Ahead of "A Haunting in Venice," Check Out All of Agatha Christie's Mystery Books

Christie's other iconic detective is definitely Miss Jane Marple, an elderly spinster and talented amateur detective. Miss Marple lives in the small (fictional) village of St. Mary Mead, where she both lives and investigates. Although she is unmarried and has no children of her own, she's always surrounded by colorful characters, including a self-absorbed nephew, a retired police detective, and a series of maids. Her mysteries often take place in more close-to-home locales, although she does have a couple of foreign adventures, too!

Miss Marple Books in Order

1. "The Murder at the Vicarage" (1930)
2. "The Body in the Library" (1942)
3. "The Moving Finger" (1943)
4. "A Murder Is Announced" (1950)
5. "They Do It With Mirrors" (1952)
6. "A Pocket Full of Rye" (1953)
7. "4.50 From Paddington" (1957)
8. "The Mirror Crack'd From Side to Side" (1962)
9. "A Caribbean Mystery" (1964)
10. "At Bertram's Hotel" (1965)
11. "Nemesis" (1971)
12. "Sleeping Murder" (1976)