📖 About Miss Marple

Miss Marple is a series universe written by Agatha Christie. The complete collection runs to 20 books across 2 series, published between 1930 and 2005.

The main series is Publication Order of Miss Marple Books with 15 books. It opens with The Four Suspects (1930) and currently runs to Sleeping Murder (1976).

Series included on this page:

🎯 Where to Start with Miss Marple

New readers should begin with the first book of the main series in publication order: The Four Suspects (1930), book 1 of Publication Order of Miss Marple Books. Reading in publication order lets the world and characters develop the way the author intended, and it avoids spoilers that later books may contain.

Each of the 2 series on this page is expandable — click a series heading to see every title it contains, in order, with a direct link to buy the book on Amazon.

📚 Miss Marple Books in Order

Publication Order of Miss Marple Books
15 books
1
The Four Suspects book cover1The Four Suspects1930Buy on Amazon
The Companion book cover2The Companion1930Buy on Amazon
The Affair at the Bungalow book cover3The Affair at the Bungalow1930Buy on Amazon
The Murder at the Vicarage book cover4The Murder at the Vicarage1930Buy on Amazon
The Body in the Library book cover5The Body in the Library1942Buy on Amazon
The Moving Finger book cover6The Moving Finger1942Buy on Amazon
A Murder is Announced book cover7A Murder is Announced1950Buy on Amazon
They Do It With Mirrors / Murder With Mirrors book cover8They Do It With Mirrors / Murder With Mirrors1952Buy on Amazon
A Pocket Full of Rye book cover9A Pocket Full of Rye1953Buy on Amazon
4:50 From Paddington / What Mrs. McGillicuddy Saw! book cover104:50 From Paddington / What Mrs. McGillicuddy Saw!1957Buy on Amazon
The Mirror Crack'd from Side to Side book cover11The Mirror Crack'd from Side to Side1962Buy on Amazon
A Caribbean Mystery book cover12A Caribbean Mystery1964Buy on Amazon
At Bertram's Hotel book cover13At Bertram's Hotel1965Buy on Amazon
Nemesis book cover14Nemesis1971Buy on Amazon
Sleeping Murder book cover15Sleeping Murder1976Buy on Amazon
Publication Order of Miss Marple Collections
5 books
2
The Thirteen Problems book cover1The Thirteen Problems1932Buy on Amazon
13 Clues for Miss Marple book cover213 Clues for Miss Marple1966Buy on Amazon
Miss Marple's Final Cases book cover3Miss Marple's Final Cases1979Buy on Amazon
Miss Marple: The Complete Short Stories book cover4Miss Marple: The Complete Short Stories1985Buy on Amazon
Miss Marple Short Stories book cover5Miss Marple Short Stories2005Buy on Amazon

❓ Frequently Asked Questions

How many Miss Marple books are there?
There are 20 books in the Miss Marple collection, organised into 2 series and published between 1930 and 2005.
What is the first Miss Marple book?
The first book is The Four Suspects, published in 1930.
What order should I read the Miss Marple books in?
Most readers use publication order, which is the order the books were originally released. A chronological order is also provided on this page for readers who prefer to follow the internal timeline of the story.
Who wrote the Miss Marple books?
The Miss Marple books were written by Agatha Christie.
Is the Miss Marple series finished?
The main series, Publication Order of Miss Marple Books, has 15 books so far. The most recent title listed on this page gives the current end point of the series.
When did the Miss Marple series start?
The earliest title in this collection was published in 1930, and the most recent in 2005.