A Caribbean Mystery (Miss Marple Series) » (REISSUE)

Agatha Christie is nearly synonymous with upper-class British mysteries, for good reason. She set the standard for the genre in over 60 novels and dozens of short stories, also creating two classic detectives: the fastidious Belgian, Hercule Poirot, and English spinster Jane Marple. No one could match Christie's knack for weaving clues into her stories, then turning the whole thing inside out -- shocking her readers every time.

Recovering from a bout of pneumonia, Miss Marple is basking in the warm sunshine of the West Indies, where the scenery is beautiful, yet every day seems the same. That is, until Major Palgrave dies suddenly thrusting Miss Marple into a murder investigation of a most exotic nature.

New Statesman and Nation

Agatha Christie is beyond criticism.