{"product_id":"9780007256419_strange-jest-and-other-stories-captivating-murder-mystery-crime-stories","title":"Strange Jest and Other Stories: Captivating murder mystery crime stories","description":"\u003cp\u003eFirst released on cassette tape in 1993, these archive recordings of six short stories from the book \u003cem\u003eMiss Marple’s Final Cases\u003c\/em\u003e feature Joan Hickson as Agatha Christie’s Miss Marple.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFirst, 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRecorded thirty years ago after the BBC finished filming the series \u003cem\u003eMiss Marple\u003c\/em\u003e, these final short stories were read by Joan Hickson when she was nearly 87 years old and capture the warmth and nostalgia of a bygone age.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDue to the archival nature of these recordings, the quality may vary. Newer recordings of \u003cem\u003eMiss Marple’s Final Cases\u003c\/em\u003e, read by Juliet Stevenson, are also available.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStrange Jest and Other Stories by Agatha Christie, the classic Sunday Times bestselling author, is a collection of the best crime thrillers. Her traditional sleuths, with their amateur detective skills, navigate through the mysteries, making her a top author in the genre of detective fiction.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor fans of Freida Mcfadden (The Tenant), Richard Osman (We Solve Murders), Joanna Booth (The Secret of Chimneys), Anthony Horowitz (Marble Hall Murders), and M. C. Beaton (Agatha Raisin).\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Agatha Christie, Read by Joan Hickson, With Isla Blair","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46889144811669,"sku":"9780007256419","price":22.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0484\/3175\/9509\/files\/9780007256419_b9781b12-2a87-48b1-9b51-7bb89bba848f.jpg?v=1776888177","url":"https:\/\/harpercollins.com.au\/products\/9780007256419_strange-jest-and-other-stories-captivating-murder-mystery-crime-stories","provider":"HarperCollins AU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}