The Murder at the Vicarage
1930 Miss Marple novel by Agatha Christie / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Murder at the Vicarage is a work of detective fiction by British writer Agatha Christie, first published in the UK by the Collins Crime Club in October 1930[1] and in the US by Dodd, Mead and Company later in the same year.[2][3] The UK edition retailed at seven shillings and sixpence[1] and the US edition at $2.00.[3]
Author | Agatha Christie |
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Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
Genre | Crime novel |
Publisher | Collins Crime Club |
Publication date | October 1930 |
Pages | 256 (first edition, hardcover) |
Preceded by | Giant's Bread |
Followed by | The Sittaford Mystery |
It is the first novel to feature the character of Miss Marple and her village of St Mary Mead. This first look at St Mary Mead led a reviewer in 1990 to ask why such works are described as cosy mysteries: "Our first glimpse of St Mary Mead, a hotbed of burglary, impersonation, adultery and ultimately murder. What is it precisely that people find so cosy about such stories?"[4]
The character had previously appeared in short stories published in magazines, starting in December 1927. These earlier stories were collected in book form in The Thirteen Problems in 1932.