- UK
- Collins, London, Jun. 1943
- Woman's Pictorial, Oct.17-Nov.21 1942 as 'Moving Finger'
- US
- Dodd, Mead & Co., New York, Jul. 1942
- Collier's Weekly, Mar.28-May.16 1942
Plot
Lymstock was a town with more that its share of shameful secrets - a town where even a sudden outbreak of anonymous hate-mail caused only a minor stir.
But all of that changed when one of the recipients, Mrs Symmington, committed suicide. Her final note said 'I can't go on'. Only Miss Marple questioned the coroner's verdict of suicide. Was this the work of a poison-pen? Or of a poisoner?
Characters
Miss Jane Marple • Gerry Burton • Joanna Burton • Megan Hunter • Elsie Holland • Rose • Owen Griffith • Emily Barton • Partridge • Rev. Guy Calthrop • Maud Calthrop • Police Superintendent Nash • Miss Ginch • George • Pye • Mrs Cleat • Beatrice
Films & TV
- The Moving Finger, BBC/UK, 1985
- Agatha Christie's MISS MARPLE
- The Moving Finger, ITV/UK, 2006
- Agatha Christie's MARPLE Season 2
- La plume empoisonnée, FR, 2009
- Les petits meurtres d'Agatha Christie Saison 1
UK/US covers
Dodd, Mead and Company
- Dodd, Mead & Co., 1942; Hardcover; ♦Katsurou Hayashi
- Dodd, Mead & Co., 1968; Greenway edition; Hardcover
- Dodd, Mead & Co., 1986; Winterbrook edition; Hardcover
Collins / Fontana Books / HarperCollins
- Collins The Crime Club, 1943; Hardcover; ♦Katsurou Hayashi
- Collins White Circle c219, 1943; Service edition
- Collins White Circle 164c, 1947
- Collins White Circle 274c, 1958
- Collins, Crime Club, 1960
- Fontana Books 480, 1961; Cover by John L. Baker
- William Collins, 1968; Greenway edition; Hardcover
- Fontana Books, 1971; ISBN:9780006111634; Cover by Tom Adams*
- Fontana Books, 1973; Cover by Tom Adams*
- Fontana Books, 1980; ISBN:9780006147961; Cover by Tom Adams*
- This Christie Collection edition, 1990; ISBN:9780006172697
- HarperCollins, 1995; ISBN:9780006172697
- HarperCollins, 2000; Hardcover; ISBN:9780002315142
- HarperCollins, 2002; ISBN:9780007120840
- HarperCollins, 2005; TV tie-in edition; ISBN:9780007208487
- HarperCollins, 2005; Facsimile edition; Hardcover; ISBN:9780007208456
- HarperCollins, 2006; Masterpiece edition; ISBN:9780007120840
- William Morrow Paperbacks, 2011; ISBN:9780062073624
- Center Point Pub, 2011; Library Binding/Hardcover; ISBN:9781611731606
- Collins, 2012; ELT Reader; ISBN:9780007451630
- HarperCollins, 2016; ISBN:9780008196547
- HarperFiction, 2018; ISBN:9780008255770
- William Morrow, 2022; ISBN:9780063214033
- HarperCollins, 2010; Kindle edition
- HarperCollins, 2022; Kindle Edition; ISBN:9780007822470
Avon Books
- Avon Books 164, 1948; ♦Sheldon Goldberg
- Avon Books 636, 1952
- Avon Books 793, 1957; Cover by Art Sussman
Pan Books
- Pan Books 55, 1948; Cover by Reina Mary Sington
- Pan Books 55, 1950; Cover by George Woodman
- Pan Books 55, 1951; Cover by D.P.
