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Miss Marple Reading Order
Miss Marple by Agatha Christie has 12 main books (1930–1976), plus 1 novella or companion. Start with The Murder at the Vicarage (1930) and read the numbered books in order.
Miss Marple books in order
Your reading speed
- 4 h 29 min
- 3 h 37 min
- 3 h 55 min
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- 4 h 29 min
- 3 h 37 min
- 3 h 33 min
- 4 h 26 min
- 4 h 12 min
- 3 h 55 min
- 4 h 21 min
- 4 h 2 min
- 6 h 38 min
- 3 h 52 min
Main books together: 2,927 pages, about 51 h 14 min at 238 words per minute.
Page counts: median across editions on Open Library. Times assume about 250 words per page. How we calculate.
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Miss Marple: common questions
- How many books are in the Miss Marple series?
- There are 12 main books in Miss Marple, plus 1 novella or companion book. The most recent main book listed here is Sleeping Murder (1976).
- What order should I read Miss Marple in?
- Read Miss Marple in its numbered order: The Murder at the Vicarage, The Body in the Library, The Moving Finger, A Murder Is Announced, and so on. Lists the 12 Miss Marple novels in publication order; Sleeping Murder was written decades earlier but published last.
- What is the first Miss Marple book?
- The first book is The Murder at the Vicarage by Agatha Christie, published in 1930.
- How long does it take to read the whole Miss Marple series?
- The 12 main books add up to about 2,927 pages (median edition lengths). At 238 words per minute that is about 51 hours of reading, or about 103 days at 30 minutes a day.
- Do I need to read the Miss Marple novellas?
- The 1 novella or companion book (The Thirteen Problems) sit outside the main numbering. You can follow the main story without them; their numbers (like 0.5 or 2.5) show where they fit between the main books.