Miss Marple book 2 · 1942
The Body in the Library
Colonel and Mrs Bantry wake to find the body of a young woman in their library, and no one in the house has seen her before. Dolly Bantry calls in her friend Miss Marple.
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Book facts
- Author
- Agatha Christie
- Series
- Miss Marple, book 2 of 12
- Published
- 1942
- Setting
- Set in the fictional St Mary Mead, England
- Characters charted
- 4
- Chart confidence
- High
The Body in the Library 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 The Body in the Library
4 recurring or key characters from Agatha Christie’s chart. Introduces Dolly Bantry and Sir Henry Clithering.
Lead 1
- Miss MarpleElderly spinster from St Mary Mead
Major 2
- Dolly BantryFirst appearanceMiss Marple’s friendA body is found in her library
- Sir Henry ClitheringFirst appearanceRetired Scotland Yard commissioner
Minor and cameo 1
- Leonard ClementVicar of St Mary Mead
Also featuring these characters
Other Agatha Christie books that share the most characters with The Body in the Library.
- A Murder Is Announced1950 · Miss Marple · 2 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- The Mirror Crack’d from Side to Side1962 · Miss Marple · 2 shared charactersBuy on Amazon