- Pan Books, 1982; ISBN:9780330268523; ♦Sheldon Goldberg
Penguin Books
- Penguin Books 930, 1953; ♦Lauralee(ManorBooks)
- Penguin Books, 1954
Dell Books
- Dell Books 5861, 1964; Cover by William Teason
- Dell Books 5861, 1968; Cover by William Teason; ♦Sheldon Goldberg
- Dell Books 5861, 1972; Cover by William Teason; ♦Sheldon Goldberg
- Dell Books 5861, 1976; ISBN:9780440158615
- Dell Books, 1979; Cover by William Teason; ♦Sheldon Goldberg
- Dell Books, 1982; ISBN:9780440158615
Berkley Books
- Berkley Books, 1984; ISBN:9780425067871
- Berkley Books, 1984
- Berkley Books, 1985; ISBN:9780425087961
- Berkley Books, 1987; ISBN:9780785748762
- Berkley Books, 1994; ISBN:9780425105696
other publishers
- Mercury Mystery 84, 1945; Cover by George Salter
- Scherz Phoenix Books 33, 1945
- Ulverscroft Large Print Books, 1970; Hardcover; ISBN:9780854566709
- G.K.Hall, 1989; ISBN:9780816145621
- Ulverscroft Large Print Books, 1990; Hardcover
- Signet, 2000; ISBN:9780451201164
- Planet Three Publishing, 2002
- Black Dog & Leventhal, 2007
- Black Dog & Leventhal, 2007; Hardcover; ISBN:9781579126940
Magazine
- Collier's, May 9, 1942
Western Europe covers
La plume empoisonnée
Le Masque (#371) 1949
- Le Masque, 1961
- Le Masque, 1965
- Le Masque, 1976
- Le Masque, 1985
- Le Masque, 1994
- Masque Christie, 2010; ISBN:9782702425305
- Masque Christie, 2010
- Masque Christie, 2015; ISBN:9782702442524
Club des Masques (#34) 1967
- Club des Masques, 1967; Cover by Tom Adams*; ♦Sheldon Goldberg
- Club des Masques, 1986
- Club des Masques, 2004; ISBN:9782286007010
Le Livre de Poche (#5846) 1983
- Le Livre de Poche, 1983
- Le Livre de Poche, 2002
- Le Livre de Poche; ISBN:9782253032915
- Le Livre de Poche, 2024; ISBN:9782253939726
other publishers
- Edito-Service S.A., 1983
- Hachette: Collection Agatha Christie (37), 2006; ISBN:9782846344050
- Bibliothèque idéale d'A.Christie, 2013; ISBN:9782702440087
Le doigt qui tue
- The Commodore Press, 1944
De giftige pen
- Sijthoff, 1949
- Sijthoff, 1960
- Sijthoff, 1968
- Sijthoff, 1974; ♦Eric Gellaerts
- Sijthoff, 1974
- Sijthoff, 1974
- Sijthoff, 1974; ISBN:9789021809045
- Sijthoff, 1982; ISBN:9789021824642
- Sijthoff, 1983
- Sijthoff, 1986
- Luitingh-Sijthoff, 1990; Poema; ISBN:9789021814803
- Luitingh-Sijthoff, 2002; Poema; ISBN:9789024544356
- The House of Books, 2017; ISBN:9789044352832
Die Schattenhand
Scherz
- Scherz(#17), 1951
- Scherz(#17), 1963
- Scherz(#217), 1972
- Scherz(#217), 1975
- Scherz(#217), 1981
- Scherz(#1022), 1987
- Scherz, 1992; ISBN:9783502559795
