Miss Marple Hörbücher

"Am Freitag, den 29. Oktober um 18:30 Uhr, findet in Little Padock ein Mord statt. Freunde und Bekannte sind herzlich eingeladen." So steht es in der Wochenzeitschrift des beschaulichen englischen Dörfchens. Und zur angekündigten Zeit findet sich pünktlich eine Leiche in einem Haus. Zum Glück macht Miss Marple dort gerade Urlaub und kommt sehr bald auf die Spur des Mörders. Gelesen von Gabriele Blum.

Miss Marple macht endlich einen großen Urlaub und so fliegt sie in die Karibik. Die Wärme tut ihrem Reuma gut, doch findet sie sonst den Aufenthalt recht langweilig.Doch dann wird Major Palgrave, einer der Hotelgäste ermordet. Er wollte am Vortag Miss Marple noch ein rätselhaftes Foto zeigen. Nun ist er tot und das Foto unauffindbar. Warum verhalten sich die anderen Hotelgäste so seltam? Und wer hatte Interesse den Major umzubringen? Über Langeweile kann Miss Marple sich sicherlich nicht mehr beschweren!

Mord ist die beste Medizin - jedenfalls für Miss Marple, die sich eigentlich schonen sollte. Die Nachricht von dem Attentat auf die berühmte Schauspielerin Marina Gregg, die nur zufällig dem Tode entkam, weckt die Lebensgeister der alten Dame. Als der Diva auch noch ein mit Gift versetzter Kaffee serviert wird, ist Miss Marple schon auf der richtigen Spur.

Miss Marples ehemaliges Hausmädchen Gladys ist ermordet worden. So macht sich die alte Dame auf den Weg, um den Tatort unter die Lupe zu nehmen. Doch Gladys war schon die dritte Tote in dem herrschaftlichen Anwesen, in dem sie tätig war: Der Hausherr, ein skrupelloser Geschäftsmann, und seine junge und schöne Ehefrau wurden vergiftet. Die Spur führt bis zu einer Goldmine in Afrika und zu einem Verbrechen, das lange zurückliegt. Scotland Yard tappt noch im Dunkeln, da hat Miss Marple den Mörder schon im Visier. Kann sie den skrupellosen Täter aufhalten und zugleich das Geheimnis der Goldmine lüften?

Obwohl Miss Marple ihre Jugendfreundin Carrie Louise besucht, um nach dem Rechten zu sehen, kann sie drei Morde nicht verhindern. Und außerdem - versucht da wirklich jemand, Carrie Louise langsam zu vergiften? Erst nach und nach gelingt es der Meisterdetektivin, die schicksalhaften Ereignisse zu durchschauen.

Miss Marple at her best - auf Mörderjagd. Das Haus, das die frischverheiratete Gwenda Reed für sich und ihren Mann einrichtet, macht ihr plötzlich Angst: Stufen, Türen und Tapeten ordnen sich so, als habe Gwenda nur das angeordnet, was längst schon vorhanden war. Spukt es in der alten Villa? Um auf andere Gedanken zu kommen, besucht sie ihre Freunde und lernt dort Miss Marple kennen. Natürlich beschließt die alte Dame dem jungen Paar zu helfen, und gemeinsam lüften sie ein dunkles Familiengeheimnis, dem Gwendas Mutter einst zum Opfer fiel.

Two best-selling Agatha Christie novels in one great audiobook: What is The Secret of Chimneys? A young drifter finds out when a favor for a friend pulls him into the heart of a deadly conspiracy in this captivating classic from Agatha Christie. Plus: A Murder is Announced in a small-town newspaper advertisement - and Miss Marple must unravel the fiendish puzzle when a crime does indeed occur.

Enjoy the first novels that brought the world two of Agatha Christies’ most enduring detectives: Miss Marple and Hercule Poirot. The Murder at the Vicarage is the first Miss Marple mystery, one which tests all her powers of observation and deduction. In The Mysterious Affair at Styles, Captain Arthur Hastings, invalided in the Great War, is recuperating as a guest of John Cavendish at Styles Court, the "country-place" of John's autocratic old aunt, Emily Inglethorpe.

Poirot Investigates a host of murders most foul - as well as other dastardly crimes - in this intriguing collection of short stories from the one-and-only Agatha Christie. Plus, the iconic Miss Marple must investigate the case of a girl found dead in Agatha Christie’s classic mystery, The Body in the Library.

Rex Fortescue, king of a financial empire, was sipping tea in his "counting house" when he suffered an agonizing and sudden death. On later inspection, the pockets of the deceased were found to contain traces of cereals. Yet, it was the incident in the parlor that confirmed Miss Marple's suspicion that here she was looking at a case of crime by rhyme....

Miss Marple encounters a compelling murder mystery in the sleepy little village of St. Mary Mead, where under the seemingly peaceful exterior of an English country village lurks intrigue, guilt, deception and death. Colonel Protheroe, local magistrate and overbearing land-owner is the most detested man in the village. Everyone—even in the vicar—wishes he were dead. And very soon he is—shot in the head in the vicar's own study. Faced with a surfeit of suspects, only the inscrutable Miss Marple can unravel the tangled web of clues that will lead to the unmasking of the killer.

As Miss Marple sat basking in the Caribbean sunshine, she felt mildly discontented with life. True, the warmth eased her rheumatism, but here in paradise nothing ever happened. Eventually, her interest was aroused by an old soldier’s yarn about a murderer he had known. Infuriatingly, just as he was about to show her a snapshot of this acquaintance, the Major was suddenly interrupted. A diversion that was to prove fatal.

