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| Author | Agatha Christie |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Genre | Crime novel |
| Publisher | Collins Crime Club |
Publication date | October 1930 |
| Publication place | United Kingdom |
| Pages | 256 (first edition, hardcover) |
| Preceded by | Giant's Bread |
| Followed by | The Sittaford Mystery |
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]
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.
- ^ a b Peers, Chris; Spurrier, Ralph; Sturgeon, Jamie (March 1999). Collins Crime Club – A checklist of First Editions (second ed.). Dragonby Press. p. 14.
- ^ Cooper, John; Pyke, B A (1994). Detective Fiction – the collector's guide (second ed.). Scholar Press. pp. 82, 86. ISBN 0-85967-991-8.
- ^ a b Marcum, J S (May 2007). "American Tribute to Agatha Christie: The Classic Years 1930 – 1934". Retrieved 7 January 2020.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
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