- Scherz(#1022), 1993
- Scherz, 1994
- Scherz, 1999; ISBN:9783502111191
- Scherz, 2001; ISBN:9783502517733
- Scherz, 2001; ISBN:9783502517733
- Scherz, 2001; ISBN:9783502510222; ▶ Art
Goldmann
- Goldmann, 1960
- Goldmann
- Goldmann, 1972
- Goldmann, 1979
- Goldmann, 1979
other publishers
- Das Neue Berlin, 1964
- Loewe, 1994; ISBN:9783785520376
- Weltbild, 1999
- Fischer, 2004; ISBN:9783596507832
- Fischer, 2004
- Fischer, 2005; ISBN:9783596166589
- Weltbild, 2006
- Fischer, 2009; ISBN:9783596511181
- Hachette, 2009
- Atlantik, 2015; ISBN:9783455650303
Northern Europe covers
Mord per korrespondens
- Bonniers, 1944; Bonniers detektivromaner; Cover by Mark Sylwan
- Bonniers, 1951; Trumf-serien
- Bonniers, 1964; Zebra-bok (187)
- Bonniers, 1973; ISBN:9789100388430; Cover by Tom Adams
- Bonniers, 1984; Stora Romanklubben; ISBN:9789100484354; Cover by Tom Adams*
- Bonniers, 1988; ISBN:9789100475918; Cover by Leslie Quagraine
Døden kommer med posten
- Carit Andersen(#13), 1962
- Forum, 1972
- Wangel, 1991
- Aschehoug, 2007; ISBN:9788711316191
- Rosenkilde & Bahnhof, 2014; ISBN:9788771285062
- Lindhardt og Ringhof, 2024; ISBN:9788711613627
Mord pr. korrespondanse
- Aschehoug, 1967
- Aschehoug, 1977
- Aschehoug, 1984
- Aschehoug, 1990; ISBN:9788203163159
- Aschehoug, 1991
- Aschehoug, 2000; ISBN:9788203205286
Syyttävä sormi
- WSOY: SAPO(142), 1972
- *OMNIBUS*
WSOY, 1978; ISBN:9789510188415; Cover by Tom Adams*
- WSOY, 1990; ISBN:9789510129685; Cover by Tom Adams*
- WSOY: SAPO(142), 1997; ISBN:9789510000342
- WSOY, 2010; ISBN:9789510366066
- WSOY: Bon, 2013; ISBN:9789510414446
Nobe näpp
- Elmatar: Öölane, 1995; ISBN:9789985832134
Vienu pirštu
- Sirokas, 2007; ISBN:9789955740025
Southern Europe covers
Il terrore viene per posta
- I Gialli Mondadori(#193), 1952
- Mondadori, 1972; I Classici del Giallo(132)
- Mondadori, 1984; ISBN:9788804180463
- Mondadori, 1989; I Classici del Giallo(579); Cover by Carlo Jacono
- Mondadori, 1995; Oscar scrittori moderni; ISBN:9788804397236
- Mondadori, 2003; Oscar scrittori moderni; ISBN:9788804519249
- Mondadori, 2004; I Classici del Giallo(1029)
- Hachette Fascicoli, 2004
- Collaterale del quotidiano La Stampa, 2008
- Mondadori, 2010; ebook; ISBN:9788852014871
- Mondadori, 2013; ISBN:9788804626626
- Mondadori, 2019; Oscar gialli; ISBN:9788804708841
- Coriere della Sera, 2015
- Mondadori Media S.r.l., 2021; ISBN:9778142223007
- Mondadori, 2023; Mondadori Media Spa; ISBN:9778127199457
El caso de los anónimos
- Biblioteca Oro, 1957; ♦Pablo Ramirez Jr.
