Miss Marple book 12 · 1976
Sleeping Murder
Gwenda Reed, a young bride from New Zealand, buys a house in Dillmouth, and finds she remembers it from her childhood, including a murder. Miss Marple helps her find out the truth. Written as Miss Marple’s last case.
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Book facts
- Author
- Agatha Christie
- Series
- Miss Marple, book 12 of 12
- Published
- 1976
- Setting
- Set in the fictional St Mary Mead, England
- Characters charted
- 2
- Chart confidence
- High
Sleeping Murder 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.
Who is in Sleeping Murder
2 recurring or key characters from Agatha Christie’s chart.
Lead 1
- Miss MarpleElderly spinster from St Mary Mead
Minor and cameo 1
- Raymond WestMiss Marple’s novelist nephew
Also featuring these characters
Other Agatha Christie books that share the most characters with Sleeping Murder.
- At Bertram’s Hotel1965 · Miss Marple · 2 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- A Caribbean Mystery1964 · Miss Marple · 2 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- The Murder at the Vicarage1930 · Miss Marple · 2 shared charactersBuy on Amazon