Delicious Death

UK

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

Plot

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.

short stories

Miss Marple Tells a Story

a.k.a. 'Behind Closed Doors', Home Journal, May 25 1935

In a Glass Darkly

Collier's magazine, 1934; Woman's Journal, Dec. 1934

Films & TV

In a Glass Darkly, UK, 1982

Agatha Christie's Hour

In a Glass Darkly, UK, 1987

TV drama list

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

Films & TV

Fugawari na jodan, JP/NHK, 2004

Meitantei POIROT to MARPLE

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

Films & TV

Makijaku Satsujin-jiken, JP/NHK, 2004

Meitantei POIROT to MARPLE

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

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

Films & TV

Moshibun no nai MAID, JP/NHK, 2004

Meitantei POIROT to MARPLE

Sanctuary

Woman's Journal, Oct. 1954
a.k.a. 'Murder at the Vicarage', This Week, September 12 1954

The Dressmaker's Doll

Woman's Journal, December 1958