Other editions of book Curtain and Sleeping Murder

Miss Marple's last case! "Agatha Christie saved her best for last. Her final novel features the beloved, uncannily perceptive Miss Jane Marple unraveling the most tantalizing, most macabre case of her career. With this extraordinary novel - pervaded by a very real, very memorable sense of evil - Dama Agatha ensured her reputation as the world's greatest author of detective fiction and bequeathed her millions of readers one last delicious surprise." This is one of two novels written by Agatha Christie for posthumous publication. (The other one was Curtain, Hercule Poirot's last case.)

The Queen of Mystery has come to Harper Collins Agatha Christie the acknowledged mistress of suspensecreator of indomitable sleuth Miss Marple meticulous Belgian detective Hercule Poirot and so many other unforgettable charactersbrings her entire oeuvre of ingenious whodunits locked room mysteries and perplexing puzzles to Harper PaperbacksS including Sleeping Murder in which Miss Marple turns ghost hunter and uncovers shocking evidence of a perfect crime

Agatha Christie has saved her best for last. Her final novel features the beloved, uncannily perceptive Miss Jane Marple unraveling the most tantalizing, most macabre case of her career. With this extraordinary novel-pervaded by a very real, very memorable sense of evil-Dame Agatha has ensured her reputation as the world's greatest author of detective fiction ad has bequeathed her millions of readers one last delicious surprise.

Soon after Gwenda moved into her new home, odd things started to happen. Despite her best efforts to modernize the house, she only succeeded in dredging up its past. Worse, she felt an irrational sense of terror every time she climbed the stairs. In fear, Gwenda turned to Miss Marple to exorcise her ghosts. Between them, they were to solve a "perfect" crime committed many years before.

The young married owner of a seaside villa is plagued by strange feelings about its past ... Soon after Gwenda moved into her new home, odd things started to happen. Despite her best efforts to modernise the house, she only succeeded in dredging up its past. Worse, she felt an irrational sense of terror every time she climbed the stairs! In fear, Gwenda turned to Miss Marple to exorcise her ghosts. Between them, they were to solve a 'perfect' crime committed many years before.