- Biblioteca Oro, 1959
- Biblioteca Oro, 1975; ISBN978-8427202962; Cover by William Teason
- Círculo de Lectores, 1990
- Planeta, 1994; ISBN:9788439527367
- Molino, 1997; ISBN:9788427285422; Cover by William Teason
- Planeta, 2001; ISBN:9789504908104
- Molino, 2004; ISBN:9788427298279
- La Nacion, 2007; ISBN:9789504917267
- RBA, 2010; ISBN:9788447369126
- Planeta, 2013; ISBN:9789504933373
- Planeta, 2017; ISBN:9789789504954
- Espasa, 2020; Espasa Narrativa; ISBN:9788467058512
- Booket, 2023; ISBN:9786070774843
- Booket, 2023; Biblioteca Agatha Christie; ISBN:9788467068795
- Planeta-DeAgostini, 2024; Colección Agatha Christie: Sus mejores novelas(20)
A Mão Misteriosa / O Enigma das Cartas Anónimas / Apenas um Dedo que se Movia
A Mão Misteriosa
- Nova Fronteira, 1976; ISBN:9788520911686
- Record, 1987; ISBN:9788501155627
- Record, 1995; ISBN:9788501155627
- L&PM Pocket, 2009; ISBN:9788525419125
- L&PM, 2016; ISBN:9788525433329
O Enigma das Cartas Anónimas
- Livros do Brasil, 1974; Colecção Vampiro(#320)
- ASA(#4), 2001; ISBN:9789724127033
- RBA, 2008; ISBN:9788447360413
Apenas um Dedo que se Movia
- Ediouro, 1962
Δηλητήριο σε μικρές δώσεις / Η μαύρη πέννα / Η φαρμακερή πένα / Το κινούμενο δάκτυλο / Τα γράμματα του Σατανά
- Δηλητήριο σε μικρές δώσεις
- Λυχνάρι, 1987
- Λυχνάρι(A146), 2008; ISBN:9789605170059; Cover by Tom Adams*
- Λυχνάρι, 1987
- Λυχνάρι, 1976
- Η μαύρη πέννα
- Γαλαξία, 1983
- Γαλαξίας, 1968; ISBN:9788888943015
- Ερμείας, 1998; ISBN:9789602160282
- Ερμείας, 1998
- Η φαρμακερή πένα
- Ψυχογιός, 2019; ISBN:9786180130683
- Το κινούμενο δάκτυλο
- Σκίουρος, 1967
- Τα γράμματα του Σατανά
- Βιπερ, 1976
Kobni prsti / Zlokobni prst / Jednim prstom
- Kobni prsti; Kosmos (Beograd): Zelena Biblioteka(12), 1958; ♦Svetlana Andjelic
- Zlokobni prst; Mladinska knjiga, 2012
- Jednim prstom; Laguna, 2017; ISBN:9788652120857
Otrovno pero / Otrovno pismo
- Otrovno pero; Dnevnik, 1960
- Otrovno pismo; Marjan tisak, 2002; ISBN:9789532140507
- Otrovno pero; Mozaik knjiga, 2011; ISBN:9789531409957
Strupeno pero
- Mladinska knjiga Ljubljana, 2018; ISBN:9789610147213; ♦Svetlana Andjelic
Eastern Europe covers
Hroziaci prst / Neznáma hrozí
- Neznáma hrozí; Slovenská Grafia, 1948
- Neznáma hrozí; Práca, 1949
- Hroziaci prst; Slovenský spisovateľ, 1971
- Hroziaci prst; Zelená knižnica, 2008; ISBN:9788022014281
Není kouře bez ohýnku
- Odeon, 1982
- Knižní klub, 1997; ISBN:9788071765244
- Knižní klub, 2005; ISBN:9788024206134
- Knižní klub, 2010; ISBN:9788024228075
- Kalibr, 2023; Slečna Marplová; ISBN:9788024290003
Nem zörög a haraszt // A láthatatlan kéz
- A láthatatlan kéz; Hungalibri, 1993; Hunga Könyvek; ISBN:9789638413147; ♦Czibóka Tamas