When her friends from the Tuesday Night Club visit Miss Marple's house, the conversation often turns to unsolved crimes. Trying to solve these 13 mysteries are Raymond West, a young writer; the artist Joyce Lemprière; Dr Pender, the clergyman, who claims to know the hidden side of human character; Mr Petherick, a lawyer who is only interested in the logical approach; and Sir Henry Clithering, whose experience as commissioner of Scotland Yard speaks for itself.

For an instant the two trains ran together, side by side. In that frozen moment, Elspeth witnessed a murder. Helplessly, she stared out of her carriage window as a man remorselessly tightened his grip around a woman's throat. The body crumpled. Then the other train drew away. But who, apart from Miss Marple, would take her story seriously? After all, there were no suspects, no other witnesses...and no corpse. This title was previously published as What Mrs. McGrillicuddy Saw!

In utter disbelief, Miss Marple read the letter addressed to her from the recently deceased Mr. Rafiel...an acquaintance she had met briefly on her travels. He had left instructions for her to investigate a crime after his death. The only problem was, he had failed to tell her who was involved or where and when the crime had been committed. It was most intriguing. Soon she is faced with a new crime...the ultimate crime...murder. It seems someone is adamant that past evils remained buried....

First, the mystery man in the church with a bullet-wound. Then, the riddle of a dead man's buried treasure...the curious conduct of a caretaker after a fatal riding accident...the corpse and a tape-measure...the girl framed for theft...and the suspect accused of stabbing his wife with a dagger. Here are six gripping cases with one thing in common: the astonishing deductive powers of Miss Marple.

Lymstock is a town with more than its share of shameful secrets—a town where even a sudden outbreak of anonymous hate-mail causes only a minor stir. But all that changes when one of the recipients, Mrs Symmington, commits suicide. Her final note said ‘I can't go on'. Only Miss Marple questions the coroner's verdict of suicide. Was this the work of a poison-pen? Or of a poisoner?

The villagers of Chipping Cleghorn, including Jane Marple, are agog with curiosity over an advertisement in the local gazette that read: "A murder is announced and will take place on Friday October 29th, at Little Paddocks at 6:30 p.m." Unable to resist the mysterious invitation, a crowd begins to gather at Little Paddocks at the appointed time when, without warning, the lights go out....

It’s the perfect time to curl up in front of a crackling fire with these wintry whodunits from the legendary Agatha Christie. But beware of deadly snowdrifts and dangerous gifts, poisoned meals and mysterious guests. This chilling compendium of short stories - some featuring beloved detectives Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple - is an essential omnibus for Christie fans.

A BBC Radio full-cast dramatisation starring June Whitfield as Miss Marple, the deceptively mild spinster sleuth. 'A murder is announced and will take place on Friday, October 29, at Little Paddocks, at 6:30pm. Friends please accept this, the only intimation.' Nestled among the usual notices about dogs for sale and appeals for domestic help, the startling entry in the personal column of the Chipping Cleghorn Gazette has the the entire village agog with curiosity. Is it a game? And who is meant to attend?

When Jane Marple comes up from the country for a holiday in London, she finds what she's looking for at Bertram's: a restored London hotel with traditional decor, impeccable service - and an unmistakable atmosphere of danger behind the highly polished veneer. Yet not even Miss Marple can foresee the violent chain of events set in motion when an eccentric guest makes his way to the airport on the wrong day....

From the Queen of Mystery, The Man in the Brown Suit, in which a young woman makes a dangerous decision to investigate a shocking “accidental” death she witnesses at a London tube station, and in 4:50 From Paddington, a woman in one train witnesses a murder occurring in another passing one…and only Miss Marple believes her story.

It’s seven in the morning. The Bantrys wake to find the body of a young woman in their library. She is wearing an evening dress and heavy makeup, which is now smeared across her cheeks. But who is she? How did she get there? And what is the connection with another dead girl, whose charred remains are later discovered in an abandoned quarry? The respectable Bantrys invite Miss Marple into their home to investigate. Amid rumors of scandal, she baits a clever trap to catch a ruthless killer.

One minute, silly Heather Badcock had been gabbling on at her movie idol, the glamorous Marina Gregg. The next, Heather suffered a massive seizure. But for whom was the deadly poison really intended? Marina's frozen expression suggested she had witnessed something horrific. But, while others searched for material evidence, Jane Marple conducted a very different investigation—into human nature.

Miss Marple senses danger when she visits a friend living in Stoneygates, a rehabilitation center for delinquents. Her fears are confirmed when someone shoots at the administrator. Although he is not injured, a mysterious visitor is less fortunate - shot dead simultaneously in another part of the building. Pure coincidence? Miss Marple thinks not, and must use all her cunning to solve the riddle of the stranger's visit...and his murder.

This title was previously published as Murder with Mirrors.

There's a body in a trunk; a dead girl's reflection is caught in a mirror; and one corpse is back from the grave, while another is envisioned in the recurring nightmare of a terrified eccentric. What's behind such ghastly misdeeds? Try money, revenge, passion, and pleasure. With multiple motives, multiple victims, and multiple suspects, it's going to take a multitude of talent to solve these clever crimes. In this inviting collection, Agatha Christie enlists the services of her finest - Hercule Poirot, Miss Marple, and Parker Pyne.