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| Sleeping Murder (Miss Marple Mysteries) | 
| Author: Agatha Christie
Publisher: Signet
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  27 reviews
Sales Rank: 62957
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 224
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Dimensions (in): 6.7 x 4.2 x 0.7
ISBN: 0451200195
Dewey Decimal Number: 823.912
EAN: 9780451200198
ASIN: 0451200195
Publication Date: May 1, 2000
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Product Description
Miss Marple discovers what makes a house a home-to murder...
Gwenda Reed's new home, a charming Victorian villa, is giving the lovely new bride the strangest feeling of dj vu-and an unnatural dread that's taking its toll. But how can her husband's aunt, Miss Marple, solve a mystery such as this when the only clues are those in Gwenda's vivid imagination?
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"E-book exclusive extras: 1) Christie biographer Charles Osborne's essay on Sleeping Murder; 2) ""The Marples"": the complete guide to all the cases of crime literature's foremost female detective.Soon after Gwenda Reed moves into her new home, odd things start to happen. Despite her best efforts to modernise the house, she only succeeds in dredging up its past. Worse, she feels an irrational sense of terror every time she climbs the stairs... In fear, Gwenda turns to Jane Marple to exorcise her ghosts. Between them, they are to solve a 'perfect' crime committed many years before... Of note: Agatha Christie wrote Sleeping Murder during World War II and had it placed in a bank vault for over thirty years. Chicago Tribune: 'Agatha Christie saved the best for last.' Sunday Express: 'A puzzle that is tortuous, surprising, and ... satisfying.' "
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 WILL SOMEONE LET THE WOMAN SPEAK? May 30, 2008
What improvements have been made for the "Miss Marple's Last Case" edition? There are already major differences in punctuation, word choices, and scene breaks between the original Collins and Dodd Mead editions of this novel. There are further differences between the Dodd Mead editions republished by Random House/Avenel and the Dodd Mead editions republished by Simon & Shuster/Pocket. There are further additions still in the Signet, Berkley, and Black Dog & Leventhal editions. For every publishing house putting out her works, there seem to be a new batch of editors altering Agatha Christie's words and the sound of her voice. What's the matter with these publishers? Whose voice do they think we want to hear when we sit down to a novel by Agatha Christie? And what will she sound like twenty years from now? It's frightening that her estate has failed to see the importance of guarding her words as she wrote them. Please tell me I'm not the only one here who senses that a crime has been committed.
 Better than most Marples May 12, 2008
Amazingly, I actually liked Miss Marple in this story. She's the likeable, feisty woman I remember from my childhood, not the snooty, condescending know-it-all from the last few books I've read. Still, I think the plot of this one is a little over-reaching, but it a faster paced mystery than most of the Marples - especially the ending. And even though it's on the short side, you still get a good sense of the characters and setting, and nearly enough details to solve the mystery yourself, if you're so inclined.
A must-read for any old-school mystery enthusiast, and one of the better Marples I've read of late (though Poirot is still better in my book!).
Good mystery, but didn't stick in my memory for long... March 25, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
It was a nice mystery, but it didn't stick in my head long after I was finished with it. In fact, I had to review the plot again to write this review! That says something, because I have a good memory for books that really draw me in. However, I would recommend this book for any Christie fan.
Waking the Past November 4, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Agatha Christie is well deserving of the title, the First Lady of Mystery. "Sleeping Murder", which is Miss Marple's last case, further enhances the rare distinction placed upon its author. It is a fast-paced exhilarating mystery that digs deep into the past to uncover a ghost that at least one person did not want uncovered.
When Gwenda Reed arrives in England, as a newlywed separated from her husband, her task is to search for the perfect house along the southern coast. Before too long, she finds exactly the right place that soon feels a little too much like home. When some strange coincidences leave Gwenda feeling as if she were going crazy, she discovers that she actually lived in the house when she was a very little girl, and was an eyewitness to a grizzly murder that no one seems to know anything about. Against better judgment, she and her husband Giles take it upon themselves to dig up the past to discover if Gwenda's father was at fault, and if Gwenda actually witnessed a murder, or just dreamed it up.
The title "Sleeping Murder" refers to a murder in retrospect, or a murder that seems to be dead but was merely sleeping. With Miss Marple on hand with ready help and suggestions, the Reeds soon uncover the truth, but with many a twist and turn along the way. "Sleeping Murder" has all of the elements that make Christie's mysteries such a marvel to read, even if the conclusion comes a bit quickly after an elaborate buildup.
Agatha Christie, one of the best as always August 20, 2007
really scary. In some ways a refreshing break from the usual formulaic mystery. Very creepy. Great.
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