Sleeping Murder (Miss Marple Mysteries)

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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 dŽj^ 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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