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Agatha Christie's classic Miss Marple railway mystery, reissued in a beautiful new classic hardcover edition designed to appeal to the latest generation of Agatha Christie fans and book lovers.Oh, Jane! I've just seen a murder!'For an instant the two trains ran together, side by side. In that frozen moment, Elspeth witnessed a murder. Helplessly, she stared out of her carriage window as a man remorselessly tightened his grip around a woman's throat. The body crumpled. Then the other train drew away.But who, apart from Miss Marple, would take her story seriously? After all, there were no suspects, no other witnesses and no corpse.

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‘Without a doubt, the greatest mystery writer of all time’ – Ragnar Jonasson

‘A hundred years after her first novel, and we are all still standing in her shadow’ – Andrew Taylor

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‘Dame Agatha has sold more books than all besides Shakespeare and the Bible’ – David Baldacci

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‘Reading a perfectly plotted Agatha Christie is like crunching into a perfect apple: that pure, crisp, absolute satisfaction.’ – Tana French

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      Publisher Harper Collins
      Imprint HarperCollins
      Published 1 November 2018
      ISBN-13 9780008310240
      978-0008310240
      ISBN-10 0008310246
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      Fiction Contemporary Fiction Books by Agatha Christie

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Agatha Christie's classic Miss Marple railway mystery, reissued in a beautiful new classic hardcover edition designed to appeal to the latest generation of Agatha Christie fans and book lovers.Oh, Jane! I've just seen a murder!'For an instant the two trains ran together, side by side. In that frozen moment, Elspeth witnessed a murder. Helplessly, she stared out of her carriage window as a man remorselessly tightened his grip around a woman's throat. The body crumpled. Then the other train drew away.But who, apart from Miss Marple, would take her story seriously? After all, there were no suspects, no other witnesses and no corpse.

      Trade Review

      ‘Without a doubt, the greatest mystery writer of all time’ – Ragnar Jonasson

      ‘A hundred years after her first novel, and we are all still standing in her shadow’ – Andrew Taylor

      ‘She gives us an insight into human nature that few, if any, have surpassed’ – Susan Lewis

      ‘Dame Agatha has sold more books than all besides Shakespeare and the Bible’ – David Baldacci

      ‘All crime fiction writers around the globe owe Agatha Christie a massive debt’ – Peter James

      ‘Reading a perfectly plotted Agatha Christie is like crunching into a perfect apple: that pure, crisp, absolute satisfaction.’ – Tana French

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