The Complete Miss Marple Collection: A Miss Marple Collection (Miss Marple Mysteries Book 13) Kindle Edition

Noting how several other reviewers have stated that this collection was missing one story or another, I did some research into the Marple stories to determine for myself whether or not they are all included here, and I am fully satisfied that they are. This is in fact a complete collection of the Miss Marple stories (and a full clarification of that is included at the bottom of this review).In addition, this is very nicely presented for the Kindle. It includes a full detailed table of contents at the beginning of the collection, and then each individual volume also includes it's own table of contents.Especially nice is how each book begins with a page illustrating the cover that appeared on the published version. This can be seen here on Amazon using the 'look inside' feature, and if you scroll down a bit you'll see the cover of Murder at the Vicarage. Each subsequent volume begins in the same way. Very nice.The stories themselves are presented in the order of publication. However I've also included below a listing that I obtained from the Agatha Christie website that provides a suggested order for reading the books and stories and I believe puts them more in the sequence of precedence from case to case.Miss Marple was, of course, one of the two major characters of Agatha Christie, and it is said that she was more fond of the Miss Marple character than she was of the more commercially successful character of Hercule Poirot, who she called 'insufferable' and 'an egocentric creep'! She did not ever write anything that included both characters together, saying that "Hercule Poirot, a complete egoist, would not like being taught his business or having suggestions made to him by an elderly spinster lady".There is a wealth of information available on Christie, and on the character of Miss Marple, available on the internet. I found the Agatha Christie website to be particularly interesting, as well as the wikipedia articles on her and the characters and various works.And so, for one-stop-shopping in order to obtain all of the Miss Marple stories for the Kindle, this is it. Many hours of entertaining and satisfying reading.----------According to the "Official" Agatha Christie website, the following books and short story collections comprise all of the Miss Marple cases (all of which are included in this collection, as indicated below):(listed in the order suggested for reading)1. Murder at the Vicarage (published 1930) -- Included2. The Thirteen Problems (short stories) (1932) -- Included (and see breakdown below listing the individual stories)3. The Body in the Library (1942) -- Included4. The Moving Finger (1943) -- Included5. Sleeping Murder (1976) -- Included6. A Murder is Announced (1950) -- Included7. 4.50 from Paddington (or What Mrs. McGillicuddy Saw!) (1957) -- Included8. Greenshaw's Folly (1960) -- Included9. The Mirror Crack'd from Side to Side (or The Mirror Crack'd) (1962) -- Included10. A Caribbean Mystery (1964) -- Included11. At Bertram's Hotel (1965) -- Included12. They Do it with Mirrors (or Murder with Mirrors) (1952) -- Included13. A Pocket Full of Rye (1953) -- Included14. Nemesis (1971) -- Included15. Miss Marple's Final Cases (short stories) (1979) -- Included (and see breakdown below listing the individual stories)The following footnotes are given by the website for the Marple cases: "Although published in 1976, Sleeping Murder was written during World War II and portrays a sprightlier Miss Marple than Nemesis. In the UK, Greenshaw's Folly is published in The Adventure of the Christmas Pudding and in the US it is published in Double Sin and Other stories. The stories that appear in the UK in Miss Marple's Final Cases appear as follows in the US: Miss Marple Tells a Story, In a Glass Darkly* - The Regatta Mystery and other stories. Strange Jest, The Tape-Measure Murder, The Case of the Caretaker, The Case of the Perfect Maid - Three Blind Mice and other stories. Sanctuary, The Dressmaker's Doll* - Double Sin and other stories."* do not contain Miss Marple(Added note: The two stories mentioned above, that do not contain Miss Marple, are included in this list because they appear in the collection Miss Marple's Final Cases, which had the full title 'Miss Marple's Final Cases and Two Other Stories' when first published)----------Clarification regarding contents of The Thirteen Problems short story collection (all included in this collection):1. The Tuesday Night Club2. The Idol House of Astarte3. Ingots of Gold4. The Blood-Stained Pavement5. Motive v. Opportunity6. The Thumb Mark of St. Peter7. The Blue Geranium8. The Companion9. The Four Suspects10. A Christmas Tragedy11. The Herb of Death12. The Affair at the Bungalow13. Death by Drowning----------Clarification regarding contents of Miss Marple's Final Cases short story collection (all included in this collection):1. Miss Marple Tells a Story (originally published in The Regatta Mystery and Other Stories)2. Strange Jest (originally published in Three Blind Mice and Other Stories)3. The Case of the Perfect Maid (originally published in Three Blind Mice and Other Stories)4. The Case of the Caretaker (originally published in Three Blind Mice and Other Stories)5. Tape-Measure Murder (originally published in Three Blind Mice and Other Stories)6. Greenshaw's Folly (originally published in Double Sin and Other Stories)7. Sanctuary (originally published in Double Sin and Other Stories)

The short stories included here comprise many approaches to crime (murder). In typical Agatha Christie style, Jane Marple uses her knowledge of human nature (many times with a village parallel) to uncover the perpetrator. (Warning: these stories were written between 1920 and the 1940s, so it is interesting to compare the accepted social mores then to the social mores now.)

Ive loved reading Miss Marple books for over 60 years. Interesting to reread in irder for Christies development as an author and storyteller. Only issue is I thought thuscwas the complete series but this has 29 books, not 24. So 4 are not included.

I've reviewed all the books as i went, so this is specifically for the last bit, the collection of short stories with Miss Marple. It was so fun to read about the Tuesday night club mysteries. And the last one, with Bunch and then a wee peep at Inspector Craddock.

Great collection of Marple stories, but I resent the editing that changed "old pussies" to " old dears." in addition, my purchased edition was not edited this way. This is censorship for political correctness, which is unacceptable.

I have been reading Agatha Christie Duncan was a young woman. Now that I am considered "old" I still enjoy we reading her books, short stories, etc. She is timeless and there is no one who can match her gift for writing an excellent plot. Her characters come alive and are easily likeable, or not, depending on their contribution to the lot. Excellent!

Greenshaw’s Folly is a murder mystery surrounding a curious old mansion and a suspicious will that is brought to Miss Marple’s attention through a chance association with a family member of hers. Intriguing story with eccentric characters, and a very entertaining read. This story was part of the ebook edition of The Complete Miss Marple Collection that I purchased, and was included in the Miss Marple: The Complete Short Stories Volume (as are the stories from the Thirteen Problems and Miss Marple’s Final Cases collections). If you are intending to read all of the Miss Marple stories, this edition is a good value and nicely organized for maneuverability and ease of use. Great Collection!

Oh how fun. I hadn’t read these for many years. If you think you don’t need to read the books because you’ve seen the movies you’re wrong; the movies often take ‘artistic license’ with the novels which warp the plot terribly.