caribbean Mystery (Miss Marple, #9) (1964) — Agatha Christie · 240 pages
• 11. At Bertram's Hotel (1940) — Agatha Christie · 223 pages
• 12. Nemesis (1930) — Agatha Christie · 220 pages

Miss Marple in publication order

1. Murder at the Vicarage (1930) — Agatha Christie
2. Nemesis (1930) — Agatha Christie
3. The Body in the Library (1932) — Agatha Christie
4. At Bertram's Hotel (1940) — Agatha Christie
5. They Do It With Mirrors (1950) — Agatha Christie
6. A Pocket Full of Rye (1952) — Agatha Christie
7. 4:50 from Paddington (1953) — Agatha Christie
8. A Caribbean Mystery (Miss Marple, #9) (1964) — Agatha Christie

The 8 books listed here total 1,894 pages.

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