- Európa Kiadó, 2009; Madaras Sorozat; ISBN:9789630788465
- Helikon Kiadó, 2022; ISBN:9789634796183
Смърт в Лимсток / Анонимният подател
- Смърт в Лимсток; ABC, 1994
- Анонимният подател; Абагар, 1994; ISBN:9789545841019
- Смърт в Лимсток; Ера(#36), 2011; ISBN:9789543891337
Zatrute pióro
- Czytelnik, 1956
- Phantom Press, 1993; ISBN:9788370753368
- Prószyński i S-ka: Biblioteczka Konesera, 1999; ISBN:9788372552044
- Hachette Polska: Kolekcja Hachette: Agatha Christie(11), 2001; ISBN:9788371840425
- Prószyński i S-ka, 2003; ISBN:9788373370791
- Wydawnictwo Dolnośląskie, 2005; Agata Christie - Królowa Kryminału; ISBN:9788373841871
- Wydawnictwo Dolnośląskie, 2010; Agata Christie - Królowa Kryminału; ISBN:9788324589500
- Wydawnictwo Dolnośląskie, 2013; Klasyka Kryminału; ISBN:9788327150400
- Wydawnictwo Dolnośląskie, 2015; Agatha Christie Kolekcja Kryminałów(18); ISBN:9788327151940
- Wydawnictwo Dolnośląskie, 2017; ISBN:9788327157027
- Wydawnictwo Dolnośląskie, 2021; ISBN:9788327161178
Mâna ascunsă // Mîna ascunsă / Degetul mișcător
- Degetul mișcător; Excelsior-Multi Press, 1992; ISBN:9789739086400
- Mîna ascunsă; Rao, 2006; ISBN:9789735769956
- Rao, 2008; ISBN:9789731037554
- Rao, 2008; ISBN:9786066092647
- Rao, 2014 (Top 10 romane favorite); ISBN:9786066096423
- Litera: Agatha Christie Colectie, 2020; ISBN:9786063362804
- Litera, 2024; Abonament Agatha Christie vol.21; ISBN:9786303198538
Перст провидіння
a.k.a. На кого вкаже палець (1983)
- Клуб сімейного дозвілля, 2009; ISBN:9789661403573
- Клуб сімейного дозвілля, 2011; ISBN:9789661413497
Каникулы в Лимстоке // Одним пальцем / Отравленное перо
- Отравленное перо; Издательство Ростовского университета, 1991; ISBN:9785750707157
- Одним пальцем; АСТ, 2002; ISBN:9785170124725
- Эксмо, 2008; ISBN:9785699243907
- Эксмо, 2012; ISBN:9785699545988
- Эксмо, 2013; Детективный клуб Агаты Кристи; ISBN:9785699627431
- Эксмо, 2013; Pocket book; ISBN:9785699683925
- Эксмо, 2015; Агата Кристи. Серебряная коллекция; ISBN:9785699830213
- Hachette, 2018; Коллекция Агата Кристи
- Эксмо, ; ISBN:9785699243907
- Эксмо, 2020; Агата Кристи. Первая леди детектива; ISBN:9785041165390
The Moving Finger
- АСТ, 2002
Middle East & Asian covers
მოძრავი თითი
Esrarengiz Parmaklar // Daktilodaki Parmak / Zehirli Kalem / Cinayet Reçetesi / Esrarengiz Kalem / Mektupla Gelen Ölüm / Arsenik
- Daktilodaki Parmak; Akba Yayınları, 1962
- Cinayet Reçetesi; Altın Kitaplar, 1976
- Esrarengiz Kalem; Ak Kitabevi, 1978
- Arsenik; Başak Kitabevi, 1978
- Zehirli Kalem; Şilliler Yayınevi, 1980; Cover by Tom Adams*
- Mektupla Gelen Ölüm; Tanel Yayınları, 1981
- Mektupla Gelen Ölüm; Tanel Yayınları, 1983
- Altın Kitaplar, 2014; ISBN:9789752118553
- Altın Kitaplar, ; ISBN:9789752118553
Zəhərlənmiş qələm
- Qanun Nəşriyyatı, 2022; ISBN:9789952383140
Թունավոր գրիչով ձեռքը
- Էդիթ Պրինտ, 2023; ISBN:9789939759371
תעלומת רצח המשרתת / רצח החדרנית
- תעלומת רצח המשרתת
Yerushalayim : Masadah, 1951
- רצח החדרנית
الأصابع المتحركة / الإصبع المتحرك / أصابع الإتهام / جريمة في الريف
- الأصابع المتحركة
moving fingers
- JARIR Reader, 2008; ISBN:6281072056025
- JARIR Reader, 2008; ISBN:6281072056025
- الإصبع المتحرك
moving finger
- AJYAL Publishers, 2005; ISBN:978219572609
- AJYAL Publishers, 2001
- AJYAL Publishers,
- Allure audiovisuel
- دار الرؤية الجديدة
2023; ISBN:9789933933852
- أصابع الإتهام
fingers of accusation
- دار ميوزيك
2000
- دار ميوزيك
- دار ميوزيك
2000; ISBN:9800000077559
- الحرية للنشر
- دار الحرية للنشر والتوزيع
2007; ISBN:9789776100154
- جريمة في الريف
Crime in the countryside
- دار الهلال
1952
دست پنهان /
انگشت اتهام /
آزمون بی گناهی /
نامه های مرگبار
- دست پنهان
Hidden hand
- Hermes books, A.P.1399; ISBN:9789643636210
- Hermes books, A.P.1388; ISBN:9789643636210
- انگشت اتهام
Accusation finger
- سبزان
A.P.1388; ISBN:9789648249781
- آزمون بی گناهی
Innocence test
- A.P.1394
- نامه های مرگبار
Deadly letters
(Tamil) நகரும் விரல் / (Malayalam) ചലിക്കുന്ന വിരൽ
- (Tamil) 2017
- (Malayalam) Litmus, 2013; ISBN:9788126462117
বেনামী চিঠি
- বেনামী চিঠি; সেবা প্রকাশনী; ISBN:9789841632700
උමතු හස්තය
- Sarasavi Publishers; ISBN:9789553131218
Pena Beracun
- Gramedia, 1986
- Gramedia, 1999; ISBN:9789794031193
- Gramedia, 2013; ISBN:9789792293777
- Gramedia, 2017; ISBN:9789792293777
ดัชนีสังหาร / สื่อมรณะ
- ดัชนีสังหาร
- สร้างสรรค์บุ๊คส์; ISBN:9789743414831; ♦Ratakorn
- สื่อมรณะ
- ดอกหญ้าวิชาการ; ISBN:9789749932650
Ngòi Bút Tẩm Độc
- Công an nhân dân, 2005
魔手 / 平静小镇里的罪恶 / 幕後黑手 / 幕后黑手 / 黑手
魔手
- 遠景出版, 1982
- 遠景出版, 1988
- 風雲時代, 1990
- 遠景出版, 1992
- 华文出版社(阿嘉莎·克莉丝蒂探案小说精粹), 1993; ISBN:9787507502190
- 人民文学出版社(阿加莎·克里斯蒂侦探推理系列), 2007; ISBN:9787020063918
- 新星出版社(阿加莎·克里斯蒂侦探作品集16), 2014; ISBN:9787513315029
- 商务印书馆(阿加莎·克里斯蒂经典侦探作品集), 2016; ISBN:9787100119917
- 商务印书馆(阿加莎·克里斯蒂经典侦探作品集), 2019; ISBN:9787100174077
平静小镇里的罪恶
- 贵州人民出版社(阿加莎·克里斯蒂作品全集), 1998; ISBN:9787221047205
幕後黑手
- 遠流出版(克莉絲蒂推理全集), 2003; ISBN:9789573248941
- 遠流出版, 2023; 克莉絲蒂繁體中文版20週年紀念珍藏42; ISBN:9786263612969
幕后黑手
- 圣才教育, 2014
黑手
- 外文出版社(世界著名侦探小说), 1996; ISBN:9787119018515
動く指
- 早川書房, 1958, 1976(4th); ハヤカワ・ポケット・ミステリ(436)
- 早川書房, 1977, 1994(28th); ハヤカワ・ミステリ文庫(HM1-27); Cover by Hiroshi Manabe
- 早川書房, 2004; クリスティー文庫(37); ISBN:9784151300370
움직이는 손가락
- 해문출판사: 애거서 크리스티 미스터리(15), 1990
- 해문출판사, 1998; ISBN:9788938202154
- 해문출판사(애거서 크리스티 추리문학 베스트 16), 2003; ISBN:9788938201164
- 황금가지: 애거서 크리스티 전집(10), 2004
- 동서문화사, 2003; ISBN;9788949702056 ▶ Art
- 황금가지(애거서 크리스티 전집 10), 2017; ISBN:9788982737107