Miss Marple book 9 · 1964
A Caribbean Mystery
On holiday in the Caribbean, Miss Marple listens to an old major’s rambling stories, and when he dies suddenly, she suspects he was killed because of something he was about to show her.
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Book facts
- Author
- Agatha Christie
- Series
- Miss Marple, book 9 of 12
- Published
- 1964
- Setting
- Set in the fictional St Mary Mead, England
- Characters charted
- 3
- Chart confidence
- High
A Caribbean Mystery on screen
- Miss Marple (1984–1992, series, BBC One). Joan Hickson’s quiet, shrewd Miss Marple, often called the most faithful screen version of Christie’s village sleuth.
- Agatha Christie's Marple (2004–2013, series, ITV). Geraldine McEwan and then Julia McKenzie play Miss Marple, in freer adaptations that sometimes place her in Christie mysteries she never originally solved.
Who is in A Caribbean Mystery
3 recurring or key characters from Agatha Christie’s chart. Introduces Jason Rafiel.
Lead 1
- Miss MarpleElderly spinster from St Mary Mead
Major 1
- Jason RafielFirst appearanceWealthy invalidJoins forces with Miss Marple
Minor and cameo 1
- Raymond WestMiss Marple’s novelist nephew
Also featuring these characters
Other Agatha Christie books that share the most characters with A Caribbean Mystery.
- Nemesis1971 · Miss Marple · 2 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- Sleeping Murder1976 · Miss Marple · 2 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- The Murder at the Vicarage1930 · Miss Marple · 2 shared charactersBuy on Amazon