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It was intended to be Jane Marple's final case, but Agatha Christie held back its release until after World War II, out of fear of dying during the bombing of Britain. It was published in the 1970s.
And the other is Sleeping Murder. That is Marple's final case.
— Episode: Agatha Christie: Queen of the Murder Mys...
Episode: Agatha Christie: Queen of the Murder Mystery
It was intended to be Jane Marple's final case, but Agatha Christie held back its release until after World War II, out of fear of dying during the bombing of Britain. It was published in the 1970s.
And the other is Sleeping Murder. That is Marple's final case.
Episode: Agatha Christie: Queen of the Murder Mystery
It was said to be the final Jane Marple book, written during World War II in case Agatha Christie did not survive the Blitz, but kept and later published.
And the other is Sleeping Murder. That is Marple's final case.
But when she survived World War Two, she was like, well, I don't I'm not ready for these guys to be retired yet.
Episode: Agatha Christie: Queen of the Murder Mystery
This is the final Miss Marple novel, written early in Christie's career but published posthumously.
And the other is Sleeping Murder. That is Marple's final case.
Episode: Agatha Christie: Queen of the Murder Mystery
Josh Clark mentioned that Agatha Christie wrote this book as a final case for Miss Marple before she survived World War II, but had it published posthumously in the 1970s, and that the book ends with Marple's retirement.
And the other is Sleeping Murder. That is Marple's final case.
But when she survived World War Two, she was like, well, I don't I'm not ready for these guys to be retired yet. So she kept those books and had them posthumously published. And they were in the 70s.