Agatha Christie
Miss Marple's Final Cases

First Published

UK

Collins, London, Oct. 1979 as "Miss Marple's Final Cases and Two Other Stories"

Plot

(from HarperCollins "The Agatha Christie Collection" cover)

The lady from St. Mary Mead is back. She requires all her powers of detection to solve her final six mysteries:

The man found dying in the church sanctuary; The puzzle of Uncle Henry's hidden legacy; The baffling mystery of the stabbing of Mrs Rhodes; The question of the murderer with the tape-measure; The case of Miss Skinner's Maid; The curious conduct of the caretaker;

The unabridged recording together with this special edition of the book allows complete enjoyment of Agatha Christie's superb stories.

Link

1. Official Site: Miss Marple's Final Cases
2. Wikipedia: Miss Marple's Final Cases and Two Other Stories

Miss Marple Tells a Story

a.k.a. 'Behind Closed Doors'

Home Journal, May 25 1935

Link

1. Official Site: Miss Marple Tells a Story

In a Glass Darkly

Collier’s magazine, 1934

Woman’s Journal, Dec. 1934

Film & TV Dramas

In a Glass Darkly

Agatha Christie's Hour, 1982 (UK/TV)

director Desmond Davis

writer William Corlett

cast Nicholas Clay(Matthew Armitage), Shaun Scott(Neil Carslake), Emma Piper(Sylvia Carslake)

Link

1. Official Site: In a Glass Darkly
2. IMDb: Agatha Christie's Hour: In a Glass Darkly (1982)

Strange Jest

This Week, Nov.2 1941

a.k.a. 'A Case of Buried Treasure'

Strand Magazine, Jul. 1944

Characters

Jane Marple, Mrs Eldritch, Mr and Mrs Gray, Matilda Graves, Charmian Stroud, Mathew Stroud, Mrs Beaton, Jane Helier, Uncle Henry, Betty Martin, Lionel, Edward Rossiter

Fugawari na jodan

Film & TV Dramas

Fugawari na jodan 25min.

Meitantei POIROT to MARPLE, 2004/05 (JP/TV)

director Naohito Takahashi;

writer Shoji Yonemura,

cast/voice Kaoru Yachigusa(Marple), Tomiko Origasa, Noriko Sakai, Mitsuhiro Oikawa

Link

1. Official Site: Strange Jest

Tape-Measure Murder

a.k.a. 'The Case of the Retired Jeweller'

Strand Magazine, Feb. 1942

Characters

Jane Marple, Jim Abercrombie, Sir Robert Abercrombie, Antony, Gordon, Ted Gerard, Fred, Arthur Spenlow & Mrs Spenlow, Inspector Slack, Miss Hartnell, Mrs Blade, Gladys Brent, Uncle Henry, Constable Palk, Miss Politt, Colonel Melchett

Film & TV Dramas

Makijaku Satsujin-jiken

Meitantei POIROT to MARPLE, 2004/05 (JP/TV)

director Naohito Takahashi;

writer Shinzo Fujita,

cast/voice Kaoru Yachigusa(Marple), Ryuzo Hayashi

Link

1. Official Site: Tape-Measure Murder

The Case of the Caretaker

Strand Magazine, Jan. 1941

Characters

Jane Marple, Clarice Vane, Mr Edge, Bella Edge, Miss Harmon, Mrs Price, Miss Brent, Doctor Haydock, Mrs Murgatroyd, Major Laxton, Harry Laxton, Louise Laxton

Link

1. Official Site: The Case of the Caretaker

The Case of the Perfect Maid

a.k.a. 'The Perfect Maid'

Strand Magazine, Apr. 1942

a.k.a. 'The Maid Who Disappeared'

Chicago Sunday Tribune, 1942

Characters

Jane Marple, Doctor Allerton, Miss Wetherby, Edna, Mrs Carmichael, Clara, Mrs Clement, Janet, Emily Skinner, Lavinia Skinner, Inspector Slack, Mr and Mrs Devereux, Miss Hartnell, Mary Higgins, Mrs Price-Ridley, Doctor Haydock, Gladdie(Gladys) Holmes, Mr Meek, Colonel Melchett, Mr and Mrs Larkin, Doctor Brewer

Film & TV Dramas

Moshibun no nai MAID 25min.

Meitantei POIROT to MARPLE, 2004/05 (JP/TV)

director Naohito Takahashi;

writer Sukehiro Tomita,

cast/voice Kaoru Yachigusa(Marple), Tomiko Origasa, Miyuki Kawanaka

Link

1. Official Site: The Case of the Perfect Maid

Sanctuary

Woman’s Journal, Oct. 1954

a.k.a. 'Murder at the Vicarage'

This Week, 1954

Link

1. Official Site: Sanctuary

The Dressmaker's Doll

Woman’s Journal, Dec. 1958

Link

1. Official Site: The Dressmaker's Doll