Agatha Christie, Sleeping Murder

Amy Lee (The Open University)

The Literary Encyclopedia. Volume 1.2.1.09: English Writing and Culture: Postwar and Contemporary Britain , 1945-present.
Vol. editors: Gina Lyle (University of Glasgow), Graham MacPhee (University of Manchester), Kerry Myler (Birmingham Newman University), Jenni Ramone (The Nottingham Trent University)

Dates

First circulation or publication 1976

Places

England (Country of Origin)

Genres and Modes

Crime and Detective
Novel

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Sleeping Murder

was the last mystery featuring Miss Jane Marple to be published, appearing in 1976, the year of Agatha Christie's death. Here we meet some familiar characters, such as Miss Marple's friends Colonel and Mrs. Bantry, from the story

The Body in the Library

, and Raymond West, Miss Marple's famous nephew.

Giles and Gwenda Reed are a newly married couple from New Zealand. They would like to settle down in England, and as Giles wraps up his business in New Zealand, Gwenda comes to England to look for a house and deal with the general preparation. House-hunting brings Gwenda to Dillmouth, a nice, quiet little town. There she falls in love with the Hillside, a Victorian villa recommended by the estate agent. She feels a strange, comfortable familiarity with the house, as if she has

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Citation: Lee, Amy. "Sleeping Murder". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 14 September 2003 [https://www.litencyc.com/php/sworks.php?rec=true&UID=2008, accessed 24 April 2024.]

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