The Thirteen Problems by Agatha Christie 1961 Great Pan featuring Miss Marple

Description: The Thirteen Problems Featuring Miss Marple First Great Pan Edition by Agatha Christie _____________________________________________________________________________ SummaryThe Thirteen Problems is a short story collection written by Agatha Christie and first published in the UK by Collins Crime Club in June 1932 and in the US by Dodd, Mead and Company in 1933 under the title The Tuesday Club Murders, probably in February or March. The UK edition retailed at seven shillings and sixpence and the US edition at $2.00.The thirteen stories feature her detective Miss Marple and feature the earliest stories she wrote about the detective. As in some of her other short story collections, Christie employs an overarching narrative, making the book more like an episodic novel. There are three sets of narrative, though they themselves interrelate. The first set of six are stories told by the Tuesday Night Club, a random gathering of people at the house of Miss Marple. Each week the group tell thrilling tales of mystery, which are always solved by Miss Marple, from the comfort of her armchair.The others in her company are dumbstruck as to how Miss Marple manages to solve each and every mystery by relating them some or the other incident from her own small village. One of the guests is Sir Henry Clithering, an ex-commissioner of Scotland Yard, and this allows Christie to resolve the story, with him usually pointing out that the criminals were caught. The next set of six occur as part of a dinner party Miss Marple is invited to at the request of Sir Henry Clithering, as a result of her skill in the Tuesday Night Club. This employs a similar guessing game, and once more Miss Marple triumphs. The thirteenth story, Death by Drowning takes place some time after the dinner party when Miss Marple finds out that Clithering is staying in St. Mary Mead and asks him to help in the investigation surrounding the death of a girl in the village. This collection follows the formula Christie has developed in her short story collection well comprising 13 short stories in this episodic novel. The first six are narrated by a group of friends (The Tuesday Club) who take turns to present a mystery for the others to solve. The next six follow the same format but are presented by a group of participants at a dinner party. The final story is a stand alone case. Only Sir Henry Clithering and Miss Marple are present in all 13 stories. The Tuesday Night Club The Idol House of Astarte Ingots of Gold The Blood-Stained Pavement Motive v. Opportunity The Thumb Mark of St. Peter The Blue Geranium The Companion The Four Suspects A Christmas Tragedy The Herb of Death The Affair at the Bungalow Death by Drowning About This Book Illustrated card covers a little shelf worn with crease on back cover. Old pencilled price on ffep - no inscriptions. Light moisture staining on bottom corners. During the 1950s and 60s, Pan Books editions were noted for their colourful covers, which have made many of them collectables, particularly the Christie, Fleming and Charteris novels. Around 2,000 different pieces of cover artwork were commissioned by Pan between 1955 and 1965. Many of these artists remain largely unknown today. They include Rex Archer (1928–?), SR Boldero (1898–1987)Roger Hall Edward Mortelmans John Pollack (1918–1985), Sam Peffer, Dave Taylor (1921–1985), and Carl Wilton. Please check pictures and don't hesitate to ask if you have any queries